I was asking myself this question earlier, and I was wondering what you guys on DP would do if you were given $1k. What would you invest it in?
$1000? The banks will give you a term deposit but you'd struggle to make a business investment for that much. The legal fees to draw up a partnership contract would cost more.
Forget about contracts, what would you invest in today if Santa gave you $1k (tax free, because he's Santa).
As a Foreign US citizen, I would invest it in creating a US bank account. Well with Everbank you'll need an extra $500 to start.
I would invest in a website, roughly $500 on a well coded site and $500 on advertising I would love and investment like that.