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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 306
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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 on March 19, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network is part of America's SBDC, |
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a national program established by the Small Business Development |
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Center Act of 1979, which was first introduced in the U.S. Senate |
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in March 1977 before its passage two years later; since its |
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inception, America's SBDC has grown to include approximately |
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1,000 service centers and more than 5,000 professional business |
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advisors who provide personalized and confidential assistance to |
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small business owners; today, the Texas SBDC encompasses four |
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lead offices at universities and colleges across the state and |
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over 40 field and specialty centers in urban and rural areas; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the Texas SBDC has |
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provided business consulting at no cost to clients and has |
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offered affordable training to guide small businesses through |
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every stage of development; in 2024, the organization helped |
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businesses access over $421 million in financing; moreover, it is |
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estimated that the network's efforts in the past year saved or |
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created more than 33,000 jobs, and companies affiliated with the |
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organization generated approximately $703 million in new sales |
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and over $81 million in tax revenue; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network has contributed |
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immeasurably to the success of numerous new and existing |
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companies, and in so doing, it has greatly enhanced the economic |
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prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 19, 2025, as Texas Small |
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Business Development Center Day and extend to all those |
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associated with the Texas Small Business Development Center |
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Network sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable |
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celebration; and, be it 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 |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 25, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |