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GovernmentWACO, Texas – Baylor University’s Institute for Family Business will be honoring the 2013 Texas Family Business of the Year award winners and finalists at an awards banquet to be held on Monday, Nov. 4 at Baylor University’s Bill Daniel Student Center.
The Texas Family Business of the Year awards program recognizes outstanding firms whose families demonstrate a commitment to each other and to business continuity, and who are responsive to the needs of their employees, communities and industries.
Bill Worthington, director of the Institute for Family Business remarks about the awards: “The Institute for Family Business and Baylor University is privileged to honor great family businesses for the 24th consecutive year! The applicant pool provided stunning examples of the impact that firm, family, and faith can have on individuals, businesses, and the communities they serve.”
This year’s Founders Award winner is El Paso’s own, The Saucedo Company.
The Saucedo Company has been providing security products and lock hardware to the El Paso, Texas region since 1917. In addition to being a high security distributor, The Saucedo Co. offers complete locksmith services and access control systems.
The success of Saucedo’s family business has been deeply rooted in the personal relationships they have made on a daily basis with their customers. This success has translated into 4 generations of family working together and employing hundreds of individuals that have stimulated the local economy throughout the years. “Our family name has become synonymous with locks and security. We view each business transaction as an audition to earn a customer’s business for life,” said David Saucedo II, 4th generation owner of The Saucedo Company. Building a trusting relationship is critical because their customers entrust the security of their families and valued assets to the Saucedo family. “Winning the Founders Award reflects the dedication we have given our business throughout the decades, and cements that fact that our name and reputation depend on providing customers a comfort that cannot easily be measured or quantified, and that is, peace of mind,” Saucedo said.
“The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is very proud of The Saucedo Company for this well-deserved recognition. In addition to being long standing members of the Hispanic Chamber, they are long standing members of the El Paso community, supporting our economy by bringing much needed jobs to the region,” stated Cindy Ramos-Davidson, CEO of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Through the Texas Family Business of the Year program and other activities, the Institute for Family Business fulfills its mission to provide a forum for the development and dissemination of information relevant to the health and continuity of family businesses. Other educational and planning programs available to family business owners through the Institute include special interest seminars and entrepreneurship training classes.