Education Resources

This page is a part of the McNair Center's Guide to Small Business in Houston section on Houston's Small Business Resources.

Education is one of the many helpful resources for your small business. The amount of time and money small business owners should invest into additional education will vary from person to person so explore your options.

What Is It?

Education for small business owners can come in a variety of offerings, from enrolling in full-on MBA programs to taking specific courses on search engine optimization and identifying target audience. Here, we focus on the smaller and more affordable education resources that don't require enrollment in a degree program.

Why Is It Important to My Business?

Not every small business owner needs an MBA; there are many informal classes and mentoring opportunities offered to help small business owners develop their marketing strategies, website design, sales skills, and financial plans. Despite the varying options of classes, programs, certificates, and college degrees from which business owners can choose, it is tautologically undeniable that every small business owner can benefit from continuing their business education.

Education Resources for Houston Small Businesses

Institution Name	URL"URL" is a type and predefined property provided by Semantic MediaWiki to represent URI/URL values.	Cost
Build Up Houston	http://www.houstontx.gov/builduphouston/	$$$
French American Chamber of Commerce	http://facchouston.org/	$
Greater Houston Partnership Programs	https://www.houston.org/	$$
Houston Area Council of ABWA	http://www.abwahouston.org/haca.html	$
Houston Business Development Inc.	http://www.hbdi.org/	$
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	http://www.houstonhispanicchamber.com/	$$
Houston MBDA Business Center	http://www.mbda.gov/businesscenters/houston	$
Houston Small Business Administration	https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/tx/houston	$
Interagency Mentor Protege Program	http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/mentor_protege.html	$
LoneStar Small Business Development Center	http://www.lonestar.sbdcnetwork.net/lonestar/default.asp	$
Minority/Women/Small/Persons with Disabilities Business Enterprises (MWSBE and PDBE) Certification	http://www.houstontx.gov/obo/index.html	$
National Association of Professional Women	https://www.napw.com/chapters/central-houston-chapter	$$$
National Association of Women Business Owners	http://www.nawbohouston.org/	$
SCORE Houston	http://www.scorehouston.org/	$
SEO Repair Shop	https://seorepairshop.com/	$$
Texas Hospitality for Small Business Owners	https://texaswideopenforbusiness.com/start-business	$
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center	http://tmacgc.org/	$$
The Block Group	https://www.theblockgroup.net/en/	$$
The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce	http://www.ghwcc.org/	$$
The Houston Entrepreneurs' Forum	http://www.heforum.org/	$
The Indus Entrepreneurs Houston	http://houston.tie.org/	$
The Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce	http://www.houstonicc.org/	$$$
UH Small Business Development Center	http://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/default.asp	$
Women's Business Enterprise Alliance	http://www.wbea-texas.org/wbenc	$$