,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#e1 #bjae ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1    
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4
 ,ayotte1 and ,mr4 ,gardner7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,small    
,business and ,entrepreneurship         
,,resolution  ,celebrating the #ceth    
anniversary of the ,small ,business     
,development ,centers of the ,united    
,states4  ,whereas ,america's ,small    
,business ,development ,center 7referred
 to in this preamble as ,,sbdc7 network 
will celebrate the #ceth anniversary of 
the ,,sbdc network at a conference to be
 held ,september #h through #aa1 #bjae1 
in ,san ,francisco1 ,california2        
,whereas the conference will be held--  
7#a7 to continue the professional       
development of employees of ,s,b,d,cs2  
and  7#b7 to commemorate the educational
 and technical assistance offered by    

,s,b,d,cs to small businesses across the
 ,united ,states2  ,whereas for #ce     
years1 ,s,b,d,cs have been among the    
preeminent organizations in the ,united 
,states for providing business advice1  
#a-on-#a counseling1 and in-depth       
training to small businesses2 ,whereas1 
during the #ce years before the date of 
approval of this resolution1 the ,,sbdc 
network has grown from #i fledgling     
centers to a nationwide network of #fc  
,state and regional centers with more   
than #d1bjj business advisors providing 
free counseling at nearly #a1jjj        
individual locations2 ,whereas the      
,,sbdc network has worked for #ce years 
with the ,small ,business               
,administration1 institutions of higher 
education1 ,state governments1          
,congress1 and others1 to significantly 
enhance the economic health and strength
 of small businesses in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas ,s,b,d,cs-- 7#a7 have 
assisted more than #bb1ejj1jjj small    
businesses during the #ce years before  

the date of approval of this resolution2
 and  7#b7 continue to aid and support  
hundreds of thousands of small          
businesses annually2 ,whereas #bh       
percent of all ,,sbdc clients are       
minorities1 #dd percent of ,,sbdc       
clients are women1 and #i percent of all
 ,,sbdc clients are veterans2 ,whereas  
,s,b,d,cs provide over #a1bej1jjj hours 
of counseling to small businesses and   
invest over #adj1jjj1jjj annually in    
supporting small business2 ,whereas1    
since #bjab1 ,s,b,d,cs have helped small
 businesses create over #gej1jjj jobs1  
add #fg1ejj1jjj1jjj in sales and attract
 over #ch1jjj1jjj1jjj in capital2       
,whereas1 since the inception of        
,s,b,d,cs1 ,s,b,d,cs have continued to  
redefine and transform the services     
offered by ,s,b,d,cs1 including training
 and advising1 and have taken on new    
missions1 in order to ensure that small 
businesses have relevant and significant
 assistance in all economic conditions2 
and ,whereas ,congress continues to     

support ,s,b,d,cs and the role of       
,s,b,d,cs in assisting small businesses 
and building the economic success of the
 ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 celebrates   
the #ceth anniversary of ,america's     
,small ,business ,development ,center   
network2 and  7#b7 expresses            
appreciation for-- 7,a7 the steadfast   
partnership between ,america's ,small   
,business ,development ,center network  
and the ,small ,business                
,administration2 and  7,b7 the work of  
,america's ,small ,business ,development
 ,center network in ensuring quality    
assistance to small business and access 
for all to the ,american dream4