We recently upgraded the management capabilities of this site which included several valuable additions that should enhance our abilities to communicate and provide services to entrepreneurs and the communities in which they reside.  Enhancements include a blog, newsletter and several tools that will make for better management information.  All this is an effort to create a valuable place for you to turn to for your Community Resources and Economic Development information with a special focus on entrepreneur development.

TCRE is dedicated to creating, growing, and retaining jobs and wealth in rural Texas by connecting entrepreneurs and their communities with capital, management, and leadership resources.

These are challenging times in Texas.  Hopefully this site will provide at least some of the assistance that will help folks start and grow businesses and pursue community resources and economic development where you live and work.  

Business, community, and economic development information is extremely plentiful on the internet.  This site is not designed to have all the answers.  Rather, our purpose is to add value to other sites, fill in the gaps as we see them, and help you utilize more fully the information you find.  Our main role is to help you make sense of the vast knowledge base that supports entrepreneurs, to help you recognize best practices that might be useful in your communities, and to assist you in making wise decisions that will help be more effective economic developers.

Assistance from TCRE Resource Providers

The collaborating partners of TCRE will provide individualized assistance to business owners and managers and community leaders as much as possible.  Some services will be fee-based and some will not depending on the individual or group providing the assistance and what type of assistance is requested.  To request assistance:

Businesses

General assistance:  completion and submission of a Business Profile will initiate communication with TCRE...this is a starting place for us to address your specific needs and/or link you to the appropriate resources that will move your project forward.  The profile does not provide sufficient detail to work with capital sources.  This will require a complete, detailed written business plan.   

Available versions: (Word format)  (PDF format)

Please be advised that many of the TCRE resource providers are from the public sector and can/will work individually with you on a limited basis.  Many projects will require the assistance of private sector consultants and specialists that will work on a fee-basis.  We make every effort to provide whatever services we can within the public sector.  You will be made aware when the situation warrants locating fee-based assistance.