Homepage | Contact | Site Map | Search | EntrepreNEWS 

C. Dean Kring, Director of Research

Executive Director of Services Cooperative Association, Director of Research for the Centers (Entrepreneurial Development, Womens Business, Software Business, Product Development, International Business, Start-Up, Residency, Virtual and Incubator Self-Sufficiency Group), President and CEO of Emerging Business Centers, Inc.

In 1976, after 15 years in "Corporate America," Mr. Kring chaired a private industry committee in order to determine future standards and forecast new methods for hydrocarbon exploration.  At that time he made the correlation that our nation's greatest energy resource was its entrepreneurial energy, not hydrocarbon, nuclear, solar, wind or water.  Consequently, he started an independent research and consulting practice in entrepreneurial education for emerging companies to minimize the loss of national resource that occurs when companies go out of business before adding positive energy of employment and tax contributions to the economic mainstream.  During this process, he defined the methodology to have emerging companies grow faster and stronger with significantly less expenditure of startup capital.  The methodology is called business incubation.  Mr. Kring "is recognized by the National Business Incubation Association as an industry leader and pioneer in business incubation" and is credited with having the first emerging business development practice in the United States. A few recommendations.

Since 1977, a partial listing of related activities include:

• Co-founder - Small Business Council - Houston Chamber of Commerce, '77;
• Outstanding Toastmaster - Sharpstown Club 2243 - Toastmasters International, '77;
• Editor - "Small Business News" - Houston Chamber of Commerce, '77;
• Winner - "Table Topics" Contest - Sharpstown Club 2243 - Toastmasters International, '77;
• Chair Education Committee - DECA, VOE and Career - Alief Chamber of Commerce, '77;
• Winner - Fall Speech Contest - Sharpstown Club 2243 - Toastmasters International, '77;
• Co-Author - "Guide to Business Networking" - Small Business Council -  Houston Chamber of Commerce, '78;
• President - Sharpstown Club 2243 - Toastmasters International, '78:
• Commenced a privately funded study on "Why Small Service Businesses Fail" and  began the design of a "Business Development Methodology On Factors For Startup Business Success"  '78 to '84;
• Outstanding Club President - District 56 - Area 2 - Toastmasters International, '78;
• Contributing Editor - Small Business Issues - Small Business Council - Houston Chamber of Commerce, '79 to '83;
• Co-Author -  "Small Business Development Through Business Networking" - Small Business Council - Houston Chamber of Commerce, '82;
• Founder - Services Cooperative Association from a Houston Chamber of Commerce economic development research project ('79 to '82) on networking groups, to demonstrate the broader issue of entrepreneurial self-development and entrepreneurship education, '83;
• Notable 1983 presentations included SCORE Houston.
• Steering Committee - Houston Business Group - Houston Chamber of Commerce, '82 to '87;
• Coordinator - Greater Houston Area Entrepreneurship Education Steering Committee - Texas Education Agency under the U.S. Departments of Education and Commerce Joint Program "Promoting Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship Education and Training", '84;
• Chair - First Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '84;
• Chair - A.C.E. Award - The National Exchange Club - Houston Chapter, '84;
• Chair -  Training Needs Assessment - North Harris County College Business and Industry Council, '84,
• Co-Chair - Special Task Force - "Effective Business Incubator Development Methodology" - State of Texas, '84 and '85;
• Notable 1984 presentations included the Texas Association of Post-Secondary Occupational Education, Deans and Directors on "Private Sector Perspectives of Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It Is Possible."
• Chair -  Second to Fourth Annual Entrepreneurial Workshops - Houston Chamber of Commerce, '85 to '87;
• Founder - Entrepreneurial Development Center, Houston's first small business incubator (now Texas' oldest) -  SCA, '85;
• Introduced "Co-Working Space" to the National Business Incubation Association, '85;
• Founder - First Advisory Board For Business Incubator Clients in the U.S., EDC, '85;
• Chair - Economic Development - North Harris County College Business and Industry Council, '85;
• Notable 1985 presentations on "Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It is Possible" included the Houston Economic Development Council and National Association of Women Business Owners.
• Vice-Chair - Texas Delegation - White House Conference on Small Business, '86;
• Co-Chair - Innovation and Development Issues - White House Conference on Small Business, '86;
• Co-Author -  "Guide to Advisory Board Members,"  - EDC, '86;
• "First Ever Damn Good Award" - SCA, '86;
• Notable 1986 presentations on "Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It is Possible" included the Houston Public Library Neighborhood Information Center Librarians, Houston Community College Business Students, and National Tooling and Machining Association.
• Co-Recipient - Mayoral Proclamation - "Graduating The First Company From A Small Business Incubator - Houston, '87;
• Co-Author -  "Guide to Business Mentors," - EDC, '87;
• Notable 1987 presentations "Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It is Possible" included Houston Community College Central Campus, American-Arab Business and Professional Association and Bellaire/SW Houston Chamber of Commerce.
• Co-Author -  "First Annual Houston Awards for Promotion of Entrepreneurship," '88;
• Fifth to Seventh Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '88 to '90;
• Notable 1988 presentations on "Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It is Possible" included Houston Community College Central Campus, The University of Houston Center for Applied Technology and The University of Houston College of Business Administration.
• Co-Founder - First Houston Small Business Seed Capital Fund,'89;
• Vice Chair - Texas Business Incubator Association, '89;
• Chair of Education - Texas Business Incubator Association, '89;
• Co-Chair - "Second and Third Annual Houston Awards for Promotion of Entrepreneurship," - SCA, '89 and '90;
• Interim Coordinator - Federation of Houston Networking Groups, '89;
• Led the design of development programs for the Womens Business Center, the first small business incubator for women in the U.S., '89;
• Introduced "Residency Business Incubation" to the National Business Incubation Association, '89;
• Notable 1989 presentations on "Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It is Possible" included the U.S. Small Business Administration Region VI.
• Chair Education Committee - Texas Business Incubator Association, '90 to '92;
• Notable 1990 presentations included the California Business Incubation Network.
• Led the design of development programs for the Software Business Center, the first small business incubator for software developers in the U.S., '91;
• Visiting panelist - MIT Forum of Houston, New Venture Clinic, '91, '94 to '98, 2009 and 2010;
• Co-Chair - Network 100 Committee "Houston Business Breakfast Benefiting "First Houston Small Business Seed Capital Fund," '91 to present;
• Invited by the Soviet Association of Women Business Owners on a Entrepreneurship Lecture Tour through Russia, '91 (declined);
• Organizational Task Force - Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas, '91;
• Nominee for Honorary Doctorate in Entrepreneurial Education by Texas Business Incubator Association, '91;
• Notable 1991 presentations on "Entrepreneurship Education - Yes, It is Possible" included the National Business Incubation Association and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce.
• Led the design of development programs for the Product Development Center, the first small business incubator for inventors in the U.S., '92;
• Led the design of development programs for the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society, '92;
• Notable 1992 presentations included the Entrepreneurs' Association and The Dover Club..
• Nominee - Kauffman Foundation "Entrepreneurship Educator Of The Year," '93;
• Chair Nominating Committee - Texas Business Incubator Association, '93 to '96;
• Overall Planning Committee and Interim Chair Legislative and Educational Programs - Texas Conference on Small Business, '93;
• Led the design of development programs for the International Business Center, the first small business incubator for international business in the U.S., '93;
• Beta Project Leader - "Efficiency, Certification and Curriculum" - led the design of development programs for the first Certified Business Incubators in the nation - Texas Business Incubator Association, '93;
• Notable 1993 presentations included the Texas Business Incubator Association.
• Economic Development Committee - Spring Branch Association, '93 and '94;
• Chair Education Committee - Beta Project Leader - "Efficiency, Certification and Curriculum" - Texas Business Incubator Association, '94 to '99;
• Small Business Development Task Force - Imagine Houston Project, City of Houston, Office of the Mayor, '94 and '95;
• Host Business Incubator - International Visitors Program - Institute of International Education, '94 to 2000;
• Entrepreneurship Education Committee - Houston Community College System, '94 and '95;
• Presented Honorary Doctorate "Entrepreneurial Education" by the Texas Business Incubator Association, '94; 
• Interim Coordinator - Greater Houston Area Task Force - White House Conference on Small Business, '94;
• Nominee - Greater Houston Partnership "Augustus C. and John K. Allen Award for Entrepreneurship," '94;
• Nominee - Greater Houston Partnership "Sam Houston Award for Community Service," '94;
• Nominee - Greater Houston Partnership "Jesse H. Jones Award for Business Leadership," '94;
• Nominee - Kauffman Foundation "Entrepreneurship Educator Of The Year," '94;
• Led the design of development programs for the Startup Center, the first small business incubator for virtual companies U.S., '94;
• Notable 1994 presentations included the Houston Entrepreneurs' Forum.
• Houston Entrepreneurial Community Outstanding Participation Award, '94, '96 and '97;
• Houston Finance Advisory Council - Small Business United of Texas, '94 to '96;
• Chair - Issues Committee - Greater Houston Area Task Force - White House Conference on Small Business, '95;
• Chair - Public/Private Competition Sub-Committee - Greater Houston Area Task Force - White House Conference on Small Business, '95;
• Founded - Incubator Self-Sufficiency Group, '95;
• Notable 1995 presentations included the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
• Vice-Chair - Texas Business Incubator Association, '95 and '96;
• Chair of Education - Texas Business Incubator Association, '95 and '96;
• Houston Task Force - Small Corporate Offering Registration, '95 and '96;
• Houston Issues - Governor's Conference on Small Business, '96;
• Texas Task Force - Small Business Equity Capital Investment Fund, '96;
• Co-Author - Unfair Competition Resolution - Governor's Conference on Small Business, '96;
• Co-Recipient - Mayoral Proclamation for "Entrepreneurial Community Tribute Day - July 3rd, 1996";
• Notable 1996 presentations included the Texas Governor's Conference on Small Business.
• Chair - Texas Business Incubator Association, '96 to '98;
• Planning Committee "Fifth Biannual Texas Small Business Day - February 12, 1997";
• Led the design of development programs for the Health-Medical Enterprise Center, the first small business incubator for the healthcare industry in the U. S., '97;
• Chair - Eighth Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '97;
• Houston Legislative Issues Advisory Council - Small Business United of Texas, '97.
• Notable 1997 presentations included The Academy Association (graduates of the U.S. Military Academies), The Society of Women Engineers and The Small Business Capital Access Association.
• Chair - Ninth Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '98;
• Steering Committee - Houston Technology Center, '98,
• Spring Branch Redevelopment Association, '98 and '99;
• Houston Focus Group - Community Reinvestment Act - Office of the Controller - State of Texas, '98;
• Certificate of Recognition - Houston City Council, '98;
• Notable 1998 presentations included The Houston Reveille Club and Memorial Women's Business Team.
• Economic Development Committee - Houston West Chamber of Commerce, '99;
• Co-Recipient of Mayoral Proclamation for "Services Cooperative Association Emerging Business Day, July 7, 1999";
• Chair - Tenth Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '99;
• Notable 1999 presentations included the American Cash Flow Association.
• Board of Directors - Spring Branch Redevelopment Association, '99 and 2000;
• Chair - Eleventh Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, 2000;
• Certificate of Recognition - "Eleventh Entrepreneurial Workshop" - City of Houston, 2000;
• Advisory Board - Spring Branch Redevelopment Association, 2000 and '01;
• Board of Directors - Houston Proud, 2000 to '04;
• Chair - "18th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2001 Economic Forecast" - SCA, 2000;
• Notable 2000 presentations included Prairie View A&M University Office of Research and Development, Texas Chamber of Electronic Commerce and National Association of  Mobile Health Professionals.
• Steering Committee - Women's Empowerment Center,  '01;
• Received the Gold Star Award - Greater Houston Area Better Business Bureau, '01;
• Nominated Annual Innovation Award - National Business Incubation Association, '01;
• Chair - Ways and Means Committee - Women's Empowerment Center,  '01;
• Co-Recipient of a Mayoral Proclamation for "Services Cooperative Association Day - July 3rd,"  '01;
• Award - "Outstanding Leadership in Keeping Houston Emerging Business Capital of the World" - SCA, '01;
• Chair - 12th Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '01;
• "Inspiration Award" - Women Achieving Independence & Financial Success, '01;
• Chair - "19th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2001 Economic Forecast" - SCA, 2001;
• Notable 2001 presentations included the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce.
• Advisory Board - Spring Branch Revitalization Association,  '01 to '05;
• Emerging Business Council - Greater Houston Partnership, '02 to '06;
• Chair - "20th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2003 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '02;
• "Star Patron Award" - Women Achieving Independence & Financial Success, '02;
• Notable 2002 presentations included the Commercial Real Estate Network.
• Chair - "Houston Business:  Starting - Expanding - Acquiring, SCA's 20th Anniversary Celebration" - SCA, '03;
• "Business Associate of the Year" - WINGS Chapter American Business Women's Association,  '03;
• Economic Issues - Blueprint Houston Initiative, '03.
• Co-Chair - "21st Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2004 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '03;
• Notable 2003 presentations included the American Business Women's Association.
• Chair - Texas Business Incubator Association, '04 to '06;
• Co-Chair -  Annual Spring Trade Show, - SCA, '04;
• Recognized as a "Houston Hero" - SCA,  '04 to '14;
• Chair - 15th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '04;
• Co-Recipient - Mayoral Proclamation for "Houston Heroes Day," '04;
• Chair - Board Development Committee - Houston Proud, '04 and '05;
• 5 Year Dedicated Service Award - 1st Wednesday Luncheon, '04;
• Chair - 21st Annual Boofest For Charity - SCA, '04
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '04;
• Chair - "22nd Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2005 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '04;
• Board of Directors - Spring Branch Revitalization Association, '05 to '08;
• Co-Chair - 16th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '05;
• Chair - Annual Boofest For Charity - SCA, '05;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '05;
• Co-Chair - "23rd Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2006 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '05;
• Invited by the Chinese government to present at the formation meeting of the Chinese Women's Entrepreneurship Association, '06 (declined);
• Economic Development Committee - Emerging Business Council - Greater Houston Partnership, '06;
• Co-Chair - Annual Spring Trade Show, - SCA, '06;
• Co-Chair - 17th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '06;
• Chair - Annual BooFest For Charity - SCA, '06;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '06;
• Co-Chair - "24th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2007 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '06;
• Named "A Houston Business Icon" by Houston Networking News, '06;
• Notable 2006 presentations included the Houston Entrepreneurial Club.
• Co-Chair - Annual Spring Trade Show - SCA, '07;
• Co-Chair - 18th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '07;
• Co-Founder - Women's Business Assistance Forum Online - WBC, '07;
• Chair - Annual BooFest For Charity - SCA, '07;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '07;
• Co-Chair - "25th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2008 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '07;
• Notable 2007 presentations included the Women's Business Assistance Forum Online.
• Houston Technology Champion - Houston Technology Center, '08 to '10;
• Emerging Technology Council - Economic Development Committee - Houston Technology Center, '08 to '10;
• Co-Chair - Annual Spring Trade Show - SCA, '08;
• Co-Chair - 19th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '08;
• Chair - Annual BooFest For Charity - SCA, '08;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '08;
• Co-Chair - "26th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2009 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '08;
• Notable 2008 presentations included the NAFTA Delegation - Office of the Governor.
• Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship - Rice University, '08 to '10;
• Star Member - U of H SBDC, '08 to '11;
• Co-Chair - One Form Certification Process - SCA, '08;
• Founder - Start A Business Store/Mall - SCA, '09;
• Co-Chair - Open 24-7 in Houston - SCA, '09;
• Co-Chair - Annual Spring Trade Show - SCA, '09;
• Co-Chair - 20th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '09;
• Executive Committee Chair - "Business Tip of the Month" - Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum, '09;
• Outstanding Contribution Award - Minority Enterprise Development Week, '09;
• Patron - MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas, '09 and '10;
• Chair - Annual BooFest For Charity - SCA, '09;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA '09;
• Director - "27th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2010 Economic Forecast" - SCA, '09;
• Director At Large - Gulf Coast Mensa - '09 to '11;
• Notable 2009 presentations included Houston Baptist University Entrepreneurship Students; Texas Association of Licensed Investigators; Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum, Women's Business Assistance Forum.
• "First Ever Enrollment Award" - SCA, '10;
• Founder - LunchBreakBiz - SCA, '10;
• Founder - Women Entrepreneurs United - WBC, '10;
• Founder - Women Entrepreneurs Unite World - WBC, '10;
• Director - Annual Spring Trade Show - SCA, '10;
• Director - 21st Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop - SCA, '10;
• Chair - Annual BooFest For Charity - SCA, '10;
• Houston Summit For The Creative Economy, '10;
• Business Plan Judge - InnerChange Freedom Initiative, '10;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA '10;
• Host Committee - Ambassadors' Club 14th Annual Toys-For-Tots Soiree', '10;
• Director - 28th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2011 Economic Forecast - SCA, '10.
• Notable 2010 presentations included Central Senior Manager's Group - Houston First Baptist Church, SCORE - Houston Chapter, Women's Business Assistance Forum, Houston Entrepreneur Bar Camp, Downtown Houston Lion's Club, 1st Wednesday Luncheon.
• Commenced the resurrection of Houston Proud - '11;
• Co-Founder - Bayou Walk - '11;
• Director - Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '11;
• Charter and Lifetime Membership - MyndHyve, '11;
• Director - 22nd Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop,  SCA, '11;
• Co-Founder - Master Mind Focus Groups For Women Business Owners, WBC, '11;
• Director - Annual BooFest For Charity - SCA, '11;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '11;
• Director - 29th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2012 Economic Forecast - SCA, '11;
• Notable 2011 presentations included Houston Business Executives, Women's Business Assistance Forum.
• Director - Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '12;
• Director - 23rd Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop and Houston Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '12;
• Recognized as a Houston Hero for Startup Center Business Incubator - '12;
• Director - Annual BooFest for Charity - SCA, '12;
• Director - Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '12;
• Director - 30th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2013 Economic Forecast - SCA, '12;
• Notable 2012 presentations included Office of the Governor, State of Texas Mexico Office,  Women's Business Assistance Forum, Central Senior Manager's Group - Houston First Baptist Church,
• Top 1% Most Viewed Profile - LinkedIn, '13;
• Founder - Residence Incubator, first in the world -  SCA, '13;
• Director - 30th Anniversary Celebration honoring Houston's Consular Corps - SCA, '13;
• Director - Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '13;
• Co-Author - Proposal to Save the Astrodome - SCA, '13;
• Director - 24th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop and Houston Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '13;
• Director - Annual BooFest for Charity - SCA, '13;
• Director - 31st Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '13,
• Producer - Jingle Mingle Charity Breakfast - SCA, '13,
• Producer - Bring in the New Year Charity Breakfast - SCA, '13,
• Producer - 31st Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2014 Economic Forecast - SCA, '13;
• Notable 2013 presentations included Office of the Governor, State of Texas Mexico Office; The After Hours Network; Artists Alive And Well, Houston CrossRoad$, Bistro Collaboration.
• Producer - 31st Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2014 Economic Forecast - SCA. '14;
• Producer - 32nd Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '14;
• Producer - 25th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop and Houston Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '14;
• Producer - Annual BooFest for Charity - SCA, '14;
• Producer - 32nd Annual Fall Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '14,
• Producer - Jingle Mingle Charity Breakfast - SCA, '14,
• Producer - 32nd Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2015 Economic Forecast - SCA, '14;
• Notable 2014 presentations included Houston CrossRoad$, Women's Business Enterprise Alliance,  Office of the Governor, State of Texas Mexico Office.
• Producer - 33rd Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '15;
• Producer - 26th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop and Houston Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '15;
• City of Houston - Office of Business Opportunity Disparity Study, '15;
• Producer - Annual BooFest for Charity - SCA, '15;
• Producer - Jingle Mingle Charity Breakfast - SCA, '15,
• Notable 2015 presentations included Houston CrossRoad$, Office of the Governor, State of Texas Mexico Office.
• Producer - 33rd Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2016 Economic Forecast - SCA, '16;
• Producer - 34th Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '16;
• Producer - 27th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop and Houston Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '16;
• Notable 2016 presentations to date: included Houston CrossRoad$, Office of the Governor, State of Texas Mexico Office.
• Producer - 34th Annual Houston Business Breakfast and Year 2017 Economic Forecast - SCA, '17;
• Producer - Jingle Mingle Charity Breakfast - SCA, '17;     
• Notable 2017 presentations: Houston CrossRoad$.
• Producer - 35th Annual Houston Heroes Business Luncheon and Year 2018 Economic Forecast - SCA, '18;
• Producer - 35 Years of Service to Houston Celebration - SCA, '18;
• Producer - 36th Annual Spring Trade Show & Business EXPO - SCA, '18;
• Producer - 36th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop and Houston Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '18;
• Producer - Annual BooFest for Charity - SCA, '18;
• Producer - 36th Annual Fall Trade Show & B2B EXPO - SCA, '18.
• Notable 2018 presentations: Houston CrossRoad$.
• Producer - 37th Annual Houston Year 2019 Economic Forecast - SCA, '19;
• Producer - 36 Years of Service to Houston Celebration - SCA, '19;
• Producer - 37th Annual Houston Entrepreneurial Heroes Luncheon - SCA, '19;
• Notable 2019 presentations: Houston CrossRoad$.
• Producer - 38th Annual Houston Year 2020 Economic Forecast - SCA, '20;
• No major events conducted because of Covid restrictions;
• Producer - Total Services Portal for startup and early stage companies - SCA, 2023
  
  Authored articles, lectures, workshops and seminars on small business incubators, entrepreneurial development and entrepreneurship for associations, business, civic, educational groups and students - third grade to post graduate, '77 to present, including the dissertation "Entrepreneurship Can be Taught" for a doctoral program in entrepreneurial education. Mr. Kring uses the successes of his client companies - which have won virtually every award for growth in the city of Houston, some nationally and internationally - as proof of his theories and is considered a leading expert in self-sufficient public and private sector business incubation programs as economic development tools for both job creation and wealth generation. (See Services Cooperative Association.) Mr. Kring is frequently called upon as the keynote speaker for educational groups concerned with entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial development and emerging business assistance as a means of economic development and is the most tenured owner/operator/manager of a business incubator in the National Business Incubation Association. He has been called upon as an economic development consultant, globally, in projects ranging from hiring and training of executives and staff to project conception, planning and implementation. Look for the books "Extraordinary Attention to Clients" and "Working with Gifted People."
  
  See some endorsements here.
  
  A few benchmark accomplishments:
  Demonstrated to academia that 1.) entrepreneurship could be taught and 2.) the most capable teachers were the successful entrepreneurs from within their own communities who had boot-strapped their ventures.
  Demonstrated to the government that 1.) women were starting businesses at a faster rate than men and 2.) were seeking the "hand up" and a "level playing field" and not the "hand out" or "charity."
  Demonstrated to the incubation industry that 1.) small business incubators could be self-funded and remain self-sustaining entirely without public funding, grants, gifts, contributions or donations and 2.) significantly accelerated business growth by making a variety of resources, assistance and experts conveniently available from within one environment.
  
  Notable quotes:
  "Those who truly serve, lead."
  "Entrepreneurship is color blind."
  "A mentor moves you forward, faster."
  "You can't teach  what you don't know."
  "Never confuse education with intellect."
  "When we have a vote, we have a voice."
  "Charity is the bane of entrepreneurship."
  "Be short on promises and long on delivery."
  "Business incubators accelerate business growth."
  "Building a successful business is not a spectator sport."
  "There are no glass ceilings in Entrepreneurial America."
  "If you could do it by yourself,  you'd already be doing it."
  "Accountability extends well beyond financial statements."
  "Life is about choices and sometimes there are no easy ones."
  "Never accept personality as a replacement for performance."
  "Our greatest energy  resource  is our entrepreneurial energy."
  "Creating change is vastly more rewarding  than accepting it."
  "Some windows of opportunity  are but brief moments in time."
  "Business success is having fun, making money and doing good."
  "The best way to advance your career is to manage your career."
  "When all the world leaders are women, there will be no more wars."
  "Do what you love and let your passion show in the result you produce."
  "A bird in the bank account is worth more than two in the business plan."
  "Those who are employed by the  bureaucracy comprise the bureaucracy."
  "Too much government is vastly more harmful than too little government."
  "Action can only be achieved when you allow your faith to overcome your fear."
  "When we focus on "what's not," we lose all possibility of creating "what can be."
  "Entrepreneurship is an experiential discipline. To teach it, you must be able to do it."
  "Business incubators provide entrepreneurial engineers to build successful businesses."
  "The art of entrepreneurship continually befuddles the science of business administration."
  "The health of our free enterprise system is determined by the vitality of our emerging businesses."
  "When you are skilled, those who buy on price are not your market. Those who buy on results are."
  "Better to spend your time thinking of what you should do rather than what you should have done."
  "Some people continually overcome life's difficulties while others are continually overcome by them."
  "There is no force so powerful as a group of like-minded women who are bonded in common purpose."
  "Every incredible thing being accomplished now was totally impossible at some previous point in time."
  "It is regrettable when our government uses our tax dollars to knowingly compete with our businesses."
  "There are two forms of education - that learned in the classroom and that gained in the process of life."
  "Economic development is where someone comes and spends money with you rather than someone else."
  "You don't learn to ride a bicycle by reading a book - you learn to ride a bicycle by getting on the bicycle."
  "The essence of entrepreneurship is to find a niche, make sales, manage to profits and repeat the process."
  "Women process information, assess risk, utilize support systems and demonstrate team playing skills uniquely."
  "Coming up with new ideas is the easy part. Making them work is the hard part and that's where business incubators excel."
  "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, teach teachers. Those who can't teach teachers, teach business plans."
  "Endeavor to live your life in such a manner so that if you were sent back to do it again, the only thing you would change was living longer."
  "Being happy is a choice. Being successful is a choice. Being honest, diligent and returning something to your community are not choices. They are responsibilities."
  "There are those who will attempt to convince you that you must learn everything there is to know about electricity before you can successfully operate a light switch. Their mantra is 'business plan.' "
  "An effective business incubator provides the resources, environment and methodology to accelerate business growth and creates more resources than it consumes."
  "More than anything else when working with early stage entrepreneurs, is to keep them mindful of things to be done, knowledgeable of how to do them, and motivated to get them completed."
  "There exists within some people an inherent quality; an entrepreneurial exponent. With it, the likelihood of business success is dramatically increased. Without it, all the government funded small business development resources in the world won't yield a successful business."
  "To be successful in your venture, no matter the nature of the venture, you must first believe in yourself and your vision. When you can believe in yourself, you can trust yourself. When you can trust yourself, you can trust other people. When you can trust other people, you open up an entirely new resource mix."
  
  

Mr. Kring serves as Advisor, Professional Development Consultant, Mentor, Business Coach and Guide to individuals, managers and chief executives of both not-for profit and for-profit enterprises and business incubators, small and large. For non-professional activities, Mr. Kring's interests range from being Charter Member #2 of the Houston MG Car Club (founded 1971) to membership in Knife and Fork Club (founded 1953) and American Mensa (founded 1951).    

 For information about Mr. Kring appearing as the speaker for your group, please click here or contact the business office
at (713) 932-7495 x 12 or send email to: Booking Office.

"Mr. Kring's presentation at our annual conference was educational, entertaining and inspiring."
California Business Incubation Network

For immediate response about the  Structured Development Methodology for incubators,
resident companies and entrepreneurs, send e-mail to: Emerging Business Centers

"Entrepreneurship spoken here!"

What can we do for you?

Services Cooperative Association
Houston, Texas 77055
713-932-7495 x 1
email: service@servicesca.org
Skype: dean.kring

For more information about this site, contact:  Yvonne A. Ybarra ~ a Womens Business Center Graduate Company.

A few of the awards and letters of appreciation given.

© 1983-2023 Services Cooperative Association. A not-for-profit cooperative association of independent businesses. All rights reserved ®  
Site hosted by The Aldridge Company - FastTech 50 Company 2009, 2010 & 2011 - Fast 100 Company 2015, 2016 & 2017 
HBJ "Best Place To Work" 2012 & 2013 - Inc. 5000 each year 2010 to 2017 - FastTech 25 Company 2015 - Website graphics provided by Hardlight Media