This opportunity is designed for established small businesses, professional firms, corporations, banks, cities, EDCs, foundations, institutions, developers, and other regional partners seeking to:

Sponsorship may fit businesses that want to support the regional business community, reach relevant business audiences, contribute expertise or resources, and receive documented recognition and reporting.

• Professional-service firms

• Banks and financial institutions

• Corporations and major employers

• Cities and EDCs

• Foundations and Institutions

• Developers and property owners

• Regional service providers

• Established small businesses

• Recruitment of 50 applicants

• Selection of up to 25 businesses

• Business Readiness Reviews

• One first priority for each selected business

• One matched readiness pathway

• Focused action during October and November

• Provider support where required and available

• Progress checkpoints

• Evidence review

• Approved regional promotion

• December sponsor reporting

• Final Movement Report

Video, digital content, and live engagement may support the work. They do not replace the readiness process.

• Businesses reviewed and selected

• First readiness priorities identified

• Pathways used

• Provider matches accepted

• Required outputs completed

• Evidence accepted

• Businesses that moved forward toward readiness

• Businesses eligible for approved promotion

• Remaining provider and support gaps

• Delivery and cost findings

• Recommendations for the next cycle

Founding sponsorship may also support the video recording, production, and responsible release of useful regional content.

That content can help Access Dallas South:

• Extend readiness information beyond live events

• Preserve regional business voices

• Explain available support and opportunities

• Show verified business progress

• Build a reusable regional video and learning library

• Give approved businesses greater visibility

Video supports the readiness and movement process. It does not replace it.

COMPLETE FIRST CYCLE

Supports the connected readiness process from preparation through final reporting.

Preferred founding partnership

PRE-CYCLE LISTENING

Supports current business, provider, sponsor, and regional perspectives before activation.

PREPARE AND ACTIVATE

Supports recruitment, selection, readiness reviews, provider confirmation, and cycle setup.

60-DAY BUSINESS ACTION PERIOD

Supports focused pathway work during October and November.

VERIFY AND REPORT

Supports evidence review, sponsor reporting, and the final Movement Report.

APPROVED PATHWAY

Supports defined work within one of the six pilot pathways.

AUGUST 2026

Pre-cycle listening and sponsor preparation

SEPTEMBER 2026

Recruitment, selection, readiness reviews, provider confirmation, and activation

OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2026

60-day business action period

DECEMBER 2026

Evidence review, closeout, sponsor briefing, and Movement Report

JANUARY 2027

Possible public release of approved findings

• A defined sponsorship scope

• Documented use of funds

• Approved recognition and visibility

• Scheduled progress updates

• Aggregate participation and completion information

• Findings on recurring readiness needs

• Results connected to the funded cycle, stage, or pathway

• Final sponsor briefing

• Renewal, modification, expansion, or stop recommendation

• Control over participant selection

• Access to confidential business records

• Influence over pathway matching

• Influence over readiness or evidence decisions

• Guaranteed leads, customers, contracts, certifications, or procurement outcomes

• Control over final report findings

Support a defined business-readiness cycle that shows what was delivered, what businesses completed, what moved forward, and what should happen next.