Mar 1, 2013 | Banking and Finance
Markets in Colorado and Georgia are showing coordinating trends between growing rates in commercial loans and better community bank business as the U.S. emerges from the recent financial downturn.Investors generate energy among lenders The Aspen Business Journal...
Feb 22, 2013 | Running Your Business
Before the financial plan is written and a business owner is ready to apply for commercial loans, he must have a fully developed vision ready to be turned into a physical, working organization. While many are hopeful to start their own companies for a variety of...
Jun 1, 2012 | Banking and Finance
There's a misconception with startup business owners that buying into a franchise isn't the same as having a truly independent company, and in some senses they're right. A franchise comes with the stability and notoriety of an established, successful brand, as well as...
Apr 20, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Americans are casual planners when it comes to their personal finance, according to a recent study from Northwestern Mutual. So what does a casual financial plan look like? The more than one-third (38 percent) of respondents to the study who described themselves as...
Apr 18, 2012 | Banking and Finance
From a financial perspective, April is a big month. Not only does Tax Day fall right in the middle, but it's also Financial Literacy Month. What are you doing this April to ensure you're more financially literate at the beginning of May than you were at the end of...