small business

WareSpace Expands Across DFW to Help Small Businesses Scale
by | May 14, 2025
Maryland-based WareSpace said the expansion reflects strong demand from small businesses who need warehouse and industrial workspaces to operate and scale, something it says the North Texas market is "currently lacking."
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Dallas-Based Comerica Bank Marks Small Business Week With $250K in Grants to Community Organizations
by | May 7, 2025
Five nonprofit organizations—including Dallas-based Impact Ventures—will each receive a $50,000 contribution from Comerica Bank during National Small Business Week, which runs through Saturday.
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Arlington EDC and SCORE Launch Program to Propel Small Business Growth. Here’s Your Path to Participation
Up to 18 Arlington business owners will be selected for a new Small Business Development Cohort, with the application window opening on June 4 and closing on June 28, 2024.
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Jim Lake On Building the Future While Preserving the Past

Jim Lake Companies has carved out a niche in Dallas for redevelopment — not simply knocking down the old to make way for the new, but blending the best of both, to give long-neglected areas a new lease on life. You can find the company's fingerprints in Cedar Hill, Waxahachie, Bishop Arts, and as of this month, Jefferson Boulevard in Oak Cliff.

Here, Lake and one of his Jefferson Tower tenants talk about the impact of investment dollars.
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Comerica Bank Boosts Small Business Efforts with New Regional Leadership Positions
by | Mar 16, 2023

Dallas-based Comerica Bank is bolstering its Small Business Banking segment with the appointment of three regional directors and announced the debut of several digital solutions throughout the year, focusing on payments and access to convenient capital....

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Comerica Bank Launches SmallBizCo-Op to Support Small Businesses
by | Jan 27, 2023
The banking giant said that via its new SmallBizCo-Op concept, Comerica will share its assets and resources with small business customers in the region to help them achieve their goals—and get the perks usually reserved for big businesses. "These opportunities are designed to deliver real value to our customers"—enabling them to "help strengthen their own customer relationships," said Cassandra McKinney, executive director of Comerica's Retail Bank.
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Texas small business owners say inflation is hurting their ability to hire and retain workers, forcing them to raise prices on consumers
New Survey: Increasing Inflationary Pressures, Higher Energy Costs Squeezing Texas Small Businesses
by | Jun 13, 2022
Texas small business owners say inflation is hurting their ability to hire and retain workers, forcing them to raise prices on consumers; 90% of respondents say inflationary pressures have worsened since January.

74% of respondents across all sectors say rising energy prices are impacting their business, according to a survey from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices.
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Why the CEO of HER Texas Believes Improving the State’s Business Ecosystem Starts With Women
by | Aug 2, 2021
Jasmin Brand, the founder and CEO of HER Texas, joined Zero Gap Founder and President Jacqueline Twillie during Dallas Startup Week to discuss creating a new table for women in business. Here's what she had to say.
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Community Toolbox: A Winter Storm and a Pandemic. Here’s a Round Up of Resources to Help North Texans
by | Feb 19, 2021
Here's a round up of resources that can help in North Texas' unprecedented winter storm.

You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Getting Ahead of the PPP Curve: This Dallas-Based Bank Is Helping Businesses Outlast the Pandemic
by | Jan 20, 2021
"Most people have no idea the risk business builders take," says Texas Security Bank CEO and Co-Founder Craig Scheef, who is inspired by working with entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
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Dallas Jewelry Brand Grows $100 Investment to $1M+ Revenue—In About a Year

by | Jan 19, 2021
The co-founders behind Dallas-based Allie + Bess have announced their first collaboration with a fellow Texas-based female entrepreneur, despite operating mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How Verizon Business’ Aimee Novak Is Working To Help Small Businesses Thrive During COVID-19
by | Dec 2, 2020
The vice president of Business Sales in the Southern Region is working to support local businesses through Verizon’s numerous small business initiatives, including its Women in Business and Comeback Coach programs.
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On-Demand and Same-Day Delivery App Lalamove Responds to COVID With Discounts For Small Businesses
by | Nov 24, 2020
Lalamove, which has offices in Dallas, Chicago, and Houston, is giving back to small- and medium-sized enterprises that might be struggling with the fallout from COVID-19.
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