Startup Tucson is a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing Southern Arizona’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through education, mentorship, and community-building programs, Startup Tucson helps founders, innovators, and small businesses launch, grow, and thrive. By fostering collaboration and providing resources, it creates opportunities for entrepreneurs to turn ideas into successful ventures and contribute to the region’s economic and cultural vitality.

TENWEST is Southern Arizona’s premier professional development event. Held annually in Downtown Tucson, it merges a professional summit and a festival, highlighting trends in technology, entrepreneurship, and creativity while empowering attendees to spark ideas, advance careers, and create lasting community impact. 

IdeaFunding is Southern Arizona's largest pitch competition and entrepreneurial conference.

The UA Center for Innovation serves scalable science & technology ventures to connect entrepreneurs with the people, places and programming they need to move ideas from concept to market. We serve the University of Arizona's faculty and researchers as well as community and global entrepreneurs.

The Arizona Innovation Challenge is Arizona's leading business plan competition — one of the largest in the country — is designed to advance innovation and technology commercialization opportunities in Arizona by helping early-stage ventures scale.

Combining the diverse skill sets of the individual partners with their desire to invest personal capital in attractive opportunities, Arch Partners help companies in the Southwest achieve success.

Arizona Capital Source is the only Arizona-based development company offering the SBA 504 program, as well as the SBA Community Advantage program, and close ties to our sister Community Development Financial Institution.

The ACA works to advance the overall economy of Arizona by recruiting out-of-state companies, helping existing companies to grow, and partnering with entrepreneurs to create new jobs and businesses in targeted industries.

This state agency registers your corporation or LLC.

ASBA is a membership organization dedicated to delivering entrepreneurs the resources required to prosper in an ever-changing marketplace.

The Arizona Technology Council is one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in North America, with over 850 members and growing.

Our diverse and innovative business solutions satisfy customer needs while providing access to a wide array of employment options for people with disabilities.

The Bioindustry Organization of Southern Arizona (BIOSA) supports the creation, operation, and expansion of life science enterprises and the commercialization of university research institute-based technologies in Southern Arizona. 

Blax Friday, Spotlighting Local Black Owned Businesses. The website features by category all of the Black Owned businesses here in Tucson. 

Located in the Main Library of the University of Arizona, CATalyst Studios connects people and technology in a space that welcomes everyone.

Canyon Angels is an non-profit angel investment group affiliated with Grand Canyon University focused on funding highly scalable startups.

CATALYST Creative Collective is a first-of-its-kind innovative space where culture, collaboration, and community intersect.  CATALYST combines over 14,000 square feet of flexible learning, performance, gathering, and maker spaces which highlight over 30 disciplines.

City of Tucson Small Business Program, is dedicated to assist any small business or entrepreneur within the city limits.

Chicanos Por La Causa is a multifaceted direct services organization, focusing on underserved communities.

The CF Campus provides a platform for collaboration that allows the nonprofit community to share their resources and ideas more efficiently and effectively, thereby maximizing their impact in the community. CF Campus provides opportunities for nonprofits to convene, collaborate, and grow with administrative offices and event spaces.

Community Investment Corporation is a nonprofit economic development organization, assisting organizations access the capital they need to grow. 

Tucson's community kitchen & culinary incubator offers licensed commercial kitchen space available to rent with by the hour.

CreativeMornings is the world’s largest face-to-face creative community.

DTP represents the interests of property owners and businesses in downtown Tucson, with the goal of making downtown the place people want to live, work, and play. 

5Lights partners with exceptional entrepreneurs and innovators in growing businesses to manifest their secret. Not Angels. Not Sharks. Not Consultants. Partners.

The Flinn Foundation is a privately endowed, philanthropic grantmaking organization looking to improve the quality of life in Arizona to benefit future generations.

The Arizona Chapter of Golden Seeds is an angel investment group focused on supporting female entrepreneurs, both through investment and mentorship.

Growth Partners Arizona is mission-driven Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that is committed to building an inclusive economy for local nonprofits and small businesses.

The Intellectual Property Clinic provides free legal counseling and services on IP matters to individuals, startups and small business having limited financial resources.

Joyful Jobs is a local, independent recruiting agency serving small-to-medium businesses and nonprofits with fast, flexible, affordable, and personalized hiring solutions.

A coworking location that offers private offices and flex space to all professionals. Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Provides free legal help for startups.

Local First Arizona is a business coalition that promotes a vibrant and sustainable Arizona economy by educating citizens about local business ownership, social equity, cultural diversity, environmental kinship, and collaboration.

MOMENTUM is a professional conference, organized by SAACA designed to propel creatives forward and foster a strong community of professional creative in Tucson.

An entrepreneurial program available to any undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Arizona to learn the principles of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Moonshot helps entrepreneurs build successful businesses and brands & ​we help cities looking to create entrepreneurship eco-systems.

NAWBO is an organization for women entrepreneurs that provides an outlet for women business owners across the country with a chapter based in Tucson, AZ

The City of Tucson Office of Economic Initiatives coordinates the City’s economic development programs for the purpose of attracting jobs and investment to the City of Tucson. It also offers local small business and entrepreneurial assistance and encourages workforce development in order to foster a long term sustainable and diverse local economy.

Optics Valley’s mission is to catalyze, convene and connect optics, photonics, astronomy and the supporting business interests throughout Arizona.

Pima Community College is a two-year college serving the greater Tucson metropolitan area at six locations throughout Pima County.  

CED is five departments working together to administer Federal, State and local funds, and oversee programs to improve economic development and tourism efforts in our region to develop a healthy economy.

Ranch House Media is a boutique media and event production agency in Tucson, AZ.

Pima JTED offers young people tuition-free Career and Technical Education programs online and in-person to gain professional certifications. 

Rio Nuevo strategically invests in public and public/private projects towards a shared vision for a vibrant Tucson city center by leveraging downtown Tucson's unique competitive advantage as the region's urban and cultural center.

The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, preservation and advancement of the Arts. SAACA strengthens the bonds between people, place, and purpose through collaborative, arts-driven experiences. Southern Arizona has long served as a hub for art and culture. 

SEED SPOT is an organization deeply rooted in the community. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting all social entrepreneurs creating a product, service, or technology that improves lives or makes the world a better place. 

SBDC helps launch, grow and sustain small businesses in Arizona  by providing free tools, training and one-on-one business counseling. 

Modeled after traditional "VC" pitch competitions, SVP Fast Pitch invites nonprofits once a year to compete with their three-minute pitch in front of a live audience for cash grants, prizes, and exposure to Social Venture Parners vast donor network. 

SALC is a group of senior business leaders working collaboratively with others to improve our economy and quality of life. Our members have a “greater good gene" and know that when the region thrives, their business or organization prospers. 

SCORE offers free business consulting and mentoring services to help you start or grow your business. 

Spoke Coworking is a hybrid-first coworking space in East Tucson

Startup Unidos is a community of binational believers. We span Southern Arizona and can be found on the ground, nurturing emerging companies, assisting in growing firms, building workforces of the future, and supporting partner organizations in reaching underserved pockets of the borderlands.

Sun Corridor Inc. is an economic development organization focused on bringing business investment to Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.

TLA ensures that technologies and innovations originating with UArizona researchers find meaningful application through patenting intellectual property and commercialization. 

Tech Parks Arizona, premier research park, bringing global advantage to business innovators through services and technology commercialization.

The L Offices in Tucson offers flexible private offices, coworking desks, and team suites designed for professionals seeking productivity and community, blending work, wellness, and networking in one dynamic environment.

The Post offers Full-Time and Part-Time Private Offices, Coworking and Dedicated Desk memberships,  Virtual Office Solutions, Meeting Rooms and Event Spaces as well as community and networking events for solo professionals, entrepreneurs, remote workers, freelancers, corporates and small business. 

The Town of Oro Valley enjoys its reputation as a place where businesses startup, expand, and most importantly, SUCCEED.

Tucson Business Networking (TBN) is a professional organization dedicated to fostering connections among local businesses and professionals in the Tucson area. Through a range of events and resources, TBN aims to support business growth and community engagement.

The Chamber promotes the success and growth of Hispanic businesses in Southern Arizona through education, networking, and advocacy.

The Gaymber promotes the success and growth of LGBT and allied businesses in Southern Arizona through education, networking, and advocacy.

Tucson Metro Chamber is a member-based business advocacy and economic expansion organization that represents more than 1500 businesses in Southern Arizona. 

Tucson Young Professionals is an organization that helps local young adults aged 21 to 45 through professional events, mid-career development and advocacy initiatives.

UA Venture Capital or UAVC, is a Tucson based investment fund designed specifically to help finance University of Arizona connected enterprises.

Venture Madness pitch compeition pits the most promising regional startups against one another in a live pitch, head-to-head competition.

Visit Tucson drives economic development by connecting visitors with their ideal travel and meeting experiences in Tucson.

Women’s Hackathon is a women-founded non-competitive, free hackathon, designed by and for women and allies. 

Xerocraft is a community-operated collaborative makerspace that provides access to a wide variety of tools, machinery, tech, and educational workshops. 

The Women’s Business Center of Southern Arizona (WBC) focuses on economic development by providing business training, 1-on-1 coaching, and technical assistance designed to accommodate the varied needs of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small businesses in Southern Arizona. Annually, we serve 1000 small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

xTucson is a peer-led community of big thinkers in and around Tucson all working towards the singular goal advancing the region as a whole.