Agenda 06/11/2013 Item # 4A6
PROCLAMA T N 6/11/2013 4.A. IO
WHEREAS, SCORE Naples Chapter 573 (SCORE) is celebrating its 25'h anniversary in Collier County this
month, providing services to entrepreneurs and small business and working with county efforts
to promote economic development and job generation, and,
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has designated ,rune 17 -21, 2013 as National Small
Business Week to recognize the contributions of small business to the economic growth of our
economy and the people who facilitate that objective; and,
WHEREAS, SCORE has contributed to this objective in the past year by devoting over 12, 000 volunteer
hours, conducting over 40 educational workshops for over 500 local attendees and held over
2, 000 counseling sessions in support of budding entrepreneurs and small business owners in
Collier County, • and,
WHEREAS, SCORE has funded five scholarships this past year to needy business students and one
internship for students at F6CU, Hodges University, Ave Maria University, Edison State
College and Lorenzo Walker Institute and was directly responsible for the placement of five
local graduates into the workforce; and,
WHEREAS, a SCORE client success story, Position Logic, was the recipient of the 2012 Excellence in
Industry Award for Entrepreneurship and created 50 jobs in Col lier County through SCORES
participation in the Partnership for the Future Economy of Collier, and,
WHEREAS, SCORE designed, conducted and moderated a 13 week interactive TV series, "Entre
Impresarios" with Media Vista via its local channel Azteca America, aimed at Hispanic small
business owners, that included the participation of Hispanic professional experts providing
advice on issues pertinent to the Hispanic community, and,
WHEREAS, SCORE has established a Technology 4 Innovative Executive Council, comprised of ten CEOs
from a developing hub of high -tech businesses, in order to promote and attract Collier County
to other similar companies, influence educational groups to optimize their curriculum for local
job needs and generate more jobs and revenues for the local economy, and,
WHEREAS, SCORE has closely aligned itself with the Director of the newly established Office of
Economic &Business Development, Bruce Register, to support county efforts towards economic
diversity and job generation.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that
June 17 -21, 2013 be designated as
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AND THE 257' ANNIVERSARY OF SCORE
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 11th Day of June, 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4A.A.
6/11/2013 4.A.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating June 17 -21, 2013 as National Small Business
Week in Collier County and recognizing the 25th Anniversary of SCORE Naples. To be accepted
by George Ahearn, SCORE Chairman; Karl Williams, SCORE Vice Chairman; Richard Federman,
SCORE Director of Education; Nef Espinosa, SCORE Director of Marketing; Vin Izzi, SCORE
Community Outreach; and Andre Lehmann, SCORE Client and Counselor Services. Sponsored by
Commissioner Fiala.
Meeting Date: 6/11/2013
Prepared By
Name: BartlettKristi
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC
5/28/2013 9:45:39 AM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC
Name: BartlettKristi
5/28/2013 9:45:41 AM
Approved By
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager- Business Operations, CMO
Date: 6/3/2013 11:56:46 AM
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager
Date: 6/3/2013 2:48:53 PM
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