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Share with care: Protect yourself and your business online

Category: Your Business | Published: 01/25/16 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 01/25/16

Posted by David Pollino

Security

Business woman sitting on steps looking at her laptop while 2 businessmen on higher step try to peer over her shoulders to her laptop.

Protecting yourself and your business online takes time and thought. But the effort you put in may keep you from being a victim, saving you stress and potential losses.

Tags: business data, Data Privacy Day, David Pollino, fraud, identity theft, malware, passwords, social media

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Made Here: Credit helps play a role in sustaining growth

Category: Your Business | Published: 01/14/16 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 01/14/16

Posted by Michelle Di Gangi

Small Business Banking

Jesse Cherian standing in front of a large steel sign with this company

Jesse Cherian, owner of ST Fabrication, discusses how diversification in projects – both geographic and government/private sector – have helped the business grow.

Tags: Customer Wise, line of credit, loan, Made Here, manufacturing, Michelle Di Gangi, small business, smart growth, ST Fabrication, steel, Tacoma, Washington

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Tax season 2016: Don’t fall victim to scammers

Category: Your Business | Published: 01/12/16 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 01/12/16

Posted by David Pollino

Security

Young couple: woman sitting on desk looking at paperwork while man sits at laptop, looking at her

This time each year identity thieves make a living filing fraudulent returns and cashing in on the unwitting victims’ tax refunds.

Tags: 1099, David Pollino, efile, fraud, identity theft, income taxes, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, phishing, phone scams, tax documents, taxes, W-2

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5 strategies for your business as interest rates rise

Category: Your Business | Published: 12/30/15 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 12/30/15

Posted by Don Mercer

Small Business Banking

Woman reviewing business plans at a desk

I’ll tell you up front that in the near term the rise in interest rates is not going to be a life-changing event.

Tags: Don Mercer, Federal Reserve, fixed assets, FOMC, interest rates, lending, SBA, small business, strategy

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Deposit and loan products offered by Bank of the West, Member FDIC.

Securities and variable annuities are offered through BancWest Investment Services, a registered broker/dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC, and SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Financial Advisors are Registered Representatives of BancWest Investment Services. Fixed annuities/insurance products are offered through BancWest Insurance Agency in California, (License #0C52321), and through BancWest Investment Services, Inc. in all other states where it is licensed to do business. This is not an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where we are not authorized to do business. Bank of the West and its various affiliates and subsidiaries are not tax or legal advisors.

BancWest Investment Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of the West. Bank of the West is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas. In South Dakota, Bank of the West operates under the name Bank of the West California.

Investment and Insurance products:

Not FDIC insured
Not bank guaranteed
May lose value
Not a deposit
Not insured by any federal government agency