Economic Development

Noodles made by special workers (most of them human) lead to a growing Chinatown introduction

A Chinese restaurant in the Southwest Management District employs what is apparently Houston’s only noodle-pulling robot. And the owner of Kuen Noodle House, Sam Zhang, grew up in Lanzhou, a province in arid northwest China, [...]

2021-05-04T08:34:08-05:00May 4th, 2021|

RRF Application for OPENS TODAY AT 11am CT – Be prepare to apply

  A Chance to get a Grant from SBA towards your Food Establishment   SBA will begin accepting applications via the application portal today, May 3 at 11 am CT. The application portal will remain open [...]

2021-05-03T08:35:00-05:00May 3rd, 2021|

Invitation: National Briefing w/ SBA on $28.6B Restaurant Revitalization Fund, April 29

    Dear Friends, Please join us on Thursday, April 29 at 12pm ET for a special briefing on the U.S. Small Business Administration's new $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). Hear from SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas [...]

2021-04-28T09:45:25-05:00April 28th, 2021|

SBA: Special Briefing on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Join the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Public Private Strategies Institute for a national briefing on Wednesday, April 28 at 1 p.m. ET about the new $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). This briefing is cosponsored [...]

2021-04-27T09:56:15-05:00April 27th, 2021|

Understanding the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant – How To Apply For Available Funds

Topic: Understanding the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant – How To Apply For Available Funds Description: The Restaurant Revitalization Fund is a $25 billion grant program for restaurants and other food service businesses that have been affected [...]

2021-04-20T17:31:43-05:00April 20th, 2021|

Restaurant Revitalization Fund Content

Latest on RRF The Restaurant Revitalization Fund content on sba.gov can be accessed via:  www.sba.gov/restaurants or  www.sba.gov/restaurantes for Spanish. The URL must be in lower case. What this means: Anyone (SBA staff, Resource Partners, members of the public, etc) can now [...]

2021-04-19T08:13:02-05:00April 19th, 2021|

Join Virtual Townhall for Small Businesses this Friday with SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard

SBA Administrator Guzman and CA Leaders Host Virtual Town Hall for Small Business Owners to Discuss American Rescue Plan Join SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard for a [...]

2021-04-15T12:52:09-05:00April 15th, 2021|

Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant minimums could be $1,000 and aid might extend to 2023

Houston's Deputy District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Mark Winchester, shared information today about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant. Learn more at the Nation's Restaurant News

2021-04-12T15:03:34-05:00April 12th, 2021|

New Survey & Tools: Small Employers Say Vaccines are Critical for Getting Back to Business

  Here's why: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses hard. Revenue is down by more than 50% for one in four small businesses   Small employers are critical to reducing vaccine hesitancy and increasing [...]

2021-04-06T15:13:53-05:00April 6th, 2021|
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