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    1983
  Founded the nation's first business and professional cooperative for entrepreneurial education and conclusively demonstrated to academia that entrepreneurship could be taught.
     1984
  Sent delegates to the Texas State Entrepreneurship Education Conference where one was appointed coordinator for the Greater
Houston Area Entrepreneurship Education Steering Committee.
    1985
  Founded the first small business incubator in Houston, the Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC), which houses start-up
and emerging companies. The EDC became Texas' oldest business incubator.
    1986
  Sent delegates to the White House Conference on Small Business where one was elected Vice Chairman of the Texas Delegation
and another was co-author of a resolution that became law.
    1987
  Received a Mayoral Proclamation for graduating Houston’s first company from a business incubator.
    1988
  Sponsored the "First Houston Entrepreneurship Awards" for organizations fostering small business growth in Houston and
became the first Charter Incubator of the Texas Business Incubator Association.
    1989
  Sponsored the “First Houston Small Business Seed Capital Fund” to provide financial assistance to startup and early
development stage companies.
    1990
  Founded the Womens Business Center (WBC), the nation’s first incubator for women.
    1991
Founded the Software Business Center (SBC), the first business incubator for software developers and computer-related
companies and formed the Incubator Self-Sufficiency Group (ISSG), an economic development service bureau for
incubator managers and developers.
    1992
Founded the Product Development Center (PDC), a business incubator for inventors, investors, new  product commercialization
and technology transfer.
    1993
   Founded the International Business Center (IBC), the first business incubator for international  services.
    1994
   Sponsored the first "Tribute to Houston's Entrepreneurial Community" recognizing outstanding entrepreneurial leadership in
Houston and created the nation's first Certified Business Incubators for the Texas Business Incubator Association in
the "Beta Project for Certification, Efficiency and Curriculum Development."
    1995
   Houston host incubator for the U.S. Information Agency - Institute of International Education International Visitors Program
and recognized "Houston - Emerging Business Capital of the World!"
    1996
    Received a Mayoral Proclamation for sponsoring "Entrepreneurial Community Tribute Day, July 3, 1996," sent delegates
to the Texas Governor's Conference on Small Business where one was co-author of a resolution for legislation to prohibit public/private competition.
    1997
    Created the "Building Your American Dream" educational program for business owners, founded the Health-Medical Enterprise
Center (H/MEC), a business incubator for health-care product and services.
    1998
    Received a Certificate of Recognition from Houston City Council for the “15th Annual Houston Business Breakfast” bringing
together the diversity of the Houston Community.
    1999
   Received a Mayoral proclamation signifying July 7, 1999, as “Services Cooperative Association Emerging Business Day.”
    2000
    Recognized by the National Business Incubation Association as “An industry leader and pioneer in business incubation” and
“One of Houston’s Core Entrepreneurial Groups” by the University of Houston-Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
    2001
    Received the "Gold Star Award” from the Greater Houston Area Better Business Bureau, nominated for the Annual Innovation
Award  by the NBIA and received a Mayoral proclamation “July 3, 2001 as Services Cooperative Association Day."
    2002
   Created the “Small Business Hospitality Program” to assist small business owners from other countries in acclimating
to the Houston business environment.
   2003
    Celebrated 20 years as “Houston’s Emerging Business CrossRoads” with national recognition and sponsored the First Annual
“Holiday Gift Exchange” for the Houston Networking Group Federation.
    2004
    Received a Mayoral Proclamation for sponsoring “Houston Heroes Day” recognizing organizations empowering Houston
emerging business owners.
    2005
    Sponsored the 16th Annual Entrepreneurial Workshop “Entrepreneurial Excellence” recognizing Houston’s
entrepreneurial independence.
    2006
   Invited by the People's Republic of China to speak at the formation of the Women Entrepreneurs Association in China. (declined)
    2007
   Sponsored the online Women’s Business Assistance Forum by and for women business owners.
    2008
   Commenced the process to make small business certification more expedient and presented a certificate of appreciation
by Texas Governor Rick Perry.
    2009
   Commenced Start A Business Mall on the World Wide Web and Open 24/7 in Houston.
   2010
   Commenced Women Entrepreneurs Unite World and presented a certificate of appreciation by the United States
Small Business Administration.
    2011
   Commenced Master Mind Focus Groups for women business owners and resurrected Houston Proud.
    2012
    Exceeded 3,000,000 annual hits on the website.
    2013
   Commenced  Save The Dome Project as a Residency Business Incubator and presented a certificate of appreciation by
Texas Governor Rick Perry.
    2014
   Mayor Annise Parker proclaims January 8th as “SCA’s 31st Annual Economic Forecast Day.”
    2015
    Commenced Cooperative Office Building Project.
    2016
   Mayor Sylvester Turner proclaims January 6th as “SCA’s 33rd Annual Economic Forecast Day”
    2017
    Recognition that Co-Op Associate Companies have won virtually every award for business growth in Houston,
some nationally and some even internationally.
    2018
   Ranked “The #1 New Business Development Group In Houston” by Houston Proud and presented
a certificate of appreciation  by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
    2019
    Mayor Sylvester Turner proclaims March 14th as Services Cooperative Association 36 Years of Service Day.

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