WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

The “¡Échale Gas!” Small Business Workshops provide Southside small business owners and entrepreneurs with the opportunity to learn both the fundamentals and the latest trends for effective business development and management.
The workshops educate and connect participants with resources to support small business development, expansion, and retention.
Southside First conducts monthly, in-person and online, free small business workshops in strategic locations throughout San Antonio’s Southside, which includes City of San Antonio Council Districts 3, 4, and 5.
The programming is based on Southside First’s Community and Business Surveys conducted in the Quintana and Mission San Jose neighborhoods and in partnership with the St. Mary’s University Harvey Najim Center for Business Innovation and Social Responsibility.
In this page you can find information about “¡Échale Gas!” Small Business Workshops and about other programs and events in the community, in chronological order by date.
UPCOMING EVENTS
3rd Southside EXPO
JUNE 3, 2023
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Texas A&M
San Antonio
Room TBD

- Events calendar
To provide Southside small business owners and entrepreneurs with critical business training, Southside First collaborates with partners, including the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, LiftFund, LaunchSA, LISC San Antonio, the U.S. Small Business Administration, NALCAB, the University of Texas San Antonio Small Business Development Center, Palo Alto College, Texas A&M San Antonio and others. Our private sector partners are small businesses, banks, commercial realtors, engineers, architects, developers, and other professionals. Our community partners are the Mission San Jose and the Quintana Community Neighborhood Associations and multiple Southside neighborhood associations.
If you are a small business owner or an entrepreneur, come by our workshops and ¡ÉCHALE GAS!, and take valuable insights to grow your business. You will be given the microphone to introduce yourself and your business to the community. Also, if you want, your introduction will be featured in the video and posted in our YouTube channel with your logo and your contact information. This is a great way to get exposure at no cost to you while increasing your business’ digital presence.

2nd Southside EXPO
March 1, 2023
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
VFW Post 9186
650 VFW Blvd.,
San Antonio, TX 78223

1st Southside EXPO
January 21, 2023
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
American Legion Post 399
2628 Southcross Blvd.,
San Antonio, TX 78211

Southside First
Conchas & Café Breakfast PLUS
SBA Covid-19 EIDL
December 2, 2022
8:00 am- 10:00 am
Southside First EDC
2130 Southwest Military,
San Antonio. TX 78224

Port San Antonio
SAMSAT & AREA 21 TOUR
November 5, 2022
10 am – 11 pm
3331 General Hudnell Dr.,
San Antonio, TX 78226
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
October 13, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
1920 SW Military,
San Antonio, TX 78221
Building Permits
October 6, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
1901 South Alamo
San Antonio, TX 78204
Selling at Markets 101
September 23, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
TANDEM SAN ANTONIO
310 RIVERSIDE
San Antonio, TX 78210
Veteran Small Business Resource Panel
September 16, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
PEACE BY PIECE CONNECTION
4803 S. Flores St.,
San Antonio, TX 78214
Dealing with Difficult Times: Customers Engagement & Social Media Content Calendar 101
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
3134 Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214
Supply Chain Transportation in Today’s Turbulent Time
August 31, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
TANDEM SAN ANTONIO
310 RIVERSIDE
San Antonio, TX 78210
Cybersecurity in the Times of Covid
Thursday, August 11, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
AMEGY BANK
2334 SE Military Dr., San Antonio, TX 78223
Cost Containment Strategies: Dealing Better During Difficult Times
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
AMEGY BANK
2334 SE Military Dr., San Antonio, TX 78223
Southside Food & Beverage Panel: Resiliency, grit & how to deal with adversities.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
B&B SMOKEHOUSE, 2619 Pleasanton Rd., San Antonio, TX 78221
Proactive Strategies for Business Protection
Monday, June 6, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214
Government Contracts
Monday, May 2, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214
Cybersecurity 101
Friday, April 8, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Wittigs Office Interiors, 218 Avenue B Ste. 300, San Antonio, TX 78215
Intellectual Property 101
Monday, April 4, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214
Banking Relationships 101
Monday, March 7, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214
Marketing Optimization, Streaming & LaunchSA
Monday, February 7, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214
C.O.R.E. Talk: Finding and Buying Your First Commercial Property – What you Should Know
Monday, January 24, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio, TX 78214
Resources for Small Businesses in 2022
Saturday, January 15, 2022
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Mission Library, 3134 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio, TX 78214
