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Build Up Houston is a comprehensive, seven month program designed to increase the capacity and success of small businesses in the construction service industry with doing business in the City of Houston. Build Up Houston utilizes curriculum provided by Interise, a non-profit organization, focused on helping established small business owners take their companies to the next level for continual growth and success. Interise has an award-winning curriculum that was developed and refined by working hand-in-hand with small business owners and national business experts. Interise has established themselves as a proven leader in educating and training established business owners to grow their businesses.
==Program==Construction industry expertsIn 2014, business peers, and instructors provide insights, strategies, motivation, and accountabilityThe University of Houston partnered with the Houston Office of Business Opportunity to launch the first ever Build Up Houston program. It’s an interactive format, where you get Build Up Houston is a seven-month program designed to aid construction companies in working with the toolscity of Houston. Small business owners, know-hownonprofit organizations, and confidence other national business experts developed this curriculum to take help small businesses in construction develop the next step. During that timenecessary skills for working with the government, you can expect to learn about: <br />Business Development Strategies <br />Strategic Planning<br />Estimating and Bidding<br />Finance prime these businesses for continued growth and Financial Management<br />Bonding and Insurancesuccess. Marketing and Sales<br /> Human Resources<br />Accessing Capital<br />Government Contracts<br />
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===Criteria=Activities==Applicant must be The cost of participating in the owner or co-owner program is $1500. This provides enrollees with a 7 month curriculum, comprised of 42 hours of class time held every other Tuesday, CEO mentoring group time, and other elements of program time. Part of business<br />Business must be certified with the City of Houston (MWSBEcurriculum includes strategic planning, DBEestimating and bidding, PDBEaccess to capital, ACDBE)<br />Business operating and project management. For a minimum full list of three years<br program details, please see Build Up Houston's [http:/>Business has a minimum of four employees<br />www.houstontx.gov/builduphouston/ class description page].Business has a minimum of $250,000 annual revenue<br />Business must be in the construction industry<br />[[category:Public]]
