{"id":4417,"date":"2018-08-19T23:58:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T23:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/still-austin-success-story-west-texas-am-small-business-development-center\/"},"modified":"2018-08-19T23:58:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T23:58:06","slug":"still-austin-success-story-west-texas-am-small-business-development-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/business\/still-austin-success-story-west-texas-am-small-business-development-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Austin Success Story &#8211; West Texas A&amp;M Small Business Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CnlcZTlWgt4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chris Seals started the first bourbon distillery in Austin, Texas since Prohibition. Now they are the largest whiskey facility in the entire state. Chris wanted Texas to have a voice in the world of whiskey and has crafted products that represent the culture of Austin. However, he doesn&#8217;t just include the urban area as part of Chris&#8217;s culture hails from West Texas. Having a family and living in Amarillo allowed Chris to visit the SBDC to help him with a business plan and networking with angel investors. As with most small business owners, he stays busy! Going back and forth between the Amarillo and Austin is both a challenge and a privilege and helps influence the new Texas whiskey.<\/p>\n<p>West Texas A&#038;M Small Business Development Center<br \/>\n701 S. Taylor  Ste 118<br \/>\nAmarillo, TX 79101<br \/>\n806-372-5151<br \/>\nwww.wtsbdc.com<\/p>\n<p>Our vision is to build a culture of entrepreneurship by providing innovative education, expertise, and encouragement to business owners, entrepreneurs, and community partners.<\/p>\n<p>We like to sit down with clients, or prospective business owners, and engage in one-on-one consulting sessions. Training, business plan writing, market research, and help with securing a loan are among the key services we provide. Aside from providing legal counsel and tax assistance, there\u2019s hardly anything we can\u2019t do to help your business.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Still Austin Success Story &#8211; West Texas A&#038;M Small Business Development Center<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Still+Austin+Success+Story+-+West+Texas+A%26M+Small+Business+Development+Center&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Still Austin Success Story - West Texas A&M Small Business Development Center - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6637b1d6a8804c278d0e6051d8c580d8&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fwhy-continued-development-growth-of-texas-a-m-s-receiver-corps-will-determine-2024-success%2Far-AA1o6q4B&amp;c=2153411417955130735&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy continued development, growth of Texas A&amp;M\u2019s receiver corps will determine 2024 success\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s always at least one position group that gets highlighted before the season as one that could make all the difference for a team by the time kickoff comes. 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