By Plamedie Ifasso – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal - Apr 20, 2023 - Updated Apr 20, 2023 9:26am CDT

Honesty is how the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center became Comerica’s community partner for its new resource center.  

VWEC Founder and CEO VR Small met with Comerica regional external affairs manager Brandon Jones to discuss the type of support the nonprofit offers, but she had to admit because the organization was being pushed out of its space, it may not have the capacity to do everything. To her surprise, Jones pulled out the plans for BusinessHQ and asked if VWEC wanted to be the bank’s community partner. 

“I didn't think we were going to lose our space,” Small said. “I thought that was going to be worked out. But I also thought it would be great to have a second location to be able to make it a bit more convenient for people. But we did end up getting pushed out of our space, so Comerica ended up being a lifesaver for us.” 

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