"Recognized as an industry leader and pioneer in small business incubation" by the National Business Incubation Association and as "One of Houston's core entrepreneurial groups" by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and "Ranked the #1 new business development group in Houston" by Houston Proud! We grow companies, build careers and advance ideas!
May we assist with yours?
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A not-for-profit cooperative association of independent
business owners for market expansion, business development,
entrepreneurial education and professional growth.
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Co-Op companies have won virtually every award for business growth in Houston, some nationally, some even internationally.
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Come • Call • Click - Chat - Connect - We're here for you!
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Dear Reader,
Have you noticed that more networking group meetings are virtual these days?
When you attend a virtual meeting, be sure that you've confirmation with the host that you'll get complete contact information on everyone attending.
Why?
So you can do your follow-up, of course.
"The meeting is never completed until the follow-up is done."
And you'll have these people in your database so you can keep in touch.
Join us for breakfast any Wednesday - virtual or in person - and we'll send you complete follow-up information on everyone attending.
We've been doing this for years!
Successful regard$,
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Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Alignable and LinkedIn.
"The health of our free enterprise system is determined
by the vitality of our emerging businesses."
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Connect! ~ Learn! ~ Grow! ~ Prosper!
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Motivational Message:
"How to Influence Yourself"
Jerry Cooper~ Past Chairman, Services Cooperative Association
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Featured Speaker:
"Meet ~ Greet ~ Followup"
C. Dean Kring, Director of Research ~ Services Cooperative Association
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Wednesday, August 19th ~ 7:15 AM to 8:30 AM
9311-H Katy Freeway ~ (I-10 West at Echo Lane)
Seated breakfast in the private dining room.
Cost is only $20.00 before noon on Monday
Don't let the Coronavirus outbreak slow your networking productivity! Attend the meeting remotely via Skype, enjoy the speakers, introduce yourself and we'll also send you contact information on everyone present so you can do your follow-up. All for only $5.00!
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"The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much."
Ronald Reagan
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HOW SMART ARE YOU?
TAKE THE EXAM AND FIND OUT!
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RECOGNIZING INDUSTRY LEADERS
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FEATURED NETWORKING GROUP
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Introduction: "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership"
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Winning Business in Difficult Markets
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Tuesday, August 25th ~ 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Drastic Steps For Marketing Success
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Thursday, September 10th ~ 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Greater Houston Conference for Women 2020
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1839
Louis Daguerre has received a lifetime pension from France in exchange for his recent invention, a process by which visual impressions from a camera are transferred to metal plates. France announces the technology is "free to the world" and the public first learns of photography.
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1939
A presidential proclamation from Franklin Delano Roosevelt designates August 19 as National Aviation Day. The day marks Orville Wright's birthday and encourages citizens to 'observe the day with activities that promote interest in aviation.
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1944
The Nazi occupation of 'the City of Light' nears its end as the French Resistance mobilizes fighting units against the German garrison in advance of the arrival of US General Patton's Third Army. As they withdraw their forces, German commanders will ignore Hitler's order to destroy Paris.
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1991
The 'Gang of Eight,' unhappy with President Mikhail Gorbachev's policies, attempt to take over the Soviet Union's government. Tanks patrol Moscow, Gorbachev is placed under house arrest, and tens of thousands of citizens are out in the streets protesting against the August coup.
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A not-for-profit cooperative association of independent service business owners, founded from an economic development research project on the importance of startup business development
We operate entirely without grants, gifts, donations, contributions or public funding.
We don't have our hand out and we are NOT your tax dollars at work!
We're independent business owners, entirely self-funded and very proud of it.
When you want assistance with your business, seek only those who have actual hands-on business ownership experience. You'll be glad you did!
Since our first Co-Op meeting held March 14, 1983, we've worked with 65,647 people, generating 45,151 tips, leads, referrals and items of new business, generating revenues exceeding one billion dollars, founded the Entrepreneurial Development Center - Houston's first and Texas' oldest small business incubator and co-working space, First Houston Small Business Seed Capital Fund - literally the first small business seed capital fund in Houston, the Womens Business Center - first business incubator for women business owners in the United States with residency space and the Virtual Business Center - the first remote business incubator in the world - all totally without public funding, grants, gifts, donations or contributions.
Our Entrepreneurial Research conclusively demonstrated A) "entrepreneurship" could be taught in a classroom environment, resulting in colleges and universities, globally, commencing entrepreneurial courses and B) that women starting businesses were seeking a hand-up and a level playing field rather than a hand-out or charity and C) that business incubators actually accelerated business growth resulting in the next generation being named accelerators and D) incubators/accelerators could be entirely self-sufficient by charging a modest royalty interest in client companies and E) that entrepreneurship was color blind and gender neutral.
Here are some of the organizations we've worked with.
We grow companies, build careers and advance ideas.
May we assist with yours?
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Call: 713.932.7495
Sally Smart: service@servicesca.org
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