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Cooperative Extension Program Teams Up with Small Business Development Center for PPP Event

2021-03-15T19:27:36-05:00

Thanks to a partnership between the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) Community and Economic Development unit and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), nearly $470,000 in small business loan assistance has been submitted through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The two agencies recently hosted “Pop Up and Do Your PPP,” ...

Cooperative Extension Program Teams Up with Small Business Development Center for PPP Event2021-03-15T19:27:36-05:00

Pop-up event aims to offer PPP application assistance

2021-03-04T15:00:52-06:00

March 3 – The Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) is partnering with the Small Business Development Center (SBDA) to assist small businesses with securing funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The two agencies will partner to host “Pop Up and Do Your PPP,” a pop-up event at Victorious Believers Church ...

Pop-up event aims to offer PPP application assistance2021-03-04T15:00:52-06:00

Waller County Extension Agent’s Experience with Hurricane Harvey

2019-12-15T14:36:56-06:00

December 17 - As communities continue to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Cooperative Extension Program county agents are diligently moving forward with their work to help bring these areas back to a sense of normalcy. Prairie View A&M Extension Agent in Waller County, Stedman Douglas hit the ground running as he started the ...

Waller County Extension Agent’s Experience with Hurricane Harvey2019-12-15T14:36:56-06:00

Small Business “What You Need to Know”

2019-12-15T14:36:56-06:00

Top 10 Tax Deductions for Small Business Small Business Trends by Barbara Weltman December 17 - Deductible business expenses help entrepreneurs with many of the costs of running a company. Business owners can write off most expenditures, although there may be limits and timing issues. So what are the most common tax deductions for small business? ...

Small Business “What You Need to Know”2019-12-15T14:36:56-06:00

The Art of the Startup: Techpreneurs

2019-12-15T14:36:57-06:00

December 3 - Entrepreneurs are visionaries and risk takers who play a critical role in growing our economy, creating jobs, innovating products and services across our state and nation.  According to the SBA, small businesses have generated 64% of net new jobs over the past 15 years.  Although, small businesses add more than half of ...

The Art of the Startup: Techpreneurs2019-12-15T14:36:57-06:00

Cooperative Extension Program Helps Residents Overcome Hurricane Harvey

2019-12-15T14:36:57-06:00

November 26 - Hurricane Harvey devastated many communities in Southeast Texas more than a year ago. With the work of its County Extension Agents, the university’s Cooperative Extension Program has been a key player in helping many of these communities and their residents return to a life of normalcy after experiencing a total loss. Talia Washington is ...

Cooperative Extension Program Helps Residents Overcome Hurricane Harvey2019-12-15T14:36:57-06:00

Rancher Granted Loan with Help of Cooperative Extension Program

2019-12-15T14:37:00-06:00

October 22, 2018 – What started as a hobby for a small-town girl has grown into a business on its way to success. Alexis Penta, the owner of the Double AJ Chicken Ranch, is a business owner who is benefitting from Prairie View A&M University's efforts to put the community first. The University's Cooperative Extension ...

Rancher Granted Loan with Help of Cooperative Extension Program2019-12-15T14:37:00-06:00

YEP4Success: Youth Entrepreneurship Leads to Stronger Texas Economies

2019-12-15T14:37:02-06:00

July 9, 2018 - Concerns about small business access to capital are a significant reality for new entrepreneurs. According to the Congressional Research Service reports, small businesses are behind the curve accessing the capital investment needed to start or expand their operations that lead to job creation and improved economies in the local regions. Federal ...

YEP4Success: Youth Entrepreneurship Leads to Stronger Texas Economies2019-12-15T14:37:02-06:00

How Beans Turned from a Nuisance to a Profitable Enterprise

2019-12-15T14:37:05-06:00

June 4, 2018 - It isn’t often a business can actually come from the trash heap unless it is an enterprise focused on recycling.  The Mesquite tree has been deemed a nuisance for the past several decades as more vacant land is developed.  In times past, the Mesquite tree "beans" were a vital food staple ...

How Beans Turned from a Nuisance to a Profitable Enterprise2019-12-15T14:37:05-06:00

The Commitment to Be an Entrepreneur

2019-12-15T14:37:06-06:00

May 21, 2018 - Start-up and established business owners are learning to overcome the challenges they face with putting short and long-range planning on the back burner. Entrepreneurs are known to be the visionaries of the business world, and whether the vision is of a small enterprise, a work from home operation, or a Fortune ...

The Commitment to Be an Entrepreneur2019-12-15T14:37:06-06:00