Office of Business Opportunity

Business Development Programs

Pillars for Success
Pillars for Success

Pillars for Success (Pillars) is the newest addition to the City of Houston’s business development programs. Open to all industries, ... Read More ...

Build Up Houston
Build Up Houston

Build Up Houston is a 7-month program designed to combine the best of classroom learning with real-world case studies, including the one most important to you ... Read More ...

Accelerate Latinx
Accelerate Latinx

Accelerate Latinx is a comprehensive, seven-month program designed to increase the capacity and success of small businesses in the construction ... Read More ...

Houston Small Business Legal Consultations
Houston Small Business Legal Consultations

The HSBLC coalition is a coordinated effort with the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity and participating law firm ... Read More ...

Ascend Houston
Ascend Houston
Community Entrepeneurship Program

OBO partnered with LiftFund and HCC to apply for the ASCEND 2020 initiative and won a $1.2 million-dollar grant to support the team’s proposal: the Community ... Read More ...

Mentor Protege
Interagency Mentor
Protege Program (IMPP)

The goals of IMPP are to enhance business skills and broaden the base of historically underutilized businesses by providing the knowledge and experience of established ... Read More ...

Turner School of Construction Management
Turner School of Construction Management

The City of Houston partners with the Turner Construction Company to offer the “Turner School of Construction Management”. Individuals who complete at least six of the eight classes ... Read More ...

LiftOff Houston!
LiftOff Houston!

LiftOff Houston is a business plan initiative that awards a total of $30,000 in prizes to three winners in the categories of Innovation, Service and Product ... Read More ...

 

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