Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Name of UC | Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center |
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Location | 10201 South Padre Island Drive, Suite 100 Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 |
EDA Regional Office | Austin |
Year One | 2018 |
Contact | Shawn Elizondo, Assistant Director ([email protected]) |
Principal Investigator(s) | John Gamble, [email protected], 361-825-3535 |
Website | http://cbbic.tamucc.edu/ |
The Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center (CBBIC), a part of Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi (TAMU-CC) and an EDA-University Center, seeks to expand the entrepreneurial capacity of the Coastal Bend region as well as the long-term economic recovery and resilience of this region following Hurricane Harvey. As in the past, the Center will continue to empower the entrepreneurial ecosystem by 1) providing technical assistance and mentoring to both residential and affiliate member clients; 2) delivering high-impact community education on business related topics, and disseminating economic and business data to the general public; 3) connecting the business community with the faculty and students at TAMU-CC through the Business Services Network; and 4) providing high-impact outreach to communities in the Coastal Bend region. Business formation programs include the incubation, acceleration and soft landing functions in regards to both resident and affiliate clients.