eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization

05/22/2026

eBridge will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day. Members may still visit using their access cards. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the holiday!

04/21/2026

Join us for the ribbon cutting of Blueprint Lab, a new prototyping space at the eBridge Center, created through the collaboration of BCIC and UTRGV and designed to support entrepreneurs, students, and innovators across our region.

Blueprint Lab offers capabilities in 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC machining, CAD design, and a hands-on maker workspace, providing the tools and environment to turn ideas into working prototypes.

Save the date!

📅 Tuesday, May 5, 2026
⏰ 11 AM
📍 eBridge Center (1304 E. Adams St.)

04/02/2026

“If I could describe eBridge in one word, it would be opportunity.”

Steve Perez of Velox keeps coming back to that word: opportunity. His business works in software, AI, coding, and data integration, and he started with a goal of helping local companies, especially those in import and export.

What he values about eBridge is the steady flow of people, events, and conversations. One week it might be a new contact. Another week it might be a business lead. Either way, something always seems to open up.

Watch the spotlight, then learn more about eBridge: https://ebridgecenter.com/

03/24/2026

Muchas personas en Brownsville tienen la idea, la pasión y las ganas... pero no saben cuál es el siguiente paso. La eBridge Business Academy existe exactamente para eso.

Registrate: https://bcic.us/businessacademyES

En 7 semanas aprenderás los fundamentos reales de los negocios: cómo validar tu idea, conocer a tus clientes, construir tu propuesta de valor y prepararte para lanzar. Todo de manera práctica, con mentores locales que han pasado por lo mismo que tú.

Y lo mejor: es un programa gratuito impartido por UTRGV ECC, gracias al patrocinio de BCIC.

📅 Del 1 de abril al 20 de mayo
🗓️ Sesiones los martes de 4 a 7 p.m.
📍 eBridge Center | 1304 E. Adams St., Brownsville

Lugares limitados. ¡Aplica hoy!

03/20/2026

Years ago, Julio Johnson was dealing with the same problems a lot of small business owners in the Valley run into: limited resources, limited support, and a lot to figure out on his own.

“Nothing in life is given to you, but there’s plenty opportunity out there.”

Now, through TS Technology Solutions, he helps inventors, founders, and companies turn product ideas into physical products.

“eBridge is providing that platform, that opportunity, those networking events to have those conversations with key people that can improve a particular part of my business.”

He describes eBridge as a place where growth happens naturally through conversations, mentorship, community outreach, and the chance to build real relationships with people who understand business firsthand.

Watch the spotlight, then learn more about eBridge: https://ebridgecenter.com/

03/14/2026

2026-04-24, Brownsville, TX

03/13/2026

Thank you so much to Jolie Petite for generously catering our third birthday celebration on Wednesday with free pastries and coffee! We're lucky to have amazing neighbors here in Downtown Brownsville who give back to the area in such kind and thoughtful ways.

And we love that this is yet another full circle moment for eBridge, too: Jolie Petite has participated in multiple eBridge programs like eBridge Business Academy (formerly Blueprint Business Program), taught by UTRGV Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center, and is among many success stories to come out of the BIG Grants program run by Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation.

Curious about what eBridge and our team can do for you?
Check out www.ebridgecenter.com;
Learn about BCIC's small business resources like grants and loans at www.brownsvillecic.com;
Then read more about what UTRGV's Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center ("ECC") offers at https://www.utrgv.edu/ecc/

03/12/2026

“Chocolate is always going to be my main ingredient.”

Grace Botello is the owner of Choklet, and she’s been baking since she was six. She started selling at 16, and now at 20 she’s taking things up a notch, moving from selling to customers to working with other businesses too!

Her goal is simple: when you hear or see “Choklet,” you already know. You’ve seen it, you’ve tried it, you get it.

Grace comes to eBridge for the people side of building, the events, the conversations, and the connections that help you move faster when you’re growing a business.

Watch the spotlight, then learn more about what eBridge can do for you and your business: https://ebridgecenter.com

03/11/2026

03/09/2026

🎂 ¡Estas son las mañanitas...!

Happy birthday to us! eBridge is turning 3, and you're invited to the celebration this Wednesday, March 11, at 9 a.m.

Over these three years, we have had nearly 150,000 visits, many of which turned into members and are now familiar faces around here.

This is an event for longtime regulars and those curious about what eBridge has to offer.

Remember, Wednesdays are open house at eBridge; you’re free to bring your laptop and work from here the rest of the day.

See you soon!