| ORGANIZATION | PROGRAM | URLs |
|---|---|---|
| Houston First Corporation | Houston First Corporation is the official destination marketing organization for the country’s fourth-largest city. We work to create value and enhance economic prosperity by promoting the Houston region. | https://www.houstonfirst.com/do-business/ |
| Houston Office of Business Opportunity | The Office of Business Opportunity promotes the success of small businesses and developing Houston’s workforce, with a special emphasis on historically underutilized businesses and disenfranchised individuals. | https://www.houstontx.gov/obo/ |
| Fort Bend ISD | Small Business Enterprise Program FBISD seeks to give 25% of its SBEP-eligible contracts to small businesses. | https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/920 |
| Houston – METRO | Small Business Enterprise Program | https://www.ridemetro.org/about/business-to-business/procurement-opportunities/small-business-dbe-programs |
| Texas Economic Development | The Governor’s Office of Small Business Assistance and the Business Permit Office assist small and medium Texas businesses. | https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/small-business |
| Houston Community College | HCC aims to spend 35% of our dollars with certified SBE’s. These SBE’s have to be certified by one of the agencies we recognize. However, you do not have to be certified to do business with HCC. | Vendor registration can be found at https://www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/procurement/ and the SBDP can be found at https://www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/procurement/small-business-procurement/ |
| Port of Houston | Procurement opportunities with the Port of Houston. | https://porthouston.com/business/vendor-opportunities/procurement-overview/ |
| NASA | Office of Small Business Programs | https://www.nasa.gov/osbp |
| SBA – Houston Loans (2022) | Local SBA lenders often make funds more available to small businesses (vs larger national banks). Here is a list updated in 2023 that you can sort by industry to see what SBA loans some Houston businesses were awarded. | https://www.sbalenders.com/top-sba-lenders-texas/ |
Houston Work Procurement (RFP) and Funding Resources for Small Businesses
Dave Sue
Dave Sue, our Small Business Strategy and Marketing Lead, has focused on small businesses since 2014. Access his ex-BCG, Macys, NYU MBA, and other experiences.