[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF ACTION POTENTIAL

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2016

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Action Potential on 
winning SCORE's 2016 Small Business Achievement Award.
  SCORE is a national nonprofit that provides free business mentoring 
and educational workshops to entrepreneurs and small business owners 
across the country. I am grateful for the services local SCORE chapters 
provide for our region's innovative entrepreneurs. And I commend the 
Chester County Chapter on being named ``2015 Chapter of the Year,'' 
edging out over 300 other chapters around the country.
  Kathy Dixon and Kristen Wilson founded Action Potential in 2011 to 
provide innovative, high-customized rehabilitation services to senior, 
neurological and amputee clients. Action Potential is the first 
outpatient therapy provider to offer these specialized services in 
Delaware and Chester Counties. In just three years the business more 
than quadrupled its number of patients.
  Kathy and Kristen have been involved with SCORE since they were first 
considering starting their own business, attending workshops that 
helped them develop a business plan and working with a SCORE counselor.
  Action Potential is actively involved in and giving back to its 
community, hosting educational luncheon sessions for physicians and 
charity events like their National Amputee Golf Association First Swing 
Seminar and Annual Turkey Trot.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Kathy Dixon and Kristen Wilson on their 
success. It is small businesses like Action Potential that form the 
backbone of our local economy.

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