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As AAPI business-owners and entrepreneurs, we sometimes have lofty goals that we have difficulty meeting. As we get back into the swing of our business this year, it’s tough to meet those goals with all of the fires, obstacles, and unforeseen circumstances. You’ll enjoy light bites, drinks, networking, and an amazing presentation by ACE NextGen founder, Ian So.He will be sharing the simple model t...

Join The Houston Independent School District Supplier Diversity Department for Workshops and NetworkingWorkshop: Doing Business with HISDFebruary 22, 2023Join HISD's Supplier Diversity and Purchasing Services Department as they discussHow to Do Business with HISD. Learn about the procurement process, supplier diversity documentation, and the requirements to become an approved vendor with the distr...

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Join us for the fourth annual Houston Business Matchmaker event on Friday, March 3. This virtual event will provide small business owners from all industries a great opportunity to connect with prime contractors, large businesses, and local, state, and federal agencies.  Over 75 Buyers will be available for one-on-one virtual meetings and there is capacity for more than 500 small business Supplier...

MBDA Amplified: Entrepreneurial ReadinessMonday, February 13, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CT)If you want to attend, register now. When your registration is approved, you'll receive an invitation to join.......

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The following HCC Pandemic Recovery Center events are available for registration: Jan 31: Certification & Contracting Work Sessionhttps://hcc.idloom.events/PRC-Worksession Feb 2: Men in Business Kick-Off Eventhttps://hcc.idloom.events/MIB Feb 15: Intro to Bookkeepinghttps://hcc.idloom.events/PRC-Bookkeeping March 31 – May 5: (Alief Hayes) Small Business Success Serieshttps://hcc.idloom.events/SBSS...

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is an investment to help small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services. To date, more than 12,800  business owners have graduated from the program across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.Through the program, you will gain practical skills across topics such as fi...

METRONext Business Now: Updates and Meet the PrimesTuesday, February 21, 2023 | 9-11am (Registration begins at 8:30am)Houston Community College Auditorium3100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002......

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Come join METRO's President and CEO Thomas Lambert, Shri Reddy, Executive Vice President, Planning, Engineering, and Construction, and other METRO team members as we update the business community on the opportunities on the $7.53 METRONext project....

Starting February 1, 2023, a new application category will open for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant (TTIR) program through the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office. The TTIR Program provides one-time grants of up to $20,000 for the recovery of Texas businesses in the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry that were negatively impacted during the pandemic....

Join the Virtual Session with HCC Procurement Small Business Development Team. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with HCC Procurement Small Business Development and learn about upcoming opportunities with them. Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023 11:30am to 12:30pm CST...

Thursday, January 26 | 8:30am-12:00pm CST | REGISTER LOCATION: West Houston Institute (2811 Hayes Road, Houston TX) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a once-in-a-generation investment into the nation's infrastructure and competitiveness. Small businesses have heard that this legislation means there will be billions of dollars invested in transportation, energy, broadband, environmental...

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Learn about Opportunities for Small Businesses in Contracting and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once-in-a-generation investment into the nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness. Exhibitors: SBA, MBDA Pandemic Recovery Center, SCORE, SBDC, WBEA Women’s Business Center, GHWCC Women's Business Center, PTAC. SPD, TxDOT, HCC, City of Houston OBO, Harris County Toll Road Authority, M...

The 2023 Smart Utility Check-up Program provides one year of free professional water, electricity, and gas utility assessments to the first 50 qualifying City of Houston commercial water customers. Each assessment includes data analysis on utility use and a monthly break-down of cost and consumption patterns. Recommended practices, guidance on potential cost savings and rebate assistance are inclu...

Join the U.S. Commercial Service in Bangkok, Thailand for the largest U.S. government-led trade mission and business development forum. Organized by the U.S. Commercial Service, Trade Winds will feature meetings with U.S. commercial diplomats from over 20 countries in Asia, exciting conference programming, and plenty of networking. ...

Join the "Access to HCC" Procurement Expo. Participants will have the opportunity to market their products/services to end users, procurement representatives and small business specialist from state, county, and local governments, as well as schools, collages and non-profit agencies!...