Allison Wilson kneels beside her business logo painted on Ballard Avenue during the Wylie 500 Pedal Car Race Sunday. Wilson, co-owner of Community Wealth Advisors and a member of the WDMA, was also an event sponsor. Tina Lopez/The Wylie News

As communities across the country mark Small Business Week, one Wylie business owner is a reminder that sometimes the most meaningful ventures begin with a leap of faith.

For Allison Wilson, co-owner of Community Wealth Advisors, that leap meant stepping away from a 20-year career in education and into the world of financial advising — all while staying grounded in the city she’s called home for more than two decades.

“I am a career changer,” Wilson said. “After 20 years serving as a teacher and school administrator, my father-in-law offered me the opportunity to join him in his financial advising business in West Texas.”

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