Entrepreneurial Resources

Daniel Elijah Vargas, Attorney specializing in Employment and Business Law.  Other Business Law Areas include: Workplace Injury and Employment Law, Business Formations, Business Litigation, Employment Contracts, Non-Solicitation or Non-Compete, EEOC Complaints, Separation or Severance Packages, Small Business Consulting The Vargas Law Office – where hard work and perseverance breeds success!

Centrally located in the City of Weslaco, The Center for Innovation and Commercialization (CIC) is transforming the Rio Grande Valley by serving as the regional entrepreneurial hub for both the Lower and Upper Valley.

The big idea competition is a shark tank-like event that is open to aspiring entrepreneurs in the RGV where participants have the opportunity to pitch their business ventures for a chance to win seed money.

The Data and Information Systems Center (DISC) at The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley can help. DISC specializes in data and information systems. With its professional staff, resources, and experience, DISC is your source for data, research, impact analysis, and maps.

The Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center’s (ECC) mission is to assist entities and entrepreneurs to develop and expand their venture through education. ECC serves as a real life entrepreneurship laboratory for the University and the community where entrepreneurs can collaborate to take advantage of opportunities and create value through business incubation, networking, funding opportunities, and research in today’s global environment.

The process for developing and moving a new technology out of the University and into a commercial product requires input from both intellectual property (IP) and business professionals to understand the scope and value of any new technology. This process is iterative, and success requires the creator’s involvement well beyond the lab or workstation. Our office is here to help all parties navigate the process.