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A Salute to Female Veterans: Your Stories Matter
Nov 10
A Salute to Female Veterans: Your Stories Matter

A Salute to Female Veterans: Your Stories Matter
Educate. Validate. Commemorate.

Women have served our nation across generations, caring for the wounded, supporting critical missions, and leading military operations. Their service has strengthened our armed forces and expanded the paths available to those who followed. Understanding this history allows us to honor their contributions with greater awareness and gratitude.

Their impact continues beyond the uniform. As entrepreneurs, employers, professionals, and community leaders, women veterans create jobs, deliver solutions, and strengthen local economies. Validating their impact means recognizing the expertise, discipline, and servant leadership they bring to their workplaces, families, and communities.

This salute honors their service and the grit and resilience required to overcome the challenges of being a woman in the military. Rooted in gratitude, this gathering creates space to listen, reflect, and celebrate women whose commitment to serving others continues to shape our communities. Whether you own a business, pursue a career, care for your family, volunteer, or are exploring your next chapter, this gathering is for you. Your service matters, and your story belongs here.

Join the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC) for this pre-Veterans Day gathering.

We will also recognize our Financial First Bootcamp, Summer Series Graduates.

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Small Talk with VR Small: Smashing Survival Statistics
Nov 11
Small Talk with VR Small: Smashing Survival Statistics

Small Talk with VR Small: Smashing Survival Statistics

What does it take to move beyond survival and build a business that lasts? Join VR Small and Hyacinth Tucker, Founder of The Laundry Basket, for a conversation about her entrepreneurial journey and the decisions, challenges, and lessons that shape sustainable business growth. Available for viewing November 11 at 6 PM CST, this edition of Small Talk brings the mission of Smashing Survival Statistics: Building Businesses That Last into focus through the experience of a woman veteran entrepreneur.

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Picture the Brand: Podcast the Expertise
Nov 12
Picture the Brand: Podcast the Expertise

A Salute to Female Veterans: Your Stories Matter
Educate. Validate. Commemorate.

Women have served our nation across generations, caring for the wounded, supporting critical missions, and leading military operations. Their service has strengthened our armed forces and expanded the paths available to those who followed. Understanding this history allows us to honor their contributions with greater awareness and gratitude.

Their impact continues beyond the uniform. As entrepreneurs, employers, professionals, and community leaders, women veterans create jobs, deliver solutions, and strengthen local economies. Validating their impact means recognizing the expertise, discipline, and servant leadership they bring to their workplaces, families, and communities.

This salute honors their service and the grit and resilience required to overcome the challenges of being a woman in the military. Rooted in gratitude, this gathering creates space to listen, reflect, and celebrate women whose commitment to serving others continues to shape our communities. Whether you own a business, pursue a career, care for your family, volunteer, or are exploring your next chapter, this gathering is for you. Your service matters, and your story belongs here.

Join the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC), in collaboration with the Southwest Dallas County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for this pre-Veterans Day gathering.

We will also recognize our Financial First Bootcamp, Summer Series graduates.

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Women, Power & Influence Summit - A FREE Virtual Summit | November 16–20
Nov 16
Women, Power & Influence Summit - A FREE Virtual Summit | November 16–20

Women, Power & Influence Summit - A FREE Virtual Summit | November 16–20

What If Empowerment Is More Than You Think?

What does empowerment really mean?

We use the word often. But empowerment is more than motivation, encouragement, or someone else giving us permission to succeed. It begins within.

VWEC Founder & CEO VR Small joins Women, Power & Influence host Becca Camp for a featured conversation exploring purposeful transformation and the power of empowerment.

Together, they explore what it means to recognize your capacity, use it more intentionally, move from inspiration to execution, create opportunities for other women, and keep growing yourself.

And that conversation is part of something much bigger.

The Women, Power & Influence Summit brings together 30+ women for a virtual experience centered on power, leadership, influence, purpose, and what becomes possible when women become more intentional about using their capacity to shape what comes next.

Register here to join the conversation: https://bit.ly/VRWomen_Power_and_Influence

Purposeful Transformation & The Power of Empowerment:

“Purpose is stronger than circumstance.”

In their conversation, VR and Becca go beyond empowerment as a motivational concept to explore what it looks like when women actually put it into practice.

Listen in as they discuss recognizing the strength that already exists within you, believing you are worthy to win, moving from inspiration to intentional execution, leading with excellence, making space to recharge, and understanding why true empowerment creates independence rather than dependency.

The conversation also moves into servant leadership, real relationships, and Sisterhood in Action, including why women can continue growing themselves while opening doors, creating opportunities, and investing in the success of other women.

You won't get all the answers here.

You'll have to join the conversation for the full experience.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Designed for women executives and entrepreneurs who already have influence and want to get better at using it, the summit explores:

  • Staying present through tension, uncertainty and consequence

  • Becoming someone others trust enough to follow

  • Knowing when and how to use the power you already have

  • Turning individual capacity into the ability to build something larger than yourself

Whether you're leading a company, growing a business, shaping a team, serving a community or considering what comes next, the summit is an opportunity to examine how you use your influence and what you can build with it.

HOW DOES IT WORK? November 16–20 | Virtual | FREE

You do not have to watch live.

The conversations are prerecorded, so you can watch them when it works for you during summit week.

Each day, you'll receive an email with three new keynote conversations plus gifts. Watch one or watch them all. Each conversation runs approximately 45–60 minutes, on your schedule.

The summit, the gifts, and the toolkit cost nothing.

THE PARALLEL ECONOMY TOOLKIT

On the last day of the summit, you'll receive a separate email containing the Parallel Economy Toolkit.

The Toolkit brings together tools and resources from 20+ women, organized by category so you can continue exploring and applying what you've learned.

It's FREE, and it's yours to keep.

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VWEC NAVIGATING THE NATION: 2026 SMALL BUSINESS EXPO TOUR
Nov 18
VWEC NAVIGATING THE NATION: 2026 SMALL BUSINESS EXPO TOUR

THIS IS IT OUR LAST STOP: PHOENIX!

We’re closing out our 2026 Tour to Connect, Collaborate & Celebrate women entrepreneurs associated with the military across the nation!

Now in our seventh year collaborating with the Small Business Expo, VWEC continues to engage Veteran Women Entrepreneurs, gaining invaluable insights from New York City, to Pasadena, Houston, Atlanta, DC, Chicago, Columbus; and of course, here in Dallas—connecting with over 2,500+ entrepreneurs.

This year, we’re back, continuing with our engaging booth, standing-room-only live workshop, and now we’ll be presenting a webinar for the Small Business University!

Volunteer with VWEC to spotlight your business and compete for $100 in grant funding.

https://bit.ly/VWEC2026NavigatingTheNation_SmallBusinessExpoTour

You really DON’T want to miss this opportunity!

Join VWEC at one of America’s BIGGEST business-to-business trade shows, conferences & networking events of the year.

  • Boston * May 27th * The Westin Boston Seaport District

Whether you're launching a startup or scaling a multi-million-dollar enterprise, sustained success in today’s fast-evolving market requires a strategic growth plan. Join us for Strategic Growth: Six Strategies to Successfully Scale Your Business, where you'll discover proven methods to drive measurable value—not just to your bottom line, but to your customers, employees, and stakeholders.

This is your opportunity to position yourself as an industry leader and achieve long-term, sustainable growth.

As a national initiative, VWEC is dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs associated with the military—including veterans, active duty, reservists, and military spouses—empowering them to scale their businesses and achieve lasting success.

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First Mondays Group Mentoring
Dec 7
First Mondays Group Mentoring

December 7th: First Monday Group Mentoring Session

In-Person | First Monday of Each Month | 12 PM – 1 PM CST

Measure What Matters: Establish KPIs & Critical Success Factors

If you aren't measuring progress, you're guessing.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Critical Success Factors (CSFs) provide entrepreneurs with meaningful data that supports better decision-making throughout the year.

Rather than tracking everything, successful business owners focus on the metrics that matter most.

During this mentoring session, participants will learn how to:

  • Identify meaningful KPIs

  • Define Critical Success Factors

  • Monitor business performance

  • Use data to improve decision-making

  • Create accountability for continued growth

This session helps entrepreneurs finish the year with a performance framework they can use to evaluate progress, make adjustments, and prepare for future growth.

As with every First Mondays Group Mentoring Session, participants also benefit from the shared knowledge and experiences of fellow entrepreneurs who are working toward similar goals.

The Power of Group Mentoring

These sessions are intentionally designed as small group mentoring experiences, allowing entrepreneurs to share perspectives, exchange insights, and learn from one another’s experiences.

With only 10 participants per session, each entrepreneur has the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussion and leave with practical insights they can immediately apply to their business.

No-shows will not be able to register for future sessions

Reserve Your Seat

If you want your business to stand for something meaningful—and communicate that purpose with clarity—this session will help you begin that work.

Seats are limited to maintain a focused mentoring environment.

Register: https://bit.ly/FirstMondaysGroupMentoring_VWEC

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Strategic Growth: Six Strategies to Successfully Scale Your Business
Dec 17
Strategic Growth: Six Strategies to Successfully Scale Your Business

Join Us Here At Home For Our Exclusive On-the-road Series

Strategic Growth:

Six Strategies to Successfully Scale Your Business

Offered bi-monthly on the 3rd Thursday @Noon CST.

Are YOU ready to grow?

Whether you're launching a startup or scaling a multi-million-dollar enterprise, sustained success in today’s fast-evolving market requires a strategic growth plan. Join us for Strategic Growth: Six Strategies to Successfully Scale Your Business, where you'll discover proven methods to drive measurable value—not just to your bottom line, but to your customers, employees, and stakeholders.

This is your opportunity to position yourself as an industry leader and achieve long-term, sustainable growth.

Unlock Your Full Potential!

At VWEC, our specialized programs are designed to support both emerging and established businesses, equipping entrepreneurs with the strategic growth strategies they need to scale successfully.

VWEC is here to bridge that gap and empower entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and connections to elevate their business to the next level.

As a national initiative, VWEC is dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs associated with the military—including veterans, active duty, reservists, and military spouses—empowering them to scale their businesses and achieve lasting success.

Don’t miss your connection!

August 20th, October 15th & December 17th

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VR Small, Founder and CEO, Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC) has been a powerful voice for women entrepreneurs associated with the military—so much so that VWEC’s impact has been highlighted across major media platforms, including, but not limited to: NBC 5 Texas Today, Spectrum News: In Focus, FOX 4 Good Day Dallas, CW33 Morning, and WFAA Weekend Daybreak.

This visibility reflects the importance of the work VWEC accomplished over the past nine years—equipping, elevating, and empowering women entrepreneurs associated with the military to scale successfully. But recognition alone doesn’t sustain our mission.

YOUR SUPPORT DOES!

Empower Us to Empower HER Success! https://mtyc.co/4gqg5g

NEWS YOU CAN USE

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CEO Suite of Services

VWEC’s CEO Suite of services offered three key services: 1) Expert Mentorship (one-on-one and group); 2) Intentional Technical Assistance and performance-based Implementation Funding.

Over nine years, we have engaged more than 5,000 individuals with applicable information, designed to empower them to successfully scale sustainable businesses.

We have reinvested more than $250,000.00 directly into businesses to implement their strategic growth strategies, via pitch competitions, matching lines of credit, and program performance-based grants.

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Leading the way to developing long-term lending relationships!

Our “Navigating the Nation” Tours offer us to the opportunity to build relationships and connect with our clients across more than 40 states.

Advocating for relevant research, funding and services.

Advocating for relevant research, funding and services.

 

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