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| Resource | Description | Phone Number |
| BiGAustin | Non-profit organization dedicated to providing training and lending assistance to entrepreneurs who want to start their own small business. | (512) 928-8010 |
| The Business Start Page | The Business Start Page includes a short course on starting a business, tips and reviews of top books. | |
| City of Austin Small Business Development Program | Free startup orientations, free technical assistance with business plans and marketing plans, and free assistance with credit review, financial technical assistance and loan packaging, and low cost business education, through the BizAid Program. A Business Solutions Center offers free access to technology, procurement opportunities, demographic and market research, business publications and assistance from a professional staff. SBDP offers to help small business owners find the right help they need and also offers training, technical assistance and networking events to educate entrepreneurs in business topics. | (512) 974-7800 |
| MoreBusiness.com | Articles, tips, sample business and marketing plans, legal forms, contracts. | |
| SCORE | SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with free, confidential face-to-face and email business counseling. | (512) 928-2425 |
| Business.gov | The official business link to the U.S. Government, is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in a partnership with 21 other federal agencies. | (703) -288-1620 |
| Small Business Development Center | Confidential no-cost business counseling services on an array of business concerns are provided to existing small businesses as well as start-ups. Skill improvement training in a variety of business topics is also available. A resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. | (512) 716-4800 or sbdc@txstate.edu |
| Small Business Division of Department of Commerce | Provides permit and regulatory information as well as helpful numbers for state government resources. | (800) 888-0511 |
| Tx Center for Women’s Business Enterprise | Assistance on topics ranging from business plans, certification info and internet training. | (512) 472-8522 |