Business Links

Obtaining the correct information is an important aspect of being a successful entrepreneur and business leader.  The HHCC is dedicated to keeping the Houston community connected to important agencies on both the local and national levels.  The following links are imperatives to aid in the growth of your business! If you have a link you would like to to see in our website click here.

Business start-up, banking relations, financing and procurement:

• Silver Fox Advisors
• University of Houston Small Business Development Center
• Association of Small Business Development Centers
• United States Small Business Administration
• Center for Business Economic Development
• Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)
• Houston Business Development, Inc.
• Houston Minority Business Development Center
• City of Houston Affirmative Action
• Research Institution for Small Emerging Business, Inc.
• SBA's Online Women's Business Center
• S.C.O.R.E.
• University of Houston Center for Executive Development (CED)

Labor & Federal Occupational Safety:

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Texas Workforce
• Federal Wage and Labor Law Institute  New!
       contact - Linda Mendez 800-767-9243 ext. 206

Americans with Disabilities:

• Texas Workforce
• Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities

Veterans:

• Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise

ID Codes, Copyrights, Federal Registration of Trademarks & Patents:

• Uniform Code Council, Inc.
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• United States Copyright Office

International Trade Center:

• Texas Economic Development Office of International Business

U.S. Internet Government Gateway:

• U.S. Governments Official Web Portal

Federal Acquisition Regulation:

• AcqNet, Your Source for Acquisition Information

Central Contractors Registration:

• Central Contractors Registration

Tax Identification and Employee Identification Numbers:

• Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Center (Import/Export):

• University of Houston Small Business Development Center

Other Community Resources:

• Y.M.C.A.
• Women's Business Enterprise Alliance Expo: Connections 2009

FEMA E-News Update:
Click Here

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Social Security Administration:

• Social Security Administration

Beneficial Articles

• Strategies: Entrepreneurs, don't go it alone ... especially now / USA Today / ... of Commerce or Better Business Bureaus; in large cities, you'll find ethnic or gender-based business groups such as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. ...                
• Hispanic Business Owners Urged to Pursue Government Contracts / Latin American Herald Tribune / ... contracts and business created by renewable-energy projects, David Lizarraga, chairman of the board of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said...
• President has asked Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and SBA Administrator Karen Mills to announce a government-wide plan that includes federal agency procurement officials holding or participating in more than 200 events over the next 90 days to share information on government contracting opportunities, including those available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  See full announcement here - http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090818006160&newsLang=en