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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Small Business Development |
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Center Network are celebrating Texas Small Business Development |
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Center Day at the State Capitol on March 15, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network is part of America's SBDC, a |
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national program established by the Small Business Development |
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Center Act of 1979; since its inception, America's SBDC has grown to |
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include around 1,000 service centers and more than 5,000 |
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professional business advisors who provide personalized and |
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confidential assistance to small business owners; today, the Texas |
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SBDC Network encompasses four lead offices at universities and |
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colleges across the state and over 50 field and specialty centers in |
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urban and rural areas; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three and a half decades, the Texas |
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SBDC Network has provided business consulting to clients at no cost |
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and offered affordable training to guide small businesses through |
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every stage of development; in 2022, the organization helped |
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businesses access over $829 million in financing, including Small |
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Business Administration COVID-19 disaster loans; moreover, it is |
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estimated that the network's efforts in the past year saved nearly |
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17,000 jobs and created some 10,500 jobs, and companies affiliated |
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with the organization generated approximately $553 million in new |
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sales and $92 million in tax revenue; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network has contributed immeasurably |
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to the success of numerous new and existing companies, and in so |
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doing, it has greatly enhanced the economic prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize March 15, 2023, as Texas Small Business |
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Development Center Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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associated with the Texas Small Business Development Center Network |
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sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable visit; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas SBDC Network as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas Senate. |