Houston Program
NATIONAL INITIATIVE LAUNCHES IN HOUSTON
Learn Valuable Skills That Drive Growth
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses has partnered with Houston Community College to provide small business owners in the Greater Houston Region with access to practical business courses, financial capital, and powerful networking opportunities to help their businesses grow.
Through the support of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, business owners selected to participate will receive a scholarship covering the full cost of tuition and program materials.
Stimulating Small Business Growth
Designed by Babson College, the nation’s top-ranked entrepreneurship school, the curriculum focuses on practical business skills that can immediately be applied by business owners. Statistics show the program impact on 10,000 Small BusinessesAlumni data captured in Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Annual Report
A Network of Support
Small business owners will receive one-on-one business advising and powerful networking opportunities. The program provides expert advice and technical assistance through partnerships with national and local business organizations, professional services firms, and the people of Goldman Sachs.
Program Insight
Business Support Resources
Certifications
- City of Houston – Office of Business Opportunity – MWBE, DBE & SBE Certification
- Houston Minority Supplier Development Council – MBE Certification
- State of Texas HUB Certification Under Vendor Resources click on “Vendor Information Center.” Follow instructions on “Become a Texas Vendor”
- https://www.wbea-texas.org/staff
Business Support Services
- https://www.sba.gov/
- https://www.score.org/
- https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/default.asp
- https://www.uhptac.sbdcnetwork.net/ptac/default.asp
- HCC Entrepreneurial initinatives
- https://gov.texas.gov/business/page/small-business-events
Houston Market Resources
- https://www.houston.org/
- https://kinder.rice.edu/kinder-houston-area-survey
- http://www.houstonfirst.com/do-business/
- https://businessintexas.com/news-resources/reports-publications/
Associations
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Jennifer Kellough Holmes, Ed.D.
Executive Director