Game-changing $1.2M ‘Build to Scale’ Grant Awarded to Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation to Boost Regional Innovation and Economic Development
PRESS RELEASE – Brownsville, TX – Thursday, November 9, 2023. The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) proudly announces a significant grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The ‘Build to Scale’ grant, consisting of a Federal share of $1.2 million and a BCIC match, is aimed at fortifying the technological […]
Texas A&M provides $70,000 for Upcoming StartUp Texas Innovation Competition, in Partnership with BCIC and UTRGV ECC
PRESS RELEASE – Brownsville, TX, Monday, October 26 – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, in partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), are excited to announce the annual StartUp Texas Innovation Competition, set to take place on October 26, 2023, at the eBridge Center for […]
BCIC and Texas A&M TEES Commit to a Three-Year, $330,000 Investment through the StartUp Texas SBIR/STTR Program
PRESS RELEASE – Brownsville, TX – Tuesday, August 15, 2023 – A collaborative effort between the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) received $330,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to fuel innovation, generate jobs, and invigorate the economy in Brownsville and the wider Rio Grande Valley […]
StartUp Texas Announces Demo Day 2023 with Seed Funding up to $40,000
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Wednesday, June 14 – StartUp Texas, a seed fund and accelerator program by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center (UTRGV ECC), announces its capstone event, Demo Day 2023. The event will be held on Thursday, August 10th at 5:30 pm at the eBridge Center on […]
BCIC Announces Launch of StartUp Texas Accelerator
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (UTRGV ECC) announced the launch of the StartUp Texas Accelerator program today, with applications for the inaugural cohort available online at StartUpTexas.com. The program will be hosted inside the newly minted eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization. “We developed […]
BCIC: Quality of Life Issues Becoming More Important for Brownsville
ROWNSVILLE, Texas – Rio Grande Guardian The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation believes it can play a greater role in improving the quality of life of the local community. In a recent Zoom conversation with the Rio Grande Guardian. Josh Mejia, executive director of BCIC, and Nathan Burkhart, the group’s director of marketing & small business […]
BCIC Announces 2021 StartUp Texas Judging Panel
The second annual StartUp Texas Pitch Summit judging panel was announced today by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC). The esteemed panel will determine which of the top 7 finalists have the most innovative product or service with potential for scalability, social impact, and sustainability in the region. “Given that small businesses drive our economy, […]
BCIC Announces StartUp Texas Pitch Summit 2021 Finalists
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the finalists for their second annual StartUp Texas Pitch Summit today, taking place on Friday, February 26th, 2021. The seed fund program is part of BCIC’s ongoing efforts to cultivate a culture and ecosystem of entrepreneurship in Brownsville and the greater Rio Grande Valley. “This is our second […]
BCIC, City of Brownsville Announce (Re)Open for Business Forgivable Loan Program
Brownsville, Texas – Through the StartUp Texas program, the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) and the City of Brownsville’s Planning and Redevelopment Department are partnering to launch the Brownsville (Re)Open for Business Forgivable Loan Program. The zero percent forgivable loan program is designed to provide financial relief needed to strengthen local small business enterprises that […]
Watch: BCIC’s seed fund program for budding entrepreneurs is getting noticed
By Steve Taylor, Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, Texas – StartUp Texas, a seed fund program for entrepreneurs hoping to scale in Brownsville, could be aligned with South By Southwest, the film, interactive media and music festival staged each year in Austin. This is the hope of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, the City of Brownsville’s […]