City of Waco, Texas

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New Business Resources

Texas Economic Development - has links to nontraditional financing, chambers of commerce, assistance with startups and permits plus more. http://www.tded.state.tx.us/resource/txbusiness.htm

McLennan Community College Small Business Development Center - focuses on training and support for local businesses. Their physical address is 4601 N. 19th St., Suite A36B. Their mailing address is Small Business Development Center, 1400 College Drive, Waco, TX, 76708.
Phone: (254) 299-8141
www.mclennan.edu/sbdc

Basic Steps for Starting Your Own Business in McLennan County - an online resource provided by the McLennan Community College Small Business Development Center.

Business Resource Center - provides information and training for entrepreneurs and administer the Enterprise Community Revolving Loan Fund. Under this program, they make loans in conjunction with bank financing or directly to qualified small businesses. The physical address is 801 Elm Avenue, Waco, TX, 76704.
Phone: (254) 754-8898.

Cen-Texas African American Chamber of Commerce: offers networking opportunities and some business-related training. The physical address is 801 Elm Avenue, Waco, TX, 76704.

Cen-Texas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Serving the Hispanic Business Community of Central Texas.

Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce Serving the Business Community of Metropolitan Waco.

Service Corps Of Retired Executives (SCORE) - counselors provide business advice, free of charge, at the BRC office, 801 Elm Avenue, Waco, TX 76704.
Phone: (254) 754-8898.

FastTrac Entrepreneurship Training Program - provides entrepreneurs with business insights, leadership skills and professional networking connections so they are prepared to create a new business or expand an existing enterprise.
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (254) 710-2265
http://business.baylor.edu/entrepreneur/default.aspx?pageID=430

The Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov/

The Firstgov Online Business Resources site -Excellent Federal level resources. http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Business_Gateway.shtml

The Business Utility Zone Gateway - provides direct access to free and low-cost resources specifically targeted to help individuals start, grow and succeed in business.
http://www.buzgate.org/tx/index.html

Business Nation - has government resources, top banks, SBA listings, yellow page listings, all sorts of generic and commercial links.www.businessnation.com/localinfo/ (and then click on Texas)

Womens Business Center - For women who are starting into business for themselves http://www.womenbiz.org