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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, Valerie Boudreaux-Allen has been named the Women in |
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Business Champion of the Year; she graduated from the University of |
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Houston in 1979 with a degree in marketing and embarked on her |
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professional career as an SBA loan packager and a business planner |
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for minority enterprises; in 1981, she played a vital role in the |
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establishment of the Economic Development Center for Texas Southern |
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University, where she served as assistant director; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boudreaux-Allen opened her own loan packaging |
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and business planning practice in 1984, and she later used her |
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expertise to assist agencies such as the Houston Small Business |
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Development Corporation and the Corporation for Economic |
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Development of Harris County; today, she operates First Step |
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Training & Consulting, which provides technical assistance, loan |
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packaging, and other support to its clients; 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 Valerie Boudreaux-Allen on her |
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selection as the 2007 Women in Business Champion of the Year by the |
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Houston District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration |
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and extend to her best wishes for continued success; 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 Ms. Boudreaux-Allen as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |