If you live near a state line, please look for tax workshops, meetings and seminars in nearby cities of the bordering state.


Houston Community College (HCC) entrepreneurial workshops

HCC is hosting several entrepreneurial workshops and if you’re a small business owner you’ll want to attend. Various topics will be discussed such as e-file, hiring employees vs contractors, home office use, payroll management, tax scams and more. IRS Stakeholder Liaison will also be speaking at each workshop, and time will be allotted for Q & A.

Location for each workshop: Houston Community College - Felix Fraga Campus, 301 N. Drennan St., Felix Fraga Building, Room 360, Houston, TX 77003

Registration: Please visit the Houston Community College Entrepreneurial event website for all workshops (2025 events will be posted soon).
Sponsored by: Houston Community College - Felix Fraga Campus


Small business workshop

This free workshop, offered every third Saturday of the month, aims to highlight the Gig economy's impact on small businesses. Registration is not required and parking is open to the public.

Topics:

  • Definition of a small business
  • Maintaining compliance as a small business
  • Importance of an EIN (employer identification number)
  • Entrepreneurial spirit

Registration: First come, first served. No registration needed. For more information, questions or additional help, contact Willie Perry by phone: 713-584-0317 or email: ouidahintlinc@yahoo.com.
Sponsored by: Shrine of the Black Madonna and Internal Revenue Service

Houston

Date: Every third Saturday
Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
Location: Shrine of the Black Madonna, 5309 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houston, TX 77021


Tax workshops

Tax workshops are offered in coordination with our partnering organizations. IRS provides small business materials for the workshops. For the dates, times, locations and topics, please refer to each location for contact and/or registration information.

Brownsville

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Corpus Christi

Contact: Monica Benavides; phone: 361-698-2422; email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

Edinburg

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Harlingen

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Kingsville

Contact: Monica Benavides; phone: 361-698-2422; email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

Mathis

Contact: Monica Benavides; phone: 361-698-2422; email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

McAllen

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Mercedes

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Mission

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu

Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Pharr

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; phone: 956-665-7535; email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Robstown

Contact: Monica Benavides; phone: 361-698-2422; email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center