

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Starting Strong: How to Launch a Business and Leverage Local Support | Galveston County SBDC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for this session as we walk through the essential steps for launching a business, including planning, compliance and early decision-making. You will hear from local partners, including the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce and the La Marque Economic Development Corporation, on how their resources, connections and incentives support business growth. Leave with a clear path for next steps, key contacts and the confidence to move forward.

Highlights:
✅ Key steps for starting a business correctly and efficiently
✅ Common startup pitfalls and how to avoid them
✅ How the Chamber of Commerce supports visibility, networking and growth
✅ Economic Development Corporation programs, incentives and resources
✅ Connect with and leverage local partners strategically
✅ A clear action plan to move from idea to execution

This session is intended for anyone who has an idea for starting a business and for those who have been in business for less than two years. 
 
Presenters:
? Tim Culp, President, Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce
? Alex Getty, Executive Director, La Marque Economic Development Corporation
? Amy Reid, Director, Galveston County &amp; San Jacinto College SBDC

?️ FREE Registration: https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=15782
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/la-marque/starting-strong-how-to-launch-a-business-and-leverage-local-support-|-galveston-county-sbdc/200029627569401
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.sbdc.uh.edu/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=15782&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=la+marque-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: La Marque
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: La Marque Public Library
- **lat**: 29.370489
- **long**: -94.971608
- **full address**: La Marque Public Library, 1011 Bayou Rd,La Marque, Texas, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network (https://allevents.in/org/texas-gulf-coast-sbdc-network/14847068)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** La Marque Public Library, 1011 Bayou Rd,La Marque, Texas, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Texas Gulf Coast SBDC Network
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Starting Strong: How to Launch a Business and Leverage Local Support | Galveston County SBDC ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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