1. Texas Business Certifications
East End Chamber of Commerce

2. In this guide you will find certification tips for:
Woman Owned Business
Minority Owned Businesses
Veteran Owned Businesses
Small Business
Certification Program has been in existence since 2010 and is a Sister Company of the Texas Small Business Association™
Certifications are distributed by Texas Certification Agency, Inc., Texas Certification Directory™, Austin, Texas, Contact: (512)

3. Phone Consultation
If you need assistant to learn more about which Certification is right for your business, the Texas Small Business Association provides 30 minute phone consultations for a fee of $395.
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4. Woman Owned Business
Texas Certification

5. Info
51% or more of the company's ownership interest must be of the female gender.
Company must be registered in the State of Texas.
Cost: $395 per year, renewed annually
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Additional Information

6. Minority Owned Business
Texas Certification

7. Eligibility Requirements: Eligible “Socially Disadvantage Groups” are defined as…
Black Americans (African Descent)
Hispanic Americans (Person with origins from Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries)
Native Americans (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts or Native Hawaiians)
Asian Pacific Americans: (persons with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China (including Hong Kong), Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa
Subcontinent Asian Americans: (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands or Nepal).Macao, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru)
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Additional Information

8. Additional Information
Cost: $395 per year, renewed annually
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Contact Info (512) 692 – 4271
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9. Veteran Owned Business
Texas Certification

10. Requirements
1) 51% or more of the ownership interest in the company must be by a current or former member or group of former or current members of one or more the following service branches:
U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard of the United States, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, U.S. Navy, U.S. Navy Reserve, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard of the United States, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard
2) Company must be registered in the State of Texas.
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11. Thank you for your service!
Cost: $395 per year, renewed annually
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Additional Information

12. Small Business
Texas Certification

13. Requirements & Info Cost: $395 per year, renewed annually Apply Here
To qualify for participation in the Texas Certification Directory™ Small Business Certification program, the company ("Applicant") cannot exceed
the expressed maximum number of employees allowed or
maximum annual receipts in millions of dollars
allowed for the company and its affiliates identified by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. See Size & Revenue Standards Here
Additionally, company ("Applicant") must be registered in the state of Texas.
Cost: $395 per year, renewed annually
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14. East End Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to connect businesses to promote economic expansion and investment in the East End.
East End Chamber of Commerce