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NGLCC LGBTBE® Certification – National Corporate Supply Chain Access
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National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
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lgbtq_owned51_percent_lgbtq_owned
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VBOC at University of Texas at Arlington – Active Duty & Military Entrepreneur Services
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University of Texas at Arlington / U.S. Small Business Administration
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Texas Workforce Commission Apprenticeship Program
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Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
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Texas employerregistered apprenticeship
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Texas SBDC Network – No-Cost Consulting for Health and Wellness Businesses
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Texas Small Business Development Center Network
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Texas basedstartup or existing business
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Texas LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program – Energy Efficiency for Public Institutions
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Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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public institutionTexas based
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Disability:IN – DOBE® (Disability-Owned Business Enterprise) Certification
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Disability:IN
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Texas Financing and Capital Resource Layer
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Office of the Governor
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LiftFund San Antonio Zero Loan Program
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LiftFund / City of San Antonio
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Texas Commission on the Arts – Cultural Districts Program
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Texas Commission on the Arts
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Texas basedarts district
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Texas Workforce Commission – Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Program
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Texas Workforce Commission – Vocational Rehabilitation
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Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) – Manufacturing Job Creation
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Texas Governor's Office – Economic Development & Tourism
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Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas – SBA 8(a) and Tribal Enterprise Development
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Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
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Skills for Small Business Program
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Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
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Texas small businessfewer than 100 employees
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Texas Veterans Commission – Veteran Entrepreneur Program
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Texas Veterans Commission
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Texas Industrial Machinery Sales Tax Exemption – Manufacturing Equipment
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LiftFund Small Business Loans
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LiftFund
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Texas Enterprise Zone Program
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Office of the Texas Governor, Economic Development & Tourism
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small_business
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Texas Enterprise Zone Program (EZP) – Sales Tax Refund for Food Service Businesses in Distressed Areas
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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism
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for profitjob creation
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Texas Small Business Credit Initiative (TSBCI)
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Office of the Governor
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small_business
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SCORE Texas – Free Senior & Experienced Entrepreneur Mentoring
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SCORE Association / U.S. Small Business Administration
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SBA Boots to Business – Entrepreneurship Training at Texas Military Installations
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U.S. Small Business Administration / Department of Defense
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Texas Enterprise Zone Program
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Office of the Texas Governor, Economic Development & Tourism
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Austin Business Incentives
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Austin Economic Development
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small_business
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Texas Workforce Commission – Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
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Texas Workforce Commission / AARP Foundation
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age_55_pluslow_income
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Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) – Rebate Grants for Diesel Vehicle Replacement
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
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Texas basedheavy duty vehicle
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Texas Enterprise Fund
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Office of the Governor
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direct to businesssmall_business
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Texas SBDC Network – No-Cost Business Consulting for Restaurant and Food Service Businesses
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Texas Small Business Development Center Network
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Texas basedstartup or existing business
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Austin MBE/WBE Certification – Women-Owned Business Enterprise
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City of Austin
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Houston MBDA Export Center – Global Business Development for Minority Firms
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U.S. Minority Business Development Agency / Hybas International
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TMAC – Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (NIST MEP)
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NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership / Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
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texas_basedmanufacturing
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Texas Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund (PDSBI) – Renewable Energy Business Loans
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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism
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Texas based3 years operating history
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EBV – Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (Texas A&M)
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Texas A&M University McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship / EBV Foundation
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Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act (JETI) – Property Tax Limitation for Tech Manufacturers and R&D
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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for profitcapital investment threshold
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Texas Enterprise Zone Program (EZP) – Sales Tax Refund for Retail Investment
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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism
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for profitjob creation
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SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Texas Minority Businesses
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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Texas SBDC Network – No-Cost Business Consulting for Education Businesses
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Texas Small Business Development Center Network
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Texas basedstartup or existing business
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USDA Rural Business Development Grant – Rural Texas Sports & Recreation Businesses
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U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development
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Texas SBDC Network – No-Cost Consulting for Texas Nonprofits
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Texas Small Business Development Center Network
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Texas basednonprofit
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Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) – Advanced Manufacturing
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Texas Governor's Office / Texas Legislature
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texas_basedsemiconductor_manufacturing
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Texas Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund (PDSBI) – Health Biotech and Biomedicine Loans
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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism
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Texas based3 years operating history
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Texas VetHUB – Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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disability_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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Texas Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund (PDSBI) – Agriculture and Agtech Loans
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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism
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Texas based3 years operating history
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SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program – Texas
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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woman_owned51_percent_woman_owned
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Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) – Deal-Closing Grant for Technology Companies
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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism
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for profitjob creation
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Bunker Labs Texas – Veterans in Residence Program
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Bunker Labs
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veteranmilitary_spouse
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