Small Business Assistance
Start or Grow Your Business with Confidence
Our partners can help with marketing, business plan creation, incubation, loans, women and veteran owned business assistance, and much more!
Learn how your business sizes up to your competition with this free market analysis tool.
SizeUP
- Find targeted customers, suppliers, and competitors
- Identify the best places to advertise or expand to
Do you know the permits, licenses, and zoning your business needs?
City of El Paso's One Stop Shop
The City of El Paso’s One Stop Shop is designed to streamline licensing, permitting, and land development services for businesses, consolidating them all into one convenient location. As the primary intake point for building permits, business licenses, and land development applications, it also handles payments for construction permits and various City licenses.
Do you need to register your business?
Is your small business in need of additional funding?
People Fund
- Small business loans and veteran loans
- Women-owned business assistance
Borderplex Community Capital
- Small Business, Non-Profits & Economic Development loans
- Business consultation & support services
- Financial literacy assistance
Looking for employees or assistance in training for employees?
Workforce Solutions Borderplex
- Grant-funded skills training for employees
- Talent recruitment assistance
Native Pathways
- Workforce and training program
- Job placement & workforce experience internships
EPCC Center for Corporate and Workforce Training
- develops programs to meet the vocational and professional needs of individuals and businesses
Texas Workforce Commission- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- assists businesses in hiring and supporting employees with disabilities
Interested in learning how to secure government contracts for your business?
Contract Opportunities Center
- Technical government contracting assistance for businesses
- Government registrations & certifications
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Technical government contracting assistance for businesses
- Government registrations & certifications
Prairie View A&M University Extension, El Paso County
- Supports small-scale agricultural producers
- HUB Certification assistance through BID Academy
Growth Solutions & Connections Center
- State HUB of Texas, 3rd party certifier
- Connecting business to contracts & capital
Do you need technical assistance?
Small Business Development Center
- Strategic & financial forecasting
- Market research & analysis
- Business plan creation
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Business & marketing plan development
- Access to capital guidance
Pioneers 21
- Business model & startup business mentoring
- Innovation & business workshops
El Paso Chamber
- Networking & coaching opportunities
- Business development workshops
Better Business Bureau El Paso
- Business ethics education
- Business & marketing development
- Dispute resolution
WorkPLACE Program
- Career and business development workshops
- Technology tools available- printers, hotspots, headphones
SBA El Paso District Office
- SBA Loan Guaranty
- Small business counseling & training
- Government contracting assistance programs
Project Vida
- Small business loans through affiliate, El Paso Collaborative
- Business development assistance
Medical Center of the Americas
- Startup Incubation & Acceleration
- STEM Innovation Lab Camps
- Clinical Trial Programs
Are you a veteran or active duty and are seeking support on your entrepreneurial journey?
Veterans Business Outreach Center
- Technical and counseling assistance for transitioning or active service member, veteran, national guard or reserve member, or military spouse
Is your business located in Downtown?
Start or Grow Your Business Today!
Let us guide you through every step of the journey with expert advice and support. Don’t wait—reach out to us now and take the first step towards your success!