Dear Reader,









Starting a business is easy. Having it grow and prosper, ah . . . not so easy.

And our co-op has been in the business of growing companies for 38 years.

We brought you the "Business Building Breakfast" in 1983. More than 100,000 people have attended.

In 1985 we founded the "Entrepreneurial Development Center," Houston's first and Texas' oldest business incubator.

In the years following we created the Womens Business Center, Health-Medical Enterprise Center, International Business Center, Product Development Center, Software Business Center and Startup Center. Also all first in the United States.

Our final business incubator design is the Virtual Business Accelerator, first in the world.

We also perfected a development methodology based on the entrepreneur's resources, aptitude and attributes that has the business grow faster and more secure.

No brag - just fact.

When you or someone you know is starting a business, we recommend the Entrepreneurial Assessment to provide a highly accurate 2nd Opinion on what might be expected.

Should the business qualify for incubation, we'll design a custom tailored development methodology, with a mentor, professional development coach and advisory board in an accelerator program at a rate easily affordable.

We're business owners serving business owners and our clients have won virtually ever award for business growth in Houston, some nationally and some even internationally!

Join us Wednesday morning via Skype or in the private room at Corner Bakery Cafe, 7:30 to 8:30 AM and we'll answer any questions you may have and you can share your accomplishments and ambitions.

Successful regard$,
Connect! ~ Learn! ~ Grow! ~ Prosper!
Making a positive difference in lives and businesses.

Please join us Wednesday, February 17th
Houston's MaturPreneurs Welcome
We look forward to meeting you!
Motivational Speaker:
"Starting a business is easy!"
C. Dean Kring - Director of Research, Services Cooperative Association
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Business Showcase:
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February 15th, 22nd
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February 19th, 26th
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ON THIS DAY FEBRUARY 17TH
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The tinderbox debate over slavery in the United States is temporarily tamped down as the Senate cobbles together a compromise allowing Missouri to be a slave state while Maine becomes a free state.
1913
Bringing the European avant-garde on a grand scale to American viewers for the first time, the works in this modern art exhibition, representing the latest styles of Fauvism, Cubism, and Futurism, will inspire anger, disgust, delight, and a colossal buzz.
1966
Previously purveyors of sunshine-and-sand pop tunes, The Beach Boys begin recording what is arguably their greatest and most blissfully complex song, thanks mainly to the work of their frontman, Brian Wilson.
1979
After Vietnam topples the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, China launches the Third Indochina War. Tensions between China and the Soviet Union underlie the invasion
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"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 are a not-for-profit cooperative association of independent
business owners for market expansion, business development,
entrepreneurial education and professional growth.

We were created from an independent research project of the Houston Chamber of Commerce in the late 1970's on the importance of start-up and emerging small businesses. We brought you Houston's first small business incubator, which became Texas' oldest, the first co-working space in Texas, the first Womens Business Center in the United States and the first Residency Incubator and first Virtual Accelerator Program in the World. Our clients have ranged from pre-start-ups to the largest companies in the United States! We clearly demonstrated that entrepreneurship could be taught and that business plans were not a requirement for a successful business. Our start-ups have won virtually every award in Houston for business growth, some nationally, some even internationally and some of our established client companies are household names in Houston. We operate entirely without grants, gifts, donations or public funding. We don't have our hand out and are NOT your tax dollars at work! We are totally self-sufficient!

We grow companies, build careers and advance ideas!
May we assist with yours?

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