July 21, 2026 Community Update
COMING UP Thinking about a loan but not sure what the payments would look like? The eBridge Fund site now has a loan calculator, so you can estimate your monthly payment before you fill out a single form. The eBridge Fund is BCIC’s low-interest loan for Cameron County small businesses that may not qualify for […]
July 6, 2026 Community Update
COMING UP LAST CALL FOR BIG LIFT, DISTRICT 1! District 1 businesses, the clock is running out. BIG LIFT applications close July 10, so you have just a few days left to get yours in. BIG LIFT is a grant program for exterior improvements to locally owned Brownsville small businesses, reimbursing 80% of approved project […]
June 29, 2026 Community Update
THIS WEEK This is the final Startup Texas cohort funded through our EDA grant, and applications are open now. If you have been waiting for the right moment to take your venture seriously, this is it! Selected founders get a program package worth more than $200,000, which includes the program itself plus a full year […]
June 22, 2026 Community Update
COMING UP This week! If a hurricane or flood hit tomorrow, would you know what to do? Join us for a free info session to help small business owners prepare before the next disaster and recover after one. BCIC and the Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program are bringing in experts from the SBA, […]
BCIC Opens Applications for Final EDA-Funded Startup Texas Cohort at the eBridge Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BCIC OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR FINAL EDA-FUNDED STARTUP TEXAS COHORT AT THE eBRIDGE CENTER The last cohort under the EDA grant opens an eight-week application window and offers a program package valued at more than $200,000, including a full year of incubation at eBridge BROWNSVILLE, Texas — June 22, 2026 — The Brownsville […]
BCIC Releases Special Edition FY 2024-2025 Annual Report
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has published its FY 2024 & 2025 Annual Report as a special edition printed broadsheet newspaper. Free copies are available for pickup at the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization (1304 E. Adams St.), and the full edition is also available online at brownsvillecic.com/ar2425 The FY […]
BCIC and UTRGV Cut the Ribbon on New Prototyping Space at the eBridge Center’s Blueprint Lab
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — April 29, 2026 — The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) will host a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 5, at 11:00 a.m. at the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization in Brownsville to commemorate the opening of the Blueprint Lab, the space located on the second floor […]
BCIC Names Daniel Silva Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BROWNSVILLE, TX — April 28, 2026 — The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the hire of Daniel Silva as Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, effective April 27, 2026. Silva joins BCIC after more than two decades of senior leadership in Rio Grande Valley economic development, workforce, and entrepreneurship. Silva most recently served as Executive Director […]
La Pale Success Story
From One Shop to Statewide Success La Pale Frozen Fruit Bar began as a small ice cream shop in Brownsville, inspired by their family’s long history in the ice cream business. Gerardo, co-owner of La Pale, comes from a family that has owned over 30 ice cream shops across the United States and Mexico since […]
BCIC Recognized by UTRGV for eBridge Partnership
BROWNSVILLE, Texas • Dec. 16, 2025 – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has been selected to receive UTRGV’s Community Partner Recognition Award for the 2024-2025 academic year. The recognition is connected to UTRGV’s Carnegie Community Engagement Reclassification work and highlights partners whose collaboration supports community engagement across the Rio Grande Valley. UTRGV selected 13 […]