"Transforming vision into reality,
business by business."®
Services Cooperative Association delivers products, services, information and training that enhance the growth, efficiency and profitability of client companies.
"The Group for Growth."®
For
starting, expanding,
relocating or acquiring
a business in Houston
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The Co-Op is a self-funded, independent, not-for-profit, cooperative
association of business owners, former
business owners, and future business owners - an educational,
sales, marketing, business development, mentoring, incubation and support organization
for the start-up/early
stage/emerging entrepreneur.
Click here
to learn about The Co-Op Advantage!®, here to learn
the facts about free business consulting, here to learn the facts about
business plans
and here to learn
the facts about tax-funded competition.
Having recognized that perceived needs of beginning businesses are significantly
different from the bottom looking up than from the
top looking down, in early 1977,
The Co-Op commenced original
research in start-up business development, entrepreneurial education, and emerging
business assistance in order to accurately identify and supply all
the required advancement components for early stage entrepreneurs, resulting in Co-Op companies having won
virtually every award for growth in Houston. Some nationally
and some even internationally and they continue to do so
today.
Since 1983, The Co-Op has conducted a weekly business development breakfast,
the oldest in the United States, to train early stage entrepreneurs in the experiential
skills necessary for successful business advancement.
The Co-Op specialty is business incubation for service companies, where The Co-Op provides the environment, resources, education and methodology to accelerate business growth.The Co-Op is proud sponsor to Houston's first and Texas' oldest business incubator, founded the first Womens Business Center in the nation and established First Houston Small Business Seed Capital Fund. All totally without gifts, grants, donations, contributions or public funding.
You can be anywhere in the country and participate in the incubator programs because we were also first in the nation with remote/virtual access.
The Co-Op has been "on the web" since August 21, 1991, with a presence exceeding 800 pages. Click on any of the links below to learn more of what The Co-Op can do for you. We don't enable. We EMPOWER! |
Sign up for "EntrepreNEWS" here.
Have Questions?
For
comprehensive information
and services for incubator
operators, owners, sponsors,
and developers,
go here.
For the
complete turnkey startup program
for your business in Houston, click here.
To establish a business development Co-Op
in your city, go here.
Columbus took a chance and discovered a new world.
(He also took only experienced seafarers to guide him.)
CHOOSE EXPERIENCE and
discover there is a whole, new world awaiting you.
C. Dean Kring
Director of Research
Business/Career Mentor
Economic
Development Advisor
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