5 lessons for laying a solid business foundation
Construction is my husband’s passion. He’s made a decent living remodeling and flipping houses. He takes pride in his work and it shows. Over the years, I’ve ...
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The credit union difference
Imagine setting out to do something good in your community and the service you provide is so valuable that the demand for it rapidly increases to the point you’re ...
3 reasons why trade shows are worth the expense
Trade shows are expensive. Plain and simple. They can devour the lion’s share of your marketing budget. Nevertheless, trade shows should be part of your marketing plan if a ...
Why aren’t more small credit unions involved in loan participation?
Your credit union’s asset size might preclude you from investing through broker/dealers but it doesn’t preclude you from loan growth or generating interest income in the lucrative ...
Surefire method for mitigating the effects of identity theft
“This is a reminder to take inventory of what’s in our wallets,” my colleague said after he and I learned about a potential identity crisis. Note: Only the name ...
Meeting expectations: Five steps for executing effective meetings
Please don’t read this article until you’ve answered these five questions: Do the meetings you chair or attend work as they are supposed to work? Do you understand ...
The credit union movement—Millennials get it!
Despite the incredible growth credit unions have experienced in recent years, the member-owned financial cooperative movement remains on the threshold of major expansion. Increasingly, millennials are choosing credit unions over ...
The line on credit
Believe it or not the line on credit is that in order to accrue it, you have to use it but not to the extent some would think. The debt-averse ...