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SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES & LINKS Small Business Administration Office of the Governor - SBA Resources 2820 South Padre Island Drive, Suite 108 Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] http://www.sba.gov/tx/harlingen http://gov.texas.gov/ecodev/business_re- sources/sba Skills for Small Business 2820 S. Padre Island Drive, Ste. 108 Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Tel: [phone] ext. 305 Fax: [phone] http://www.sba.gov/score & www.score.org Up to $2 million available to train small busi- ness employees. Small businesses can apply to Texas Workforce Commission to fund a course offered by Del Mar College. The fund supports businesses with fewer than 100 em- ployees. Del Mar College Small Business Development Center See all courses offered at Del Mar College at http://www.delmar.edu Contact: Ann Fierova, Director 3209 S. Staples Corpus Christi, TX 78411 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] http://www.delmar.edu/sbdc Download the application packet at http://delmar.edu/corporateservices/ or call 361-883-WORK for more information. SCORE Corpus Christi skills development fund The Skills Development Fund is Texas' pre- mier job-training program providing local cus- tomized training opportunities for Texas busi- nesses and workers to increase skill levels and wages of the Texas workforce. The Texas Workforce Commission administers funding for the program. http://www.twc.state.tx.us/partners/skills-de- velopment-fund 17 BUSINESS MATTERS MAY 2017 Liftfund in Corpus Christi 3209 S. Staples, Room 146 Corpus Christi, TX 78411 Tel: [phone] [email protected] Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center http://cbbic.tamucc.edu/ Small Business Internship Program http://career-services.tamucc.edu/intern- ships/sbip.html