{"id":342067,"date":"2026-06-19T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/342067\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:00:13","slug":"el-paso-county-launches-sba-support-initiative-for-mission-trail-small-businesses-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/342067\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County launches SBA support initiative for Mission Trail small businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso County has launched a new Small Business Administration support initiative designed to help businesses along the historic Mission Trail strengthen operations, expand marketing efforts, and access new growth opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The program, funded through the support of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and implemented in partnership with Revby and EFO Media, combines technical assistance and marketing services to help local businesses build long-term sustainability while benefiting from the region&#8217;s growing heritage tourism economy.<\/p>\n<p>County officials say the initiative will provide hands-on support to entrepreneurs through a series of workshops focused on business development, financial readiness, marketing strategies, online visibility, and access to capital.<\/p>\n<p>The program officially kicked off in early June with its first SBA Technical Assistance workshop, which introduced participants to SBA financing options, eligibility requirements, and strategies for improving business operations.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/el-paso-county-commissioners-to-hear-ascarate-park-bond-project-update-today?SRC=LINK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso County commissioners to hear Ascarate Park bond project update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workshop topics included access to SBA programs and financing tools, business documentation requirements, financial preparedness, and connections to technical assistance providers and community partners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy, and this program is designed to provide practical resources that help entrepreneurs grow and thrive,&#8221; organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming months, Revby and EFO Media will continue offering educational sessions covering a range of business and marketing topics. <\/p>\n<p>Planned workshops will include guidance on developing simple marketing plans, creating and optimizing Google Business Profiles, and using photography and video to enhance business promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The next workshop is scheduled for July 29 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Three Missions Brewery, located at 10179 Socorro Road in Socorro. <\/p>\n<p>Organizers hope the program will help businesses increase their visibility, strengthen operational capacity, and better position themselves to attract both local customers and visitors exploring the Mission Trail corridor.<\/p>\n<p>Revby, a certified minority-owned business headquartered in Boston with an office in Denver, specializes in delivering small business technical assistance programs for public agencies and economic development organizations across urban, rural, and tribal communities nationwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up <\/a>to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso County has launched a new Small Business Administration support initiative designed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-342067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}