RESOLUTION NO. 120423
Congratulating
the Small Business Development Division on receiving the U.S. Small Business
Administration's 2012 Minority Small Business Champion of the Year Award.
WHEREAS,
the U.S. Small Business Administration gives this award each year to a person/entity
who has worked to make the climate better for minority entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, the Small
Business Development Division of the City received the award because they are
an entity which has fulfilled a commitment to the advancement of small business
opportunities for minority business owners, have advanced minority business
interests within the community, have demonstrated efforts to improve conditions
in the small business community as a whole, have provided professional services
to the minority small business community, and have merited recognition as an
effective advocate for minority small business interests; and
WHEREAS, the Small
Business Award provides the opportunity to acknowledge and highlight the
contributions small businesses make to our nation’s economy with the Small
Business Development Division providing quality products and services to their
customers; and
WHEREAS, an award
ceremony will be held in Kansas City in May, 2012, honoring the Small Business
Development Division as a Minority Small Business Champion of the year; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and
Council hereby congratulate the Small Business Development Division on
receiving the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2012 Minority Small Business
Champion of the Year Award; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in
testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Dr. Sandra Walker, Ms.
Edwina Fountain Jones, Ms. Deborah Mason Ward, and Ms. Delores Jackson with the
appreciation of the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City for the
dedication and hard work being done by the Small Business Development Division.
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