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R E S O L U T I O N
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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, a |
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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 in |
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March 1977 before its passage two years later; since its inception, |
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America's SBDC has grown to include approximately 1,000 service |
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centers and more than 5,000 professional business advisors who |
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provide personalized and confidential assistance to small business |
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owners; today, the Texas SBDC encompasses four lead offices at |
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universities and colleges across the state and over 40 field and |
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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 offered |
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affordable training to guide small businesses through every stage |
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of development; in 2024, the organization helped businesses access |
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over $421 million in financing; moreover, it is estimated that the |
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network's efforts in the past year saved or created more than 33,000 |
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jobs, and companies affiliated with the organization generated |
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approximately $703 million in new sales and over $81 million in tax |
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revenue; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network has contributed immeasurably |
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to the success of numerous new and existing companies, and in so |
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doing, it has greatly enhanced the economic prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize March 19, 2025, as Texas Small Business |
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Development Center Day and extend to all those associated with the |
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Texas Small Business Development Center Network sincere best wishes |
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for a memorable and enjoyable 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 regard |
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by the Texas Senate. |