Women-owned businesses are 26 percent of the greater Austin area’s privately held firms, generate $5.3 billion in sales, and employ 43,000 workers. BiGAUSTIN provides the tools to initiate and grow these businesses. BiGAUSTIN currently provides comprehensive business training, one-on-one counseling, networking opportunities and lending.

STARTING & GROWING YOUR BUSINESS—Whether you are just beginning to explore the idea of starting a business or you already have sales under your belt, the WBCTM has a solution designed to provide the tools to Start Smart and Grow Strong.   We’ll help develop mentor partnerships to enhance your capabilities.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING Business plan, strategy, marketing, cash flow, financial statements—we can help you figure it out.

BUSINESS PLANS You do the writing, we’ll be your editor, review your plan, provide expertise and validation

TRAINING & EDUCATION Choose from weekly seminars, comprehensive business education programs like START SMART and workshops on topics such as marketing, automated bookkeeping, finance, human resources and general business.  All designed to give you a competitive edge.
 

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with U.S. Small Business Administration.