Serving Up Sweet Success
Since 1986, Chef Julie Albertson has been serving tasty pies in Central Texas. Her sweet success has played a role in recognizing the company’s home location, the City of Kyle, as the Pie Capital of Texas. What first started as a business operating out of her home, the Texas Pie Company is now a full-service restaurant and a retail and wholesale pie bakery. In 2016, H-E-B recognized Julie’s pies as the year’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best Grand Prize Winner. In early 2020, the Texas Pie Company received the SBA San Antonio District Office Women Owned Small Business of the Year award.
SBDC SUPPORT
In 2017, Julie Albertson contacted the Texas State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for assistance to increase sales and find capital. When COVID-19 dealt an unhealthy serving of uncertainty, Julie reached Business Advisor Rex Steele to develop an action plan to keep her business open. The pandemic temporarily altered her business, but through Rex’s guidance, she was able to receive financial help via the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). Rex’s assistance included understanding the loan application, answering questions pertaining to the funds and knowing how to use those funds. Julie was successful in receiving government funding to assist her in maintaining her business.