The year-end typically brings a lot of countdowns…top songs of the year, top news stories of the year, top streaming shows of the year, and of course, the countdown to midnight on New Years Eve. At the end of each...
Date: 12/09/2020
The year-end typically brings a lot of countdowns…top songs of the year, top news stories of the year, top streaming shows of the year, and of course, the countdown to midnight on New Years Eve. At the end of each...
Topics: Financing , Business Growth , Cash Management , Business Acquisition , General Business , Government Loan Programs/Financing Options
Date: 11/24/2020
We often hear “cash is king.” But what’s even more true is cash FLOW is king, as it’s a more accurate measurement of a business’s viability. It’s proof positive that your business is running smoothly.
When a business...
Topics: Business Growth , Cash Management , General Business , Nonprofit
Date: 11/18/2020
“Failure to plan is planning to fail” is an adage we’ve all heard, and there’s good reason for that. When it comes to businesses, planning requires communication and goal-setting with your business banker at the...
Topics: Financing , Business Growth , Business Acquisition , General Business
Date: 11/11/2020
Just as it’s advantageous to shop local, it really pays to bank locally.In fact, community banks have the highest ranking in customer satisfaction – 83% - according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Finance...
Topics: Financing , Business Growth , General Business
Date: 10/19/2020
With interest rates being cut substantially early in 2020 to assist the economy with the global pandemic, interest rates are at or near an all-time low. If you are expanding your business, there is an opportunity to...
Topics: Financing , Business Growth
Date: 09/23/2020
Investors Community Bank co-founder and former president, CEO and Chairman of the Board William (Bill) Censky has likely seen faster technological change during his 50-year banking career than any other time in...
Topics: Business Growth , General Business
Date: 09/16/2020
Small and medium-sized businesses rely on their local communities to help them succeed, as it’s these communities that supply many of their customers, workers and vendors. When these businesses partner with local...
Topics: Financing , Business Growth , General Business
Date: 09/09/2020
Tom Chermak, President of CHER-MAKE Sausage Company in Manitowoc, is a third-generation sausage maker. His grandfather, Emil Chermak, started the business 90 years ago to share his great old-world sausage recipes...
Topics: Risk/Fraud , Business Growth , Cash Management , General Business , Nonprofit