VR Small

VR is driving social, and economic change across our nation, as the founder and chief executive officer, for the Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center (VWEC).

VR testified for the original House Bill to make June 12, Women Veterans Day in Texas. In 2020, she launched the statewide “Women Veterans: The Pitch” in celebration of Women Veterans Day, highlighting the innovations, and economic impact of current/potential women veteran entrepreneurs.

Ms. Small continues to be an active member of the Women Veteran Business Coalition, and the Reimagine Main Street Network. She is a fellow of SMU’s Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity—Inclusive Economy, Dallas Public Voices, and the Bush Institute Stand-to-Veteran Leadership Program, and appointed a Women Veterans 2030 Commissioner.

Featured in Dallas Innovates 2020: The Future 50 North Texans to watched, VR is SBA’s DFW District 2020 Veteran Small Business Advocate of the Year, a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Center for Women Veterans (CWV), 2021 Trailblazer “Women Veterans Leading the Way” a Dallas Business Journal 2021 Women in Business Honoree, nominated 2022 Entrepreneur Evangelist of the Year, a finalists for D CEO’s 2022 Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards for Leadership Excellence (Micro), 2022 Dallas Award for Business Development Services, and a Rolling Out Magazine, Sisters with Superpowers Honoree. Featured on NBC 5, Spectrum News, FOX 4, CW33 MORNING, WFAA, and Axios to name a few. Her inspiring work is featured in the Dallas Morning News, Veterans Day 2021 Special Veteran Edition, and on the cover of the 2022 Winter Issue of AVOW

A Navy Veteran, proud stepdaughter, and sister to U.S. Army Retired Vietnam & Iraq Veterans, respectively. Living her personal slogan “Changing the way we see the world and do business,” as a motivational speaker, moderator, educator, and resolute advocate for change.

Now headquarters in the Comerica BusinessHQ, a five-million-dollar renovation, VWEC is poised for continued success.