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Post-quake tips to help wineries, other businesses get back on track

Category: Your Business | Published: 09/02/14 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 09/02/14

Posted by Adam Beak

Agribusiness Banking

Closeup of large cracks in a road with dense groups of green trees on either side.

For businesses that are cyclical and dependent on Mother Nature, these tips can help with post-disaster recovery.

Tags: Adam Beak, business partners, commercial banking, distributors, earthquake, liquidity, Napa, natural disaster, small business, vintners, wine, wineries

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Customer Wise: Finesse for a family business’s longevity

Category: Your Business | Published: 08/21/14 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 08/21/14

Posted by Michelle Di Gangi

Small Business Banking

The Robles family, owners of Anita’s Mexican Foods Corp.

Business tips and insights from SBA’s California Small Business Persons of the Year Ricardo and Rene Robles of Anita’s Mexican Foods Inc.

Tags: Anita’s Mexican Foods Corp., business ownership, Customer Wise, entrepreneur, Michelle Di Gangi, Robles family, small business, small business owner

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U.S. Outlook: Fragile or not fragile? That is the question

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 08/15/14 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 08/15/14

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

Graph showing upward trend in small business optimism

A mosaic of strong and sluggish economic indicators raises the question: Is the recovery fragile or not?

Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, economy, JOLTs, Scott Anderson, small business, Small Business Optimism Index

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A financial separation that makes you stronger

Category: Your Business | Published: 08/05/14 | Print

Category: Your Business
Published: 08/05/14

Posted by Don Mercer

Small Business Banking

Young female store owner standing in the door of her shop, wearing a brown apron.

There are several reasons to avoid co-mingling personal and business finances, but we’ll focus on one.

Tags: angel investor, bank, credit, cupcakes, Don Mercer, equity investment, finances, financing, loan, personal, small business

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