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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than 40 years, the U.S. Small Business |
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Administration has recognized outstanding small business owners |
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for their contributions to the nation's economy during National |
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Small Business Week; and |
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WHEREAS, The SBA Houston District Office, which serves 32 |
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counties and some 350,000 businesses, is honoring 10 outstanding |
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individuals on May 11, 2007, at the Small Business Week Awards |
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Luncheon; the event is being sponsored by the Houston chapter of |
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SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education |
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and the formation, growth, and success of the nation's small |
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businesses; and |
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WHEREAS, Lisa Phillip has been named the Small Business |
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Exporter of the Year; she earned her bachelor's degree in finance |
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and a master's degree in business administration; after completion |
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of her studies, she started Hybas International, a company that |
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exports food and general merchandise to Americans on international |
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assignment in the Middle East to help provide them with the comforts |
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of home; and |
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WHEREAS, Along with her husband, Steven, Mrs. Phillip has |
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expanded the business to offer additional export commodities in |
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response to customers' requests, including chemicals and |
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machinery; Hybas International's staff has grown from two to eight |
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employees who are based in Houston, Trinidad and Tobago, |
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Washington, D.C., Dubai, and New York; her success has attracted |
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media attention and Mrs. Phillip had the honor of participating in |
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the first all-female international trade trip with the |
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U.S. Commerce Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Small businesses are the lifeblood of cities and |
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towns across the country, and National Small Business Week provides |
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a welcome opportunity to honor those men and women who contribute to |
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the economic vitality of their communities through their |
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professional endeavors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lisa Phillip on her selection as |
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the 2007 Small Business Exporter of the Year by the Houston District |
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Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and extend to her |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Phillip as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |