Lamar University Small Business Development Center

The Lamar University Small Business Development Center will be closed March 11–13 for Lamar University’s Spring Break. Our team will be back in the office Monday and ready to help you move your business forward.

Ready to get started while we’re away? Go ahead and complete your registration here:
https://sbdc.uhbauer.org/reg.aspx?mode=counsel¢er=71080&subloc=0

We can’t wait to connect and help you start, grow, and strengthen your business.

Save the date, Southeast Texas entrepreneurs

The Amazon Web Services AI Pitch Competition is coming to Beaumont, and the Lamar University SBDC is proud to host this exciting event in partnership with Predictif, nClouds, and AWS.

Innovative startups and small businesses will have the opportunity to pitch their AI-powered ideas and compete for up to $50,000 in AWS Partner Funding.

📅 March 31, 2026
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM CST
📍 Lamar University
5091 Rolfe Christopher Dr
Room 113, CICE Building
Beaumont, TX 77705

Whether you are building with AI, exploring cloud solutions, or just getting started, this is an event you do not want to miss.

More details coming soon. Stay tuned and start preparing now.

🔗 https://shorturl.at/Us5ew

Great event by Lamar University Venture Center!

We were glad to support Real Estate to Enterprise: The Entrepreneurial Edge and see such a strong turnout of 45+ attendees and excellent speakers.

Thank you to The Venture Center for hosting and to all of the speakers who shared valuable insights on finance, scaling systems, ownership mindset, and branding & marketing.

We also appreciate the sponsors and partners who helped make this event possible, as well as everyone who attended and engaged in the conversation.

Events like this strengthen our local entrepreneurial ecosystem, and we’re always happy to support opportunities that help businesses grow.

***NEW DATE*** ***MARCH 31ST*** ***Registration still open***

Have an AI-powered idea or solution? Pitch it for a chance to receive up to $50,000 in AWS Partner Funding.

📍 5091 Rolfe Christopher Drive, Lamar University, CICE Building. Beaumont, TX

This competition is ideal for startups, small businesses, enterprise teams, nonprofits, and researchers looking to scale AI-driven innovation.

👉 Apply now:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZB4my-Oq8EiYrMYqKQMc-e_LMto5MWVBjoKHB3shd1dUMDQzODFXVzlSSEpCNERaRkRMRFNQTldFQy4u