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