Houston Health Department to provide up to $150 in gift cards for COVID-19 vaccinations

To increase the city’s vaccination rate and save lives, the Houston Health Department will provide up to $150 in gift cards to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Houston City Council approved the new incentive program, spearheaded by Mayor Sylvester Turner, in a 15-2 vote at its Wednesday meeting. People who get a first dose of Pfizer or Moderna [...]

2021-08-25T15:38:08-05:00August 25th, 2021|Articles, Public Safety|

Access Capital: Start-Ups and Growing Businesses – Aug 26

Access Capital: Start-Ups and Growing Businesses Thursday, August 26 | 10:00am CDT   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Register for this panel discussion to learn excellent financial information for starting a business. Three lenders will discuss how they analyze loan requests for start-ups, growing businesses, and business acquisitions. You will be able to ask questions pertaining [...]

2021-08-24T16:29:05-05:00August 24th, 2021|Articles, Business Development|

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming SBA Houston Events

  2021 WBEA Business Conference & Matchmaking Wednesday, August 25 - Thursday, August 26 | 8:30am-4:00pm CDT  Innovative Ideas!  Intentional Actions! This virtual event provides a platform for brand extension and supplier development while linking women business enterprises (WBEs) with corporate purchasers, governmental agencies, and other women-owned businesses for the primary purpose of increasing opportunity, [...]

2021-08-20T16:29:22-05:00August 20th, 2021|Articles, Business Development|

S. Gessner Divisional PIP Meeting, Aug. 17

The S. Gessner Divisional PIP Meeting is scheduled for August 17th at 6:30pm. The speaker for the meeting will be Oscar Lee from Victim Services discussing the services they provide.  Please join us for the meeting on Zoom. https://zoom.us/j/8478821559?pwd=R1pCSi94eER2VlAxZDNZWWhRajE4dz09 Meeting ID: 847 882 1559 Passcode: Gessner10

2021-08-13T11:57:38-05:00August 13th, 2021|Articles, Public Safety|

SBA official explains loan aid following Houston upheavals

With Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic and this year’s historic winter storm, it’s been a rough time for Texas, and small businesses have suffered. However, there are plenty of available financial resources to help business owners who might benefit from guaranteed loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The traditional SBA loan guarantee program helps [...]

2021-08-04T22:58:59-05:00August 4th, 2021|Business Development, My Brays Oaks|

COVID EIDL: Small Business Relief and Recovery Webinar

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Capital Access will host a small business webinar series with Public Private Strategies Institute on the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The program was designed to help hard-hit small businesses and nonprofits recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic by providing advances and low-interest disaster loans. Tuesday, [...]

2021-07-27T12:17:21-05:00July 27th, 2021|Articles, Business Development|
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