HPD Westside Divisional P.I.P. Meeting, Jan. 16
Looking forward to seeing you there.
HPD Citywide PIP Meeting, Jan. 14
For the month of January, our program presentation topic will be: Human Trafficking The Houston Police Department’s vice division will present on the topic of Human Trafficking. Exposing the reality of the second largest criminal enterprise in the world. WHERE: 1602 State St. (Auditorium) Houston, Texas 77007 Free parking at location, and across the street [...]
SBA Newsletter
Join the largest veteran-focused business plan competition in the country. DATE: APRIL 16–18, 2020 APPLICATIONS OPEN: NOVEMBER 11, 2019 APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 3, 2020 Open to ventures from across the country with a veteran founder and equity holder who is actively involved in running the company. Now in its 6th year, the Veterans Business Battle [...]
Caribbean Chamber of Commerce: Business Meeting and Networking, Jan. 10
Join us on January 10. Learn more at www.caribbeanchamber.org
HITDC: Doing Business with Mexico Speaker Series
Panel discussion covering Health & Manufacturing Industries, Export Opportunities, and Legal Stucture
What Growing Up in an Alief Tailor Shop Taught Me About Being Texan
By Nathan Hoang, Texas Monthly A reflection on family and home, on the heels of my parents retiring from their longtime business. Almost 45 years ago, the shores of Vũng Tàu were lined with dinghies. In them were people just trying to get to international waters, in hopes that other nations’ ships could bring them [...]
TexAsia: Lunar New Year Houston 2020 – Year of the Gold Rat
Free Admission. February 1-2 at the Viet Hoa Center.
Quarterly Alief Networking Breakfast: Chat and Chew
Dear Friends and Business Partners, Leaders of the Alief Community Association, Inc, have organized regular quarterly networking breakfasts for the past (11) eleven years. We have made networking opportunities available that motivate businesses to talk to other businesses and we have encouraged large businesses to do business with smaller businesses. We have been very successful [...]
The International District’s Gordita Hotspot Since 1993
Ismael Leon grew up in the family restaurant business in Houston. “My parents put a crib in the Taquerias El Charro office for me when I was a baby,” he laughs. Now, as co-owner of two Taquerias El Charro locations with his mother, Maria Victoria Leon, Ismael plans to remain firmly rooted in what his [...]
Giving Art a Home in Alief
By Christina Autry On a sunny, 65° day, spectators meandered around (and into) the blue shipping container, better known as Alief Art House, sitting on the field beside the Alief Spark Park. A wall on the inside of the container was papered with portraits and quotes by local residents, who all responded to the question [...]
