El mayor centro emprendedor al sur de San Antonio se construirá en Brownsville

Brownsville está configurado para construir el mayor centro empresarial al sur de San Antonio.

El centro cubrirá 36.000 pies cuadrados de espacio en una de dos pisos, la construcción de la Ciudad de Brownsville posee en la actualidad - 1304 E. Adams Street en Brownsville. 24.000 pies cuadrados adicionales de espacio en el mismo bloque, que está conectado, dando un total de pies cuadrados a 60.000.

La Comunidad de Brownsville Improvement Corporation, ‘tipo b’ organización de desarrollo económico de Brownsville, encabeza el proyecto. Fue aprobada por la Comisión Municipal de Brownsville en la reunión reciente de la comisión.

The purpose of the center is to create and foster scalable local businesses. The project is tentatively being called the ‘eBridge’, or the Center for Business & Commercialization.

BCIC listed 20 “entrepreneurial assets” the new center will house:

• Incubadora de negocios
• Plataforma de Lanzamiento Global / Tecnología de plataforma de lanzamiento
• Incubación Virtual
• Planificación de negocios y Talleres de Desarrollo
• Investigación de mercados
• Series de Charlas Educativas
• Eventos y redes B2B (Business to Business).
• Tecnología oportunidades de comercialización
• Red de Mentores
• Global Soft Landing Pad
• Campamentos de entrenamiento para pequeñas empresas
• Academia DreamBuilder
• Talleres y herramientas para pequeños negocios.
• Orientación “uno-a-uno”
• Red de Riesgo Capitalista
• Empresario en Residencia
• Construcción, Salud y Talleres código de fuego.
• Administración de Pequeñas Empresas (SBA), Oportunidad de Capital
• 1MillionCups
• Kauffman FastTrac

BCIC said the project was carefully designed by partners that include the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, the City of Brownsville, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Women’s Business Center of the Rio Grande Valley to address several challenges found in Brownsville, Texas. 

Among those challenges are sustainability for business startups and the need to access capital for entrepreneurs. A venture capital firm will be involved in the project, along with the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, Brownsville’s ‘type’ economic development organization.

In a news release, BCIC said the project will serve as the “catalytic piece that ties in several community assets that bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and business opportunities found in the community’s current and emerging industries through its partnerships with UTRGV’s research and development facility, STARGATE and the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) upcoming advance manufacturing research and development facility.”

BCIC predicted “eBridge” will address identified challenges by consolidating many, if not all, of the business resources and programs needed “to create a healthy environment for those seeking to start up a sustainable business, expand a business or relocate it within the community.”

“It has been a tremendous opportunity and win for the community to be able to design a project of this stature. Our economic development organization, BCIC, and its key strategic partners are looking forward to the success of entrepreneurs in our community.”

BCIC is also working with the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council on the project.

BCIC is working on a “Request for Proposal” process to attract engineers and architects that wish to work on the project. A groundbreaking ceremony could be held by mid-Summer.