Learn about the 2023 Asian Chamber Membership Benefits. A Step-by-Step guide to maximize your chamber membership and help use it to grow your business. We have exciting events and program planned for the year!

Houston Airports Industry Day

Tuesday Feb 28, 2023

Begins at 10am

HAS IDO Building

111 Standifer Street

Humble, TX 77338

For the last nine years, H-E-B has set out on a quest to find the best in Texas -the best local products made by Texans! From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley, from West Texas to Beaumont, the H-E-B "Quest for Texas Best" is an open call for locally owned, small food, beverage and general merchandise suppliers to have their items considered for placement on H-E-B shelves and $25,000 in their...

Join us for the fourth annual Houston Business Matchmaker event on Friday, March 3. This virtual event will provide small business owners from all industries a great opportunity to connect with prime contractors, large businesses, and local, state, and federal agencies.

Starting February 1, 2023, a new application category will open for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant (TTIR) program through the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office. The TTIR Program provides one-time grants of up to $20,000 for the recovery of Texas businesses in the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry that were negatively impacted during the pandemic.

Applicants must submit supporting documents along with their application to demonstrate compliance with grant and eligibility requirements. This application round will remain open until remaining funds are dispersed. For eligibility and grant application details, deadlines, an application instruction video, and the TTIR application portal, visit ttir.gov.texas.gov.

Join the 2023 Women of Color Conference, March 9-11, 2023 in the vibrant city of Houston, TX.

CAPAW is collaborating with NextUp, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, OCA Greater Houston, National ACE, Women of Color Entrepreneurs!

Our goal for the conference is for attendees to:

• Create a community for Women of Color together to share knowledge & successes, as well as overcome challenges.
• Network & foster connections and foster community.
• Identify 1-2 actionable items attendees can takeaway post-conference for implementation

We will also have a Marketplace on March 9-10 to showcase vendors and resources for you.

Conference Registration: Early bird rate is effective until February 14.

As AAPI business-owners and entrepreneurs, we sometimes have lofty goals that we have difficulty meeting. As we get back into the swing of our business this year, it’s tough to meet those goals with all of the fires, obstacles, and unforeseen circumstances. You’ll enjoy light bites, drinks, networking, and an amazing presentation by ACE NextGen founder, Ian So.

He will be sharing the simple model that he credits the success and growth of the organization, multiple award-winning food & beverage businesses across the US, consulting business, and a fruitful marriage all at once. Come meet the members, enjoy good company, and learn how we can support each other through these interesting times as business owners. While not easy, success is simple and we’ll show you how.

DATE:

February 16th, 2023

TIME:

6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CT

See YOU at an Upcoming Event As we update our email distribution systems, we will temporarily be using our resource partner SCORE Houston to deliver email updates for the SBA Houston District Office.

METRONEXT BUSINESS NOW UPDATE & MEET THE PRIMES Come join METRO's President and CEO Thomas Lambert, Shri Reddy, Executive Vice President, Planning, Engineering, and Construction, and other METRO team members as we update the business community on the opportunities on the $7.53 METRONext project.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023

9.00 a.m.—1 1 a.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

Houston Community College Auditorium

3100 Main Street , Houston, Texas 77002

Join The Houston Independent School District Supplier Diversity Department for Workshops and NetworkingWorkshop: Doing Business with HISDFebruary 22, 2023Join HISD's Supplier Diversity and Purchasing Services Department as they discussHow to Do Business with HISD. Learn about the procurement process, supplier diversity documentation, and the requirements to become an approved vendor with the distr...

The 2023 Smart Utility Check-up Program provides one year of free professional water, electricity, and gas utility assessments to the first 50 qualifying City of Houston commercial water customers. Each assessment includes data analysis on utility use and a monthly break-down of cost and consumption patterns.

Join the Houston tech community as we meet and discuss technological innovations in Houston and beyond. Topics and speakers will range across tech industries from Space to Energy to Human Performance. Schedule coming soon!

Join the Virtual Session with HCC Procurement Small Business Development Team. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with HCC Procurement Small Business Development and learn about upcoming opportunities with them.

Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023 | 11:30am to 12:30pm CST

Join the U.S. Commercial Service in Bangkok, Thailand for the largest U.S. government-led trade mission and business development forum. Organized by the U.S. Commercial Service, Trade Winds will feature meetings with U.S. commercial diplomats from over 20 countries in Asia, exciting conference programming, and plenty of networking.

CDI Texas provides practical, interactive, and comprehensive training designed to meet the needs of economic and community development professionals working in a fast paced environment. CDI Texas builds the capacity of individuals and communities to effectively and positively impact economic and social development.

Participants will have the opportunity to market their products/services to end users, procurement representatives and small business specialist from state, county, and local governments, as well as schools, collages and non-profit agencies!