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    The UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center offers space with a focus on servicing our clients by providing the necessary tools and resources to start or grow their new or existing ventures.

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About eBridge

The eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization is mobilizing the next generation of entrepreneurs and equipping them with the skills and resources they need to create jobs, access capital, and scale commercially.

The eBridge Center is focused not just on tapping into the human capital of our community or commercializing scalable businesses, but establishing entrepreneurial equity in developing and advancing an open and inclusive ecosystem for all entrepreneurs.


Programming 

• Startup Texas
• Business Incubation
• Kaufman FastTrac
• 1 Million Cups
• Spark Events
• Community Ignite Events
• Sponsor-A-Young Entrepreneur
• Women Entrepreneurship Program

Amenities

• Co-working space
• Private offices
• Shared offices
• Training rooms
• Conference room
• Furniture


Community and Partners

"This is exciting because of what it represents for our city. It represents innovation, it represents going into the future with a different mindset, what we feel our city will be going forward." -Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez, (Rio Grande Guardian)

"eBridge will have two floors. The first floor will house a business incubator, the UTRGV’s Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, and a Brownsville Chamber of Commerce extension office. It possibly may also be the home of office space where private investors can meet with small businesses seeking capital. The second floor will include space where business startups can office temporarily. Young industrial and technical companies can also use areas to use equipment in testing new ideas." -Ricardo Cavazos, Valley Business Report Reporter

"The bridge Center is being developed thanks to a partnership between the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, the City of Brownsville, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, the Lower Rio Grande Valley Economic Development Council, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the U.S. Small Business Administration, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center." -Ron Whitlock, Rio Grande Guardian Reporter

"We are excited about this project. It is going to be a state of the art facility that will enhance technology and entrepreneurship in the Valley. We will be using our own incubation membership to really focus on bringing all the technology available within the building to showcase what some of our members are capable of doing." -Linda Ufland, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization Center Director (Rio Grande Guardian)

"The eBridge Center will be a business incubator that provides the next generation of entrepreneurs with the skills and resources they need to be able to access capital, scale up commercially and create jobs, and help young companies be "better versions of themselves." -Michael Limas, Brownsville Community Improvement Board Chairman (The Brownsville Herald)

"The project is the product of years of collaboration by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, City of Brownsville, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, Lower Rio Grande Valley Economic Development Council, U.S. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Small Business Administration, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center. The renovation of the building is made possible through EDA and BCIC grants." -Steve Clark, The Brownsville Herald Reporter

eBridge Center Partner Logos -  Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, the City of Brownsville, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, the Lower Rio Grande Valley Economic Development Council, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the U.S. Small Business Administration, UT-Rio Grande Valley, and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center.

Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center


Location

1304 E Adams St, Brownsville, TX 78520
Email: ecc@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-4119
Phone Alt: (956) 882-4120

Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

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