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The Co-Op is a self-funded, 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 and poised-for-growth entrepreneur.
Bring us your bright ideas!
We'll design a custom tailored development methodology based on your
resources, attributes and aptitude. We've worked with more that 45,000 companies.
Our Specialty
is business
development 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, the First
Houston Small Business Seed Capital Fund and the first Virtual Incubation
Program in the world. All totally without gifts, grants, donations,
contributions or public funding.
Since 1983,
The Co-Op has conducted a weekly business building development
breakfast, the oldest in the United States, to train early stage entrepreneurs in the
experiential skills necessary for rapid business advancement.
"We don't enable. We Empower!"® Co-Op
associates have won virtually every award for business growth in Houston, some nationally
and some even internationally.
Click the image above to discover handy growth guides.
Click the image above to discover business tips and tricks that make a
difference.
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We grow companies, advance careers
and move new ideas forward!
Please use our LIVE CHAT for immediate
answers to your questions.
For
starting, expanding, relocating or
acquiring a business in Houston
CLICK HERE!
For TOTAL service & support
for incubator owners, operators,
developers, and sponsors
CLICK HERE!
To establish a self-funded small
business development Co-Op
in your city CLICK HERE!
For the
complete turnkey startup program
for your business in Houston.
CLICK HERE!
C. Dean Kring
Research Director
Economic
Development Advisor
Mentor
Columbus took a chance and discovered
a whole, new world.
(He also took only experienced seafarers
to guide him.)
CHOOSE
EXPERIENCE
new world awaiting you, too.
Everything except the office
Join us for breakfast any Wednesday
Houston's greatest
energy
resource is its Entrepreneurial Energy!
Entrepreneurship Spoken Here!
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