Texas SBA Reports & Reviews

Texas SBA Reports & Reviews (2)

Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Texas SBA Does Not Exist

I lost $950 to be "certified" as a Woman owned business. The reasoning being that they could then get you on a list and be able to submit quotes on jobs within the state of Texas. It is a farce. The address for this Texas SBA is stated as 100 Congress Ave., Austin. I just went there this morning. They are not at the Ryan building. Nor are they at 111 Congress across the street. They don't exist. Someone has this website up, and people go through this "process" of applying and sending in that so important fee, and you get some email that has a make believe certificate. I have called numerous times 512.201.2827 and a machine answers that all agents are busy. Leave your name and number and someone will call back. No one does. I try and send emails, and they don't help you at all. Just sends an email that says I need to send to [email protected] Any email to [email protected] also doesn't get a response. People, save your money don't send these clowns anything. They are scammers. No wonder they said no walk ins, heck, there isn't an office to walk into! what a fool I was.

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Total money lost $475
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

THIS IS A SCAM: I wanted to be certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBA), so I googled it and was directed to an official looking website called Texas SBA®. I assumed they were a part of the government’s Texas Small Business Association when, in fact, they are not. There is no government agency called the Texas Small Business Association, but when you go to their website, it looks like a government agency. The true place to submit a MBE application is on the HUD website, which is free. , The Texas SBA® website looks very similar to the HUD website. I suppose that is part of what makes it look legitimate. Where they make their money is by charging you $595.00 for something that is free from HUD.

Reviews on Google can be phony since they are not questioned. I don’t trust them, but if you check out the ScamPulse.com reviews, you can read what the Texas SBA® is doing to people. On the BBB, the Texas SBA® were never rated above one star and has a ScamPulse.com business rating of F. I gave them one star only because the ScamPulse.com review page wouldn’t allow me to give zero stars or negative numbers.

HOW THE SCAM WORKS: You go to their website, which has an “Application For Minority Owned Business Certification”. You fill out a short questionnaire about your company and pay them $595.00. They hope you don’t know this is a free service from the Government. I never filled out an MBE application before, so I didn’t know.

Hidden in the “Terms and Conditions”, is a statement that says the money is non-refundable. I started to collect the required documents and quickly discovered what they were up to. I contacted them via email requesting a refund, and they responded with an email which said, in summary, no refunds, and they will sue me personally if I attempt to file a chargeback on my credit card. They also said they will put our company “… on the Texas SBA® Banned Companies List prohibiting your company from future commercial engagement with our agency for all government agencies and companies to verify.” They have nothing to do with HUD or any government agencies. It is a lie. They were simply trying to intimidate me into giving up.

They also threatened to sue me and the company for “Breach of Contract” which they cannot do. In order for a contract to be legal it must have valuable consideration . That means one party to the agreement provides something in return to the other. For example, I will sell you something if you give me money. In the case of Texas SBA®, they don’t have an enforceable contract because I gave them money and they did nothing in return, certainly nothing of value. Obviously, they are hoping I will walk away and let them keep the money, which I will not do. At the time, they charged me $495.00 for their lack of service. I noticed they now charge $595.00. $495.00 is certainly not enough to make the trouble worth it, but it is not about the money. It is about doing what is right.

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