Cafe Commerce, the nonprofit focused on helping entrepreneurs in San Antonio and Dreamit Ventures of Austin have just won U.S. Small Business Administration grants. The SBA received more than 800 applications for its first Growth Accelerator Fund competition. Cafe Commerce was one of 50 winners and the only one in San Antonio. Dreamit Ventures was […]
Cafe Commerce of San Antonio and Dreamit Ventures of Austin Win SBA Grants
September 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
SAPitch Provides an Informal Setting for San Antonio Startups to Pitch to Investors
July 24, 2014 by 3 Comments
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News One of the big problems in growing San Antonio’s technology startup industry has been lack of access to capital for entrepreneurs. The Geekdom Fund has provided $25,000 to a handful of tech startups in the earliest stages of their companies, but the real need comes with follow […]
Kauffman Foundation’s 1 Million Cups Launches at Cafe Commerce in San Antonio
July 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Where can an entrepreneur go to get feedback about their business and to solve problems? 1 Million Cups San Antonio, which launches Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Café Commerce at the main library in downtown San Antonio. It’s a weekly entrepreneurial educational program, which features two startups […]
Cafe Commerce Officially Launches in San Antonio
June 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Entrepreneurs and small businesses now have a new resource to get help in San Antonio. Café Commerce, operated by Accion Texas with funding from the city, officially opened Monday at the central library downtown. Peter French, founder of FreeFlow Research, serves as president of Café Commerce. Small businesses contribute three quarters of the new jobs […]
The Hard Truth About Entrepreneurship
June 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Entrepreneurship can empower ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Yet a huge disconnect exists between what is being taught about entrepreneurship and what they are really doing, said Gary Schoeniger, co-founder and CEO of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative. And the myths lead people to the wrong conclusions, […]
Austin Entrepreneurs Advocate for Immigration Reform
April 30, 2014 by 8 Comments
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Immigration laws haven’t kept pace with the digital economy, said Burnie Burns, founder of Austin-based Rooster Teeth. Burns spoke on a panel of entrepreneurs promoting immigration reform Tuesday night at Techstars’ offices in downtown Austin. Erika Sumner, co-founder of Social Good TV, moderated the event. The other […]
