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Tag: OBO – Office of Business Opportunity

Mayor Sylvester Turner Signs Executive Order to Include LGBT Businesses

March 4, 2021 Brent Taylor

City of Houston First in Texas to Create Initiative Mayor Sylvester Turner signs Executive Order 1-70: City Inclusion and Opportunity…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Mayor Sylvester Turner Applauds Comcast for Awarding $1 Million Dollars in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses in Houston

February 9, 2021 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Comcast Corporation, and several community leaders gathered at City Hall today to announce the Comcast RISE…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: DON - Department of Neighborhoods, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Free 6-Week Course Offers Procurement Basics Training

January 7, 2021 Brent Taylor

Contractors looking to do business with the City of Houston, other governmental agencies and the private sector are invited to…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

City of Houston Presents Virtual Liftoff Houston! Business Plan Competition Pitch Day 2020

November 5, 2020 Brent Taylor

This Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m., the City of Houston will host the first virtual Pitch Day for Liftoff…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: DON - Department of Neighborhoods, HPL - Houston Public Library, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Turnaround Houston Readiness Fair Offers More Than 1,300 Job Openings

October 19, 2020 Brent Taylor

The City of Houston invites job seekers to the Turnaround Houston Readiness Fair, scheduled from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council Approve $5 Million Infusion to Small Business Economic Relief Program

September 9, 2020 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council approved $5 million in additional funding for the City’s Small Business Economic Relief Program…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces New Program to Help Small Business Owners

August 17, 2020 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today that applications for the City of Houston’s Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP) will open…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Houston City Council Passes Small Business Economic Relief Program to Help Local Businesses Survive Challenges Created by the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

July 29, 2020 Brent Taylor

Mayor Sylvester Turner and members of Houston City Council today passed the City’s Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP), which…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Mayor Sylvester Turner Joins Office of Business Opportunity to Celebrate Virtual Graduation for Build Up Houston, Accelerate Latinx

May 20, 2020 Brent Taylor

In a virtual graduation held by the Office of Business Opportunity (OBO) on May19, Mayor Sylvester Turner addressed the 2020…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

Office of Business Opportunity collaborates with law firms to provide free legal advice to small businesses

May 5, 2020 Brent Taylor

Small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic now have a resource for free legal advice, thanks to the Houston Small Business…

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Posted in: Mayor's Office Filed under: Hounews, OBO - Office of Business Opportunity

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