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Skills for Small Business

The program by Texas Workforce Commission provides up to $1,800 for new employees and $900 for existing employees, offering courses in various fields to improve business operations. Eligible employees include full-time, permanent workers making prevailing wage. Contact your college to apply!

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Skills for Small Business

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  1. Skills for Small Business Training Small Businesses in Texas! Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund 877.463.1777 (toll free) skillsforSmallBusiness@twc.state.tx.us www.texasworkforce.org/skillsforsmallbusiness

  2. The Basics • Targetsprivate for profit businesses that employs at least 1 & not more than 99 • The program pays tuition & fees up to $1,800 for new employees. • Up To $900 for existing employees, per 12-month period • New employees are those hired up to 12 months prior to application date • Select courses from catalogs for public community or technical colleges, or TEEX

  3. Workforce development Boards TWC also partners with 28 Workforce Development Boards located statewide to further assist businesses with solutions to its workforce needs.

  4. Who is Eligible? • Full-time, permanent employees W-2 • New or incumbent workers • Making the prevailing wage (College will check for you)

  5. What types of courses are funded? • Credit • Continuing Education • Online Training that improves your business’s operations!

  6. Sample Courses • Quickbooks • Microsoft & Windows 7 • Website Development • Workplace Spanish/ESL • Medical Coding • Business Administration • Accounting, Bookkeeping • Customer Service • Revit & CAD Drafting • Lean Manufacturing • Human Resource Management • OSHA & Hazmat Certification • Intro to Instrumentation • Diesel Mechanics • HVAC • Solar Thermal Installation • Electrical Certifications

  7. What’s not funded?

  8. How does it work? 1 2 $$$ 3

  9. Where do I Start? Contact your college First!

  10. Find your college’s course catalog

  11. Skills for Small Business APPLICATION

  12. ADDITIONAL GRANT RESOURCES • Skills Development Fund Grant (SDF) • Self Sufficiency Fund (SSF) • High Demand Job Training (HDJT) • Texas Industry Partnership (TIP) • Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) • Recruit Texas

  13. CONTACT INFORMATION Matt Sniadecki Program Analyst (512) 936-6404 Matt.Sniadecki@twc.state.tx.us skillsforsmallbusiness@twc.state.tx.us texasworkforce.org/skillsforsmallbusiness

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