Ways to Help Your Community During a Pandemic
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has reached every state in our country, the outbreak has prompted changes everywhere. Not only…
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How to Weather the COVID-19 Storm
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our economy, small business owners will need to increase their attention on managing…
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Don’t Fall Idle, Stay Vigilant
In a normal economy, small businesses are up against challenging odds. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that small businesses…
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How to Stay Positive When Life Throws a Pandemic at You
As we adjust to our new normal, at least for the time being, it’s a challenge to remain positive. Much…
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Your Deposits Are Safe and Secure with Us
There is a lot of uncertainty in the air amidst recent changes from COVID-19. I want to reassure you that…
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Failure Is Feedback: Why Messing Up Can Raise You Up
It’s time to look at failure in a different light. Because it just may be one of the most crucial…
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Why Your Company Should Prioritize Community Involvement
Over the course of my 30+ year career I’ve come to discover something quite simple, yet profound. One of my…
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Shop Local. Support Your Community.
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is over, and with it goes Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Small…
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Top 5 Skills Employers Are Looking For
In today’s changing career landscape, competition is high and employers are able to select from a wide array of new…
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Seeking Talent Assets
As a small community bank, American National Bank pursues four main priorities. They include overall growth, long-term deposit strategy and…
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Craft Targeted Messages Using Buyer Personas
Why market to generic customers if you know specifics about the customers you want? Buyer personas are fictional customers based…
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Ready to Go Automated?
Cash flow is essential to the health of every business. Get a solid handle on yours with a little help…
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Investing With a Focus
Think back to the time when you made your first big investment. You were super excited. You were certain you…
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Cash Flow is King
As a business owner, managing the day-to-day cash flow can be very challenging. A business’ cash flow is tied to…
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Why Your Small Business Needs an SEO Strategy
As a small business owner, you probably handle most of your business’ day-to-day on your own. It can be easy…
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Improve Your Health and the Health of Your Business
Owning a business can be stressful and many business owners feel anxiety. Here are a few changes you can make…
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Small Business Marketing Budget
Every small business needs to invest in marketing to grow. As a small business owner or manager, it can be…
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Mentoring Vs. Managing: A Reflection on Leadership
Is a leader a good manager, a good mentor or both? Managing is the ability to oversee the “stuff”: timelines,…
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Entrepreneurs – Time to Evaluate Your 2019 Goals
Entrepreneurs, by their nature, are goal-driven people. Normally, they take the time to thoroughly analyze an opportunity before they dive…
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How to be Awesome
As we begin to approach the finish line of 2018 and start to look ahead to 2019, many people will set…
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