| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 18 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Small Business Development |
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| 6 | 6 | | Center Network are celebrating Texas Small Business Development |
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| 7 | 7 | | Center Day at the State Capitol on March 15, 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network is part of America's SBDC, a |
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| 9 | 9 | | national program established by the Small Business Development |
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| 10 | 10 | | Center Act of 1979; since its inception, America's SBDC has grown to |
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| 11 | 11 | | include around 1,000 service centers and more than 5,000 |
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| 12 | 12 | | professional business advisors who provide personalized and |
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| 13 | 13 | | confidential assistance to small business owners; today, the Texas |
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| 14 | 14 | | SBDC Network encompasses four lead offices at universities and |
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| 15 | 15 | | colleges across the state and over 50 field and specialty centers in |
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| 16 | 16 | | urban and rural areas; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, For more than three and a half decades, the Texas |
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| 18 | 18 | | SBDC Network has provided business consulting to clients at no cost |
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| 19 | 19 | | and offered affordable training to guide small businesses through |
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| 20 | 20 | | every stage of development; in 2022, the organization helped |
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| 21 | 21 | | businesses access over $829 million in financing, including Small |
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| 22 | 22 | | Business Administration COVID-19 disaster loans; moreover, it is |
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| 23 | 23 | | estimated that the network's efforts in the past year saved nearly |
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| 24 | 24 | | 17,000 jobs and created some 10,500 jobs, and companies affiliated |
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| 25 | 25 | | with the organization generated approximately $553 million in new |
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| 26 | 26 | | sales and $92 million in tax revenue; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The Texas SBDC Network has contributed immeasurably |
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| 28 | 28 | | to the success of numerous new and existing companies, and in so |
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| 29 | 29 | | doing, it has greatly enhanced the economic prosperity of the Lone |
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| 30 | 30 | | Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 15, 2023, as Texas Small |
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| 33 | 33 | | Business Development Center Day at the State Capitol and extend to |
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| 34 | 34 | | all those associated with the Texas Small Business Development |
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| 35 | 35 | | Center Network sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable |
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| 36 | 36 | | visit; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for the Texas SBDC Network as an expression of high regard |
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| 39 | 39 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Lujan |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 18 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 44 | 44 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 45 | 45 | | voting. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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