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As a current business owner you can join the Cohort to discover new ways to grow your small business while sharing your experience and knowledge to support others.
Join the Consortium to learn and collaborate with other entrepreneurs and small businesses to increase your success.
Follow our blog, learn about available coaching, and discover our other resources.
Join the Consortium
The $1,000 Start-Ups Consortium is a network of local business owners and representations of a local organizations who mentor, encourage, refer, supply, purchase, sell, and market together within the scope of the $1,000 Start-Ups values.
We welcome new members to join as a way of giving and receiving support and sharing expertise, ideas, resources, and experiences that benefit the small business community.
Books
The belief that owning and operating your own business and understanding how to manage your money puts you in control of your financial future caused Leah Ward-Lee and Tony Lee to write and publish $1,000 Start-Ups, 60 Business for Micro-Entrepreneurs… and How to Start Them and The Bartender’s Guide to Financial Freedom.
The books are available to anyone and can be useful and practical resources for those considering starting a business.
Follow our Blog
Why Shopping Small Businesses is a WIN For Everyone!
It's no secret that $1,000 Start-Ups is passionate about the value and power of small businesses and entrepreneurs to make a significant difference in communities and the lives of its members. While we enthusiastically feature out Cohort and Consortium members at our...
Celebrate Small Business Fair November 5, 2020
Come out and support the entrepreneurial spirit of Nassau County and get a jump start on your holiday shopping with unique local items from our small business community! As we near the halfway mark for the 2022 $1,000 Start-Ups Program, we look forward to seeing you...
Considerations For Entrepreneurs
The $1000 Start-Ups Program is strategically designed to guide and empower entrepreneurs who want to start or grow a business through the steps and processes to build a strong foundation for a successful business. Our focus is on lessening barriers to those in...