The impact of the government shutdown is putting a Rio Grande Valley program that helps new businesses on hold.

E-bridge is home to the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, or BCIC. The organization helps entrepreneurs and businesses grow.

"There was so much more that I learned. I learned about myself, I learned in the way I communicate better," business owner Douglas Best said.

Best went through BCIC's Accelerator Program in the spring. His business, Urban Plants, creates liquid fertilizer from worm castes to help home gardeners.

"The end goal, obviously, is to put the ability for people to grow food in their house, on their wall, anywhere in the world, maybe even in space," Best said.

Best is just one of multiple entrepreneurs BCIC has helped. Their program helps businesse

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