Grow your Business.

A comprehensive ecosystem that supports all entrepreneurs creating ventures, fostering innovation, and boosting resiliency.

Apply for our 2023 Cohort.

We support entrepreneurship.

  • The Innovation TX ecosystem is a consolidation of all fundamental resources needed for entrepreneurs to learn how to grow a venture. Entrepreneurs are expected to become prepared to deliver the best possible pitch for investment and identify commercialization opportunities to scale a business.

  • Entrepreneurs will receive training, mentorship, and access to capital from skilled professionals and certified organizations. All participants that complete our Incubation programming or our Acceleration programming will be eligible to participate in the Innovation TX Demo Day for a opportunity present a business pitch amongst individuals that are ready to provide funding for your venture.

  • All programming will take place in McAllen, Texas and your venture must be located in McAllen, Texas. Our programming could not have been made possible without our partners, such as the City of McAllen.

  • Demo Day is our culminating event where we celebrate entrepreneurship in South Texas and have our ventures present their pitches to investors, lenders, and other similar stakeholders with an opportunity to win a portion of a $300,000 fund.

  • Innovation TX is a product of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and is proudly supported by the City of McAllen, the McAllen Economic Development Corporation. Our supporters include a variety of like-minded organizations with a mission to support the development of entrepreneurship in the community and region.

It’s that simple.

Ideation

Strengthen your management and entrepreneurship skills and receive the support you need to start and grow a business. Offered in both English and Spanish.

Incubation

Create and test your product or service through incubation programming. Learn about what it takes to scale-up a business, commercialize, and innovate.

Acceleration

Fine tune your business operations with the support of industry-specific mentors and counselors in order to prepare you for your next capital injection.

Our programming.

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KauffMan FastTrac®️

McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Conference Room
1200 Ash Ave.
McAllen, Texas 78505

Now what do you do with the idea? You could start a business – but could you start a viable business? Find the answer with Kauffman FastTrac®.

Kauffman FastTrac® is a flexible course with a proven framework to help support you as you start a business and begin your journey on the road to success.

Ideation P1

McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Conference Room
1200 Ash Ave.
McAllen, Texas 78505

Interested in launching a viable business with the ability to scale-up through commercialization and innovation programming? Apply for our Ideation P1 cohort and learn how to take your idea from inception to reality.

Whatever the industry may be, Ideation P1 prepares entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to thrive and grow.

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