Strategic Partnership Position the Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network as a collaborative partner for technology, training, and advisory services that support small-business growth across 32 counties. Target University of Houston ecosystem stakeholders, local economic development entities, and SBA relations to co-create programs, funding workflows, and co-branded initiatives.

Digital Transformation Offer scalable technology solutions and digital training platforms aligned with their current stack (WordPress, Google Drive, MailCampaigns, Sprout Social) to modernize advisory delivery, data collection, and client engagement for hundreds of clients across their 13 centers.

Funding Enablement Leverage their SBA funding relationship and revenue scale to present grant management, CRM for program intake, and analytics tools that optimize federal/state funding utilization and show measurable outcomes for the network’s performance.

Workforce Growth Target their mid-sized team (11-50 employees) with training, talent management, CRM, and collaboration tools to improve operational efficiency, reduce churn, and enable remote or hybrid coaching and advising across multiple centers.

Impact Marketing Develop stories and metrics around entrepreneurship impact, leveraging their media exposure and academic affiliation to create co-branded marketing packages, case studies, and success dashboards that attract sponsors, donors, and new clients.