Small Business Outreach Survey Take Survey Please complete this short survey to better help us understand the impact being felt throughout the community. This tool will help us gauge resources and support needed during this time of uncertainty and rapid change.

Once completed, WDC staff will be in touch with you to discuss the needs of your business/non-profit organization.

This survey takes approximately 5 - 10 minutes. COVID -19 Resources The WDC has compiled information to help small businesses access loans, grants, and resource partners. We will continually update this information as new resources become available.

Don't know where to start. Call the Westside Small Business Helpline (210) 598-8482. Learn More La Musica Mural The WDC is proud to support the restoration of La Musica Mural which celebrates legendary San Antonio Musicans.

As part of the effort, muralist David Blancas and muscian Patricia Vonne are hosting a bi-monthly zoom meeting/podcast over the history of each musician. Visit Website WDC 2020 Annual Appeal Donate Today
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GREATER. SAFER. TOGETHER:

FREE PPE Supply Kit

Thanks to the City of San Antonio and District 5, Westside Development Corporation has received 500 Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Kits to distribute to Westside small businesses.  Each kit includes one gallon of hand sanitizer, two face masks, a touchless thermometer and some helpful health and safety protocol fliers. By accepting the kit, business owners are taking the pledge to operate in a safe manner. Together, we will stay safe. Together, we will be greater than ever.

As Greater San Antonio business owners, we PLEDGE to:

  1. Use face covering
  2. Practice physical distancing
  3. Conduct temperature checks
  4. Provide hand sanitizer
  5. Follow CDC cleaning protocols
  6. Implement contactless payment when possible
  7. General COVID-19 awareness training for employees
    REPEAT!

Items will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis for businesses and non-profits with less than 25 employees who have not previously received a kit from the City of San Antonio, or any city-sponsored PPE distribution event. All registrants will be contacted individually to coordinate pick up or delivery.

Take the pledge and sign-up to receive your kit today!  Please use this link to sign up:

PPE Application - English
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oUR Mission

The mission of the Westside Development Corporation (WDC) is to foster economic development, promote the development and redevelopment of real estate within westside San Antonio, create viable urban communities, and preserve the character, culture and history of the Westside.

COVID -19 Programs

Small Business Task Force

Coalition designed to direct and assist local businesses impacted by COVID-19

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Access to Capital for Westside

Forgivable loans up to $5,000 for businesses impacted by COVID-19

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#SmallBizBingoSA Initiative

Encourages the support of small businesses while practicing social distancing

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Open Signs Campaign

FREE 24”x 36” ‘Open for Business!’ signs to westside businesses

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COMMUNITY Programs

La Musica de San Anto Mural Restoration 

This cultural and iconic Westside gateway is undergoing a restoration, led by David Blancas

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Big Sun Community Solar Equity Initiative

Provides low-to-moderate income residents an affordable path to solar panel ownership and reducing costs

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Westside Education and Training Center (WETC)

Secured and increased bond funding from $12 million to $24 million for a new state-of-the-art WETC campus

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La Printeria

Provides education and training for at-risk youth in the fine art print making

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WDC Gala

San Antonio’s number one outdoor gala recognizes Westside community leaders

Coming Soon

Basila Frocks

Real estate development investment of historic the Basila Frocks building

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SMALL BUSINESS

Westside Business Alliance (WBA)

 
We know that small businesses are essential to building robust communities and serve as cornerstones of a region’s cultural and economic fabric. Through a new initiative, the WDC will connect owners along target corridors in the Westside to create advocacy networks. These networks will empower owners to promote projects that positively impact their businesses and the larger communities.

WBA keeps the 750+ Westside businesses informed about development changes in the area to preserve and help them grow

Legacy Corridor Initiative

 
In partnership with City of San Antonio Council District 5, the WDC seeks to preserve our Westside Legacy Businesses by making them more resilient and thereby strengthening the overall economy.
 
Legacy Businesses are those that have been in businesses for 10 years or longer and serve a community function that goes above and beyond the simple sale of goods and services, they serve to support local culture and stability.

Near Westside Opportunity Zones

The City of San Antonio Economic Development Department (EDD) and the Westside Development Corporation (WDC) worked with Wendell Davis & Associates to develop the Near Westside Opportunity Zones Investment and Neighborhood Preservation Plan for census tracts 1701.02, 1106 and 1105. This encourages long-term investments in low-income, high-poverty communities through tax incentives.

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