Small Business Connect
Empowering Entrepreneurs. Elevating business. building community.

​About the program

Small Business Connect (SBC) is a signature initiative of the Temple Chamber of Commerce that equips entrepreneurs and small business owners with the tools, training, and networks they need to grow and succeed.

Launched in 2023, SBC serves as the Chamber’s primary platform for small business development—connecting local enterprises to practical education, data-driven insights, and meaningful relationships.

​Through innovative partnerships and community collaboration, SBC champions the success of Temple’s small business community, the backbone of our regional economy.

What You'll Gain

Education & Empowerment
Access expert-led seminars, workshops, and resources designed to help you operate more efficiently and strategically. Learn how to interpret your financials, build a marketing plan, and access capital to grow your business.
Data-Driven Decisions
Use modern tools to make smarter business choices. Through SizeUp Temple, you can benchmark performance, identify customers and suppliers, and uncover new opportunities—all using hyperlocal market data.
Connections
SBC connects entrepreneurs to people, partners, and possibilities. Every program, event, and conversation is designed to help you build relationships that matter, while also connecting the dots across the Chamber’s powerful network of resources. Whether you’re looking for a collaborator, a trusted service provider, or guidance on the next step for your business, SBC creates pathways that make it easier to find the right connections, right when you need them.
Celebration & Visibility
Your success deserves recognition. SBC celebrates small business achievement through features, spotlights, and storytelling that highlight growth, innovation, and leadership in the Temple business community.

Strategic Alignment

Small Business Connect supports the Temple Chamber’s mission to lead with bold vision, advocate for business success, and deliver value-driven resources that strengthen Members and the regional economy.
This program advances key priorities of the Chamber’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan by:
  • Expanding educational access for entrepreneurs
  • Strengthening cross-sector collaboration
  • Modernizing business support through digital innovation
  • Amplifying the Chamber’s role as an indispensable community resource

Program sponsors & partners

​SBC is made possible through the partnership and support of Meta, Extraco Banks, McLane Intelligent Solutions, and McLane Company, along with community collaborators including Temple College, Rotary Clubs of Temple, City of Temple, SBA, SBDC, and SCORE.