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Valuable resources to increase
productivity and maximize
business opportunity.
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The ACCION Business Center serves as a sounding board and resource for aspiring and established business owners and was formed by ACCION in 2010.
The Center's function is to support you, the entrepreneur, our lending team, and our partners in business learning and lending. The Center provides business education and business consultations throughout ACCION's footprint with staff and resource partners.
The ACCION Business Center is host to the ACCION Women's Business Center, the McAllen Incubator Project, and The Louisiana Innovation Grant. For more information on programs please contact us!
Women's Business Center:
The WBC serves all of ACCION Texas Inc.'s footprint and is host to the Women's Business Center in partnership through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Incubator Projects:
Mcallen Incubator:
A business owner must complete the following incubator applications here (in PDF and in Word). The incubator spaces are designed to assist business owners in growing their business with a short term lease and support services with the staff of ACCION and parners. Call us for more information.
San Antonio Incubator coming soon!
Louisiana Innovation Grant:
The State of Louisiana with various partners are here to support small business. Through the Louisiana Innovation Grant ACCION assists those living in designated Parrishes in Louisiana that are rebuilding after Katrina and Rita. ACCION has four offices in Louisiana that service the needs of these business owners through individual consultations and seminars.
No matter what stage of the business cycle you are in our lending teams and business advisors serve as a resource for you; whether it is a question about starting a business budget, building a business plan, or learning how to market your business we can help you or point you in the right direction.
With partnerships and collaborations, we are here to help you navigate through starting, establishing, and growing your business. VIsit us at the ACCION Business Center for more information.
Microfinance Volunteer Corps!
We are looking for a few good volunteers, to share their expertise with our clients and borrowes, and we hope you'll consider joining us! Interested? Fill out our form here!
At the Center we have designed tools and seminars that allow you to implement and create business plans, understand your financials, and more. Organization, clarity, and a true understanding of your financials are critical in the lending process and we are happy to provide you the following items to assist you in your business growth and understanding:
ACCION Texas Inc. services several states that have their own local rules and regulations for small business. Here are the state's resources for business and economic development:
Delta Regional Authority
National Resources Include: IRS Business Site, U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Association of Women's Business Centers, Association of Small Business Development Centers, and SCORE.
Business Partners/Resources
I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
Business Owner’s Toolkit, Total Know-how for Small Business
Business LINC
Consumer Credit Counseling of Texas Workshops
Find Law - Small Business Center
Legal Assistance to Microenterprises Project (LAMP)
Legal resources for small businesses. A partnership between
Texas C-Bar, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, and HUD.
MATT - US
Mexico immigration solutions from the people to their policy makers
National Association for the Self-Employed
SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
SCORE- Small Business Mentoring and Training
Texas SBDC Contracting Resource Center
Texas SBDC International Trade Center
Texas Department of Economic Development-Small Business Assistance
Texas Economic Development Council
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
U.S. SBA Small Business Development Center Locator (SBDC)
U.S. SBA Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) en Español
U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Resources
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – Texas
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – Louisiana
Veterans’ Business Outreach Center
IRS - Tax Information for Business
Small Business/Self Employed Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop
IRS-Small Business Tax Workshops–Texas
IRS-Small Business Tax Workshops–Louisiana
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ACCION Texas Inc. is
honored by the diversity of
organizations that work with
us and our small business
clients to make valuable
resources available.
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Dallas/Fort Worth
City of Dallas Business Development and Procurement Services
Dallas Public Library
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Business Assistance Center
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Assistance Centers
The Meed Center -
a multi-ethnic education and economic development center
and business assistance center.
Mexican Consulate in Dallas
Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce
The Plan Fund
RHCA Regional Hispanic Contactors Association
SBDC El Centro College -
Assists people interested in starting their own businesses.
SCORE Dallas- Counselors to America’s small business
Small Business Administration-Dallas/Fort Worth Office
Southern Dallas Development Corporation
El PasoEl Paso Black Chamber of Commerce – 915.534-1148
El Paso Community College SBDC
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce
Legal Assistance to Microenterprises Project (LAMP)
for the Rio Grande Valley.
A partnership between Texas C-Bar,
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, and HUD.
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Women’s Business Border Center
Houston
Lone Star Small Business Development Center
One Stop Business Center
UH Small Business Development Center
Claudel Bradbey, CPA, 281-251-1664 - Accounting/Bookkeeping
Robeson & Associates, 713-589-8819 - Accounting/Bookkeeping
Carriage Tax Services, LLC, 832-264-8668
Briones Bookkeeping Insurance Agency, Inc., 713-699-5600
Personal Touch Plus
Money Management International, 800-873-2227 ext 6602
Mexican Consulate General in Houston, Matrícula (for Mexican citizens applying w/ ITIN)
Neighborhood Centers Inc. / Neigborhood Tax Centers
NCI Community Development Credit Union
Second Chance Program / Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 713-556-7017
The Houston Community College
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Resources by Region: Louisiana
Alexandria
Cenla Advantage Partnership (CAP)
Central Louisiana Business Incubator
City of Alexandria-Planning Division
City of Alexandria-Diversity in Action
Louisiana Small Business Development Center
offers resources throughout Louisiana
Louisiana Economic Development Small Business Resources
Rapides Parish
Mexican Consulate- New Orleans for Matricula Card
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) - Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Dixie Business Development Center in Denham Springs
covers Livingston and Greater Baton Rouge region
SCORE Baton Rouge
SCORE Lafayette
New Orleans
Capital Access Project
covers Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles,
St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Tammany parishes.
Good Work Network
covers Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines,
St. John the Baptist, St. James and St. Charles parishes.
Idea Village
covers Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles,
St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Tammany parishes.
Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)
Covers Jefferson Parish.
Louisiana Economic Development Small Business Resources
Louisiana Minority Business Council
Louisiana Minority Business Enterprise Center
Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Louisiana Small Business Development Center
offers resources throughout Louisiana.
Loyola University New Orleans SBDC
Mexican Consulate - New Orleans for Matricula Card
Micro Business Enterprise Corp of Ascension (MBECA) Entrepreneurship Center
New Corp Business Assistance Center
South Louisiana Economic Council
Southern University Center for Rural & Small Business Development
covers Evangeline, Iberville, St. Helena, St. Landry, Tangipahoa and
East Feliciana parishes.
SCORE New Orleans
SCORE North Shore Mandeville
SCORE Gulfport
Urban Entrepreneurship Partnership Gulf Coast, Inc.
The Urban League of Greater New Orleans Women’s Business Resource Center
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) - Louisiana
Women’s Business Enterprise Council South
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