East End Calling Card

Small Business Resources

Houston East End Chamber of Commerce
(713) 926-3305
http://www.eecoc.org

University of Houston SBDC
(713) 752-8444
http://www.sbdc.uh.edu

SCORE Houston
(713) 773-6565
http://www.sbdc.uh.edu

POH Small Business Development
(713) 670-2400
http://www.portofhouston.com/busdev/smallbusiness/sbd.html

METRO Transit Authority
(713) 739-4000
http://www.ridemetro.org

City of Houston
(713) 247-2982
http://www.houstontx.gov/onestop

Houston Minority Business Council
(713) 271-7805
http://www.hmbc.org

Houston Business Development Inc.
(713) 845-2400
http://www.hbdinc.org

Urban Business Initiative
(713) 845-2472
http://www.urbanbusiness.org

Economic Development Resources

Office of the Governor - Economic Development & Tourism
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ecodevo/

Office of the Governor – Exporting
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/international/

Office of the Governor – Starting a business
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/sba/guide

Greater Houston Partnership
(713)844-3600
http://www.houston.org

City of Houston Economic Development programs
http://www.houstontx.gov/housing/economic.html

Special Grant Programs

City of Houston Brownfield Program
(713) 837-7978
http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/brownfields

EPA Brownfields
(202) 566-2777
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields

Additional Resources

Greater Houston Preservation Alliance
(713) 216-5000
http://www.ghpa.org

Economic Alliance Port Region
(281)-867-1112
http://www.allianceporthouston.com

Texas Historical Commission
(512) 463-6100
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/index.shtml

Vanpooling - STAR
http://star.ridemetro.org

Greater East End Management District
(713) 928-9916
http://www.greatereastend.com

Green Building Initiative - Harris County
http://www.co.harris.tx.us/CmpDocuments/103/Economic%20Development/Harris%20County%20Green%20Building%20Tax%20Abatement%20Application.pdf