STARTING A BUSINESS IN AUSTIN OR TRAVIS COUNTY
This list contains the contact information for selected local, state, and
federal agencies that assist new business owners in the start-up process or issue required permits,licenses, and
inspections in order to comply with local, state, or federal laws. Other agencies not included here may also issue
permits or otherwise have some oversight in the new business enterprise. For more information, please contact the
Library at 974-7400 Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or e-mail your questions to
Ask a Librarian.
- SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
- Small Business Development
Center
- Small Business Administration/Texas State University
- ACC Highland Business Center
- 314 Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 110
- Austin, TX 78752-3729
- (512) 716-4800
- sbdc@txstate.edu
- Big Austin
- 1050 East 11th St. Suite 350
- Austin, TX 78702
- (512) 928-8010
- info@bigaustin.org
- City of Austin Small Business Development Program
- One Texas Center
- 505 Barton Springs Rd.
- Austin, TX 78704
- (512) 974-7800
- Small & Minority Business Resources Department
- 4201 Ed Bluestein Blvd.
- Austin, Texas 78721
- (512) 974-7600
- PeopleFund
- 207 Chalmers St.
- Austin, TX 78702
- (512) 472-8087
- mary@peoplefund.org
- City of Austin’s Doing Business in Austin
- Texas Governor's Office Small Business
Assistance Guide
- The Federal Government's Business Portal
- CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
- Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
- Lakeshore Tower
- 210 Barton Springs Rd. Suite 400
- Austin, TX 78704
- (512) 478-9383
- Do Business guide
- Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
- (512) 474-4422
-
Capital City African-American Chamber of Commerce
- (512) 459-1181
- Greater Austin
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- (512) 476-7502
- Swedish American Chamber of Commerce,
Texas
- (512) 921-9431
- Texas Asian Chamber of
Commerce
- (512) 420-8777
- Women's Chamber of Commerce of
Texas
- (512) 338-0839
- ASSUMED NAME (DBA) REGISTRATION
- Travis County
Clerk's Office
- 5501 Airport Blvd.
- Austin, TX 78751-1410
- (512) 854-9188
- How to File an Assumed Name (DBA) in Travis
County
- INCORPORATION
- Texas Secretary of State
- Business & Public Filings Division
- Corporations Section
- James Earl Rudder State Office Building
- 1019 Brazos St.
- Austin, TX 78701
- P.O. Box 13697
- Austin, TX 78711-3697
- (512) 463-5555
- corpinfo@sos.state.tx.us
- Filing Guide for
Business Organizations and Nonprofit Associations
- Business Start-Up Information
- STATE AND FEDERAL TAXES
- State Tax Information
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- 1711 San Jacinto Blvd. Suite 180
- Austin, TX 78701-1416
- (512) 463-4865
- Texas Taxes
- Sales Tax Information for New
Businesses
- Federal Tax Information
- Internal Revenue Service
- Taxpayer Assistance Office
- 825 E. Rundberg Ln.
- Austin, TX 78753
- (512) 499-5127
- Tax Information for Businesses
- OCCUPATIONAL AND BUSINESS LICENSES
- City Clerk's Office
- City Hall
- 301 W. Cesar Chavez St. Suite 1120
- Austin, TX 78701
- (512) 974-2210
- city.clerk@ci.austin.tx.us
- Texas State Licenses, Permits, and Registrations
-
Federal Licenses and Permits
- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES AND PERMITS
- City Clerk's Office
- Alcohol Permit Coordinator
- City Hall
- 301 W. Cesar Chavez St. Suite 1120
- Austin, TX 78701
- (512) 974-2527
- City of Austin Alcoholic Beverage Permit Information
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- Austin Regional Office
- Chevy Chase II
- 7600 Chevy Chase Dr. Suite 116
- Austin, TX 78752
- (512) 451-0231
- Licensing Information
- HEALTH INSPECTIONS AND FOOD HANDLING PERMITS
- Austin-Travis County
Health and Human Services Department
- Environmental and Consumer Health Services
- RBJ Health Center
- 15 Waller St. 4th floor
- Austin, TX 78702
- (512) 972-5600
- ECHU.service@ci.austin.tx.us
- City of Austin Environmental and Consumer Health
Fees
- CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS, INSPECTIONS, AND ZONING
- City of Austin
Development Assistance Center
- 505 Barton Springs Rd.
- Austin, TX 78704
- (512) 974-6370
- devweb@ci.austin.tx.us
- Travis County Transportation and Natural
Resources
- 411 W. 13th St. 8th floor
- P.O. Box 1748
- Austin, TX 78767
- (512) 854-9383
- UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND SERVICE
- Austin Energy Customer Care
Center
- (512) 494-9400
- City of Austin Water Utility
- (512)-494-9400
- FIRE CODE COMPLIANCE
- City of Austin Fire Department
- 4201 Ed Bluestein Blvd.
- (512) 974-0160
- AFD.Inspections@ci.austin.tx.us
- Fire Code Information
- Fire Department Inspection Information
- IMPORT/EXPORT PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS
- U.S. Export Assistance Center
- (512) 916-5939
- austin.office.box@mail.doc.gov
- Export.gov - U.S. Government Export Portal
- U.S. Import Administration
- Import Spotlight - U.S. Customs and Border
Protection
- Importing into the
United States
- STATE AND FEDERAL LABOR LAWS
- Texas Workforce Commission
- 1-800-832-9394
- employerinfo@twc.state.tx.us
- Texas Workforce Information for Businesses and
Employers
- U.S. Department of Labor
- elaws Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses
- 1-866-487-2365
- Contact elaws
- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
- OSHA Austin Area Office
- 1033 La Posada Dr. Suite 375
- Austin, TX 78752-3832
- (512) 374-0271
- (512) 374-0086 FAX
- OSHA Small Business Assistance
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
- 4616 W. Howard Ln. Suite 130
- Austin, TX 78728
- (512) 933-1899
- Workers' Compensation Information for
Employers
- ADA AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE
- ADA Business Connection
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- District Office
- Mockingbird Plaza II
- 5410 Fredericksburg Rd. Suite 200
- San Antonio, TX 78229
- (210) 281-7600
- An Overview of EEOC and Small Businesses
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Information for Employers
- 1-800-357-2099
- City of Austin Human Rights Commission
- Two Commodore Plaza
- 206 E. 9th St. 14th Floor, Suite 138
- Austin, TX 78701
- (512) 974-3251
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