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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 165 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 165

  Congratulating the Small Business Development Centers of the Small 
Business Administration on their 25 years of service to America's small 
                   business owners and entrepreneurs.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 9, 2005

   Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Burns, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Lieberman) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                 on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Congratulating the Small Business Development Centers of the Small 
Business Administration on their 25 years of service to America's small 
                   business owners and entrepreneurs.

Whereas in 1980, Congress established the Small Business Development Center 
        program to deliver management and technical assistance counseling and 
        provide educational programs to prospective and existing small business 
        owners;
Whereas over the last 25 years, the Small Business Development Center network 
        counseled and trained more than 11,000,000 small business owners and 
        entrepreneurs, helping small businesses start and grow and create jobs 
        in the United States;
Whereas the Small Business Development Centers exemplify the partnership between 
        private sector institutions of higher education and Government, working 
        together to support small businesses and entrepreneurship;
Whereas the Small Business Development Centers have been a critical partner in 
        the start-up and growth of the Nation's small businesses;
Whereas in 2004, the Small Business Development Centers counseled and trained 
        approximately 750,000 new and existing small businesses;
Whereas the Small Business Development Centers deliver specialized assistance 
        through a network of 63 lead centers and more than 1,100 service 
        locations, in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa;
Whereas the Small Business Development Centers provide assistance tailored to 
        the local community and the needs of the client, including counseling 
        and training on financial management, marketing, production and 
        organization, international trade assistance, procurement assistance, 
        venture capital formation, and rural development, among other services 
        that improve the economic environment in which small businesses compete;
Whereas in 2003, the Small Business Development Center's in-depth counseling 
        helped small businesses generate nearly $6,000,000,000 in revenues and 
        save an additional $7,000,000,000 in sales;
Whereas in 2003, the Small Business Development Centers helped create and retain 
        over 163,000 jobs across the United States; and
Whereas the Small Business Development Centers proudly celebrate 25 years of 
        service to America's small business owners and entrepreneurs: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Small Business Development Centers of 
        the Small Business Administration on their 25 years of service 
        to America's small business owners and entrepreneurs;
            (2) recognizes their service in helping America's small 
        businesses start, grow, and flourish; and
            (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the Association for Small 
        Business Development Centers for appropriate display.
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