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Advocacy & Announcements in support of local business in Austin:
Small Business Division: an Ecosystem of Resources for Local Businesses
Living in a boom town is a strange experience. Owning and operating a business in a boom town is a wild ride for sure. Owning and operating a business in a boom town during a global pandemic is a carnival ride like no other! Whether you are exploring opening a...
Positive Small Business Saturday News for Small and Local Retailers
This past Saturday marked the 11th Annual Small Business Saturday hailed as one of the largest shopping days of the season. Results of the American Express 2020 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey show that there is great awareness of Small Business...
Family Business Loan Program from the Small Business Division
What is your dream for your business in the coming year? Are you looking to finally buy a piece of commercial property? Renovate or build a new building? Finally buy or install the machinery or equipment that will allow for growth? Refinance some existing? Secure...
BizAid Orientation and Coaching Services from the Small Business Division
The City of Austin Small Business Division has many amazing programs to support small and local businesses as they start, grow and re-imagine themselves in Austin’s ever changing business landscape. Two of these programs are the BizAid Business Orientation and the...
Austin Public Health Moves to Stage 3 of Risk-Based Guidelines
Austin-Travis County Health Authority today announced that Austin and Travis County are moving into Stage 3 of the Risk-Based Guidelines. This news, less than two weeks after our move to Stage 4, comes as hospitalization numbers continue to improve across the Travis...
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Freestyle Languages
Freestyle Languages, local and homegrown
in Austin, was thrust online in March, 2020
during the pandemic like many small
businesses.
Tito's Vodka
Tito’s Handmade Vodka is the creation of former geophysicist, Tito Beveridge (yes, that is his real name). Tito’s still makes their vodka in batches using old-fashioned pot stills.
Wheatsville Food Co-op
Lots of local businesses have admirable intentions, but few impact the community on as deep and wide a scale as Wheatsville Food Co-Op.