TEXAS

Statewide

Texas SBDC Network (Small Business Development Center)
The center provides free, confidential, 1-on-1 business mentoring. It operates 60 centers strategically located in rural, urban, and suburban communities throughout the Lone Star state.
https://americassbdc.org/

The LiftFund Women's Business Center
​This organization provides business training, resources and mentorship to small business owners, especially women and minorities.
https://womens-business-center.liftfund.com/
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Houston

The Women's Resource of Greater Houston
The Women's Resource of Greater Houston offers various financial and coaching programs to help women acquire essential financial knowledge, skills and confidence.
https://www.thewomensresource.org/

Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce
The GHWCC provides programming and networking opportunities to help  elevate women entrepreneurs in the Houston area. 
https://ghwcc.org/

SCORE-Houston
The Houston chapter of SCORE, which pairs entrepreneurs and business owners with expert mentors who volunteer their time. The organization also hosts free or inexpensive business-building workshops. 
https://houston.score.org/

Houston Angel Network
Ranked the #1 Most Active Angel Network in the country, HAN is also one of the oldest networks in the Houston area. Since its inception in the early 2000s, HAN has invested over $73M in more than two hundred deals. Members get paired with an investor committed to providing capital and early-stage coaching. Noteworthy: HAN is a non-profit that doesn’t charge fees to entrepreneurs. Instead, its revenue comes from membership fees and sponsorships.
https://www.houstonangelnetwork.org/

Houston Business Development, Inc. (HBDi)
(HBDi) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1986. As a non-bank, community lending organization, HBDi has served as a catalyst in providing aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners with debt capital and access to an array of resources to start and/or expand their businesses. Since inception, the corporation has participated in funding approximately $82 million in small business loans in Houston.
http://www.hbdi.org/

Dallas

Wings for Women and Family
The organization helps aspiring & current business owners prepare, plan, launch, & grow their businesses. 
https://wingsdallas.org/

PeopleFund
A nonprofit providing resources and loans to  small businesses, start-ups, and nonprofit organizations. It also provides special interest rate discounts for women-owned businesses. 
https://peoplefund.org

​The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (The DEC)
A non-profit helping entrepreneurs start, build and grow their businesses through education programs. 
https://thedec.co

Dallas Business Resource and Information Network (B.R.A.I.N.)
The Dallas B.R.A.I.N. promotes entrepreneurial literacy and business development for new and existing businesses in Dallas. It provides free access to quality training, workshops, counseling, networking, promotion, and meeting space.
https://www.dallasecodev.org/

The Amber Grant Foundation
A foundation providing grants to women-owned businesses in the memory of Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old.
https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/

San Antonio

LaunchSA
This organization's goal is to make entrepreneurship easier and to strengthen the support infrastructure for small business owners. It offers a one-stop shop where entrepreneurs and small-business owners can get information, resources, market data and guidance to start and maintain their businesses.
https://launchsa.org/

One Million Cups San Antonio
Every week, two local entrepreneurs are given 6 minutes to present their startups to an audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs, with 20 minute Q&A each. Presenters gain insight into possible ways they can improve their businesses and connect with a community that truly cares about their progress. This is also an opportunity for the audience to learn from the presenters and network with local start-ups.
https://www.1millioncups.com/sanantonio

Pitch Tab
San Antonio Pitch is a regular event where startups pitch their businesses over lunch to active angel investors. 
http://launchsa.org/programs/pitch-tab/

The San Antonio MBDA Business Center- (Minority Business  Development Agency)
The MBDA helps socially or economically disadvantaged business owners increase profits by providing targeted management and technical assistance services. 
https://sanantoniombdacenter.com/

San Antonio SCORE
The San Antonio chapter of SCORE, which pairs entrepreneurs and business owners with expert mentors who volunteer their time. The organization also hosts free or inexpensive business-building workshops. 
https://www.score.org/find-mentor

Small Business Development Center
Entrepreneurs can receive no-cost, one-on-one, confidential business advising, cost-friendly workshops designed for small businesses, professional referral network and access to research resources.
https://sasbdc.org/

San Antonio Online Marketing Meetup Group
A networking group for fellow entrepreneurs and small business owners who are working hard to improve their online marketing. Attend free classes and some paid opportunities to learn how to better you online presence and every aspect of social media, SEO, conversion strategy and more.
https://www.meetup.com/SAOnlineMarketing/