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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, Constance Jones has been named the Minority Small |
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Business Champion of the Year; a graduate of the University of |
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Southern California, Ms. Jones currently serves as the director of |
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member services for the Houston Minority Business Council, where |
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she is the liaison between the group and the more than 1,000 |
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minority business owners in the Bayou City; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan's advocacy has included work |
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with Microsoft, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the NAACP; she |
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encouraged North Harris Montgomery Community College and Houston |
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Community College to offer practical educational courses for the |
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minority business community, and she has given of her time and |
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talents to the Houston Minority Business Development Center, SBA, |
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Houston Area Urban League, and |
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TAMACC; 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 Constance Jones on her selection as |
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the 2007 Minority Small Business Champion of the Year by the Houston |
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District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and |
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extend to her 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 Ms. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |