LRGV Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

1. Regional Services

1.1. UTPA's CoServe

1.1.1. South Texas TMAC

1.1.2. UTPA SBDC

1.1.3. One Stop Capital Shop

1.1.4. Veterans' Business Outreach Center

1.2. UTPA's Rapid Response Manufacturing Center

1.3. UTB's International Innovation Center

1.4. SCORE Rio Grande Valley

1.5. LRGV Development Council

1.5.1. Tri-County Women's Business Group

1.6. McAllen Chamber

2. Non-Bank Funding Sources

2.1. Texas Emerging Technologies Fund

2.1.1. RioTech Fund / Rio Grande RCIC

2.2. RioTech Fund / South Texas Angels

2.3. ACCION Texas

2.4. Azteca Community Loan Fund

2.5. Revolving Loan Funds

2.5.1. Roma

2.5.2. Palmview

2.5.3. Hidalgo

2.5.4. Port Isabel

2.5.5. La Feria

2.5.6. Mercedes

2.5.7. Weslaco

2.5.8. Donna

2.5.9. Lyford

3. Incubators / Facilities

3.1. UTB International Innovation Center

3.2. UTPA Rapid Response Manufacturing Center

4. State-Wide Services

4.1. Governor's Division of Economic Development and Tourism

4.1.1. Small Business Assistance

4.2. Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

5. Events

5.1. Rio South Texas Small Business Summit

5.2. Small Business Week

5.3. Technology Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

5.4. UTB / TSC Business Plan Competition

5.5. UTPA Business Plan Competition

6. Higher Education

6.1. University of Texas Pan American

6.2. University of Texas Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

6.3. Texas State Technical College

6.4. South Texas College