H.R. No. 724
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Business Investment Growth of Austin, (BiG AUSTIN)
is holding its third annual Micro Business of the Year Awards
luncheon on April 21, 2003, and this event provides a fitting
opportunity to recognize the important contributions of Central
Texas' small business owners to the local economy; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1992, BiG AUSTIN is a nonprofit
organization that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge
and tools they need to launch, manage, and expand small business
ventures; and
WHEREAS, To that end, BiG AUSTIN has assisted more than 700
area businesses and has helped to create or retain more than 220
jobs since its inception by providing its clients with accredited
entrepreneurial training, access to business capital, and a
comprehensive resource network; and
WHEREAS, This year's "Good Things Come in Small Packages"
awards banquet honors a number of outstanding individuals who have
achieved success through the program, for their stories are an
inspiration to us all; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Business Investment Growth of Austin on
its remarkable efforts in behalf of economic development in Central
Texas and extend to the 2003 recipients of the Micro Business of the
Year Awards sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for BiG AUSTIN as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dukes
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 724 was adopted by the House on April
8, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House