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Cash Management
Managing cash flow: Smart approaches to grow your business
Grow your business through strategic cash flow improvements and smart financing options.
Banks have numerous ways to help business owners optimize their operating cycle to better manage cash flow. This includes products that may help you accelerate receivables while also creating more flexibility in meeting short- and long-term obligations.
Insurance
Manage business costs from the rise in natural disasters
Learn how to minimize your business insurance expenses and help offset the increasing costs of natural disasters.
A fully documented business continuity plan is essential for your business to continue operations both during and after a disaster.
William Connolly III
SVP, Senior Commercial Risk Advisor
Finance
Does your hemp business qualify for a loan?
Learn how a government business loan can help you access the capital you need to grow.
When exploring funding options, it's helpful to understand the advantages that government business loan programs can offer.
Finance
USDA and SBA real estate loans for small businesses
For small businesses hoping to buy commercial property, USDA and SBA real estate loans may offer a range of benefits.
Government loans for small businesses typically offer advantages such as longer repayment periods and lower down payments, making them an attractive financing option.
Skilled Trades
Seeing the vision, sharing the excitement
Martin Prieto's relationship with First Citizens is a partnership that goes beyond business.
What drove me to start my own business was to be able to provide a better opportunity for my kids, for my family, and accomplish the American dream.
Skilled Trades
Glover Construction: How relationships drive family’s business and banking decisions
Entering the third generation of their family business, Glover Construction switched to First Citizens Bank because of their focus on service and relationships.
My dad taught me the value of relationships and how he conducted business a long time ago.
Security
Tips for building a cybersecurity plan
Develop a plan to prevent the most common cyberattacks businesses face to help keep your company safe.
While today's cybersecurity threats aren't much different from those in the past, hackers are now using more sophisticated means to automate how they attack devices and systems.
Banking
An overview of real-time payments
Instant payments can enhance cash management by receiving funds 24/7/365.
Potential improvements to cash flow, easier reconciliation and 24/7/365 service levels have helped make instant payments increasingly popular among small to medium-sized businesses over the past few years.
Planning
Tips for small business equipment financing
Business owners should take advantage of these tips for managing small business equipment financing at the end of the year.
Small businesses can optimize tax benefits by strategically timing their capital expenditures.
Planning
How SBA loans can simplify business exit success
Discover how SBA loans may help reduce risk, attract more buyers and streamline your business exit.
One tool that may help streamline the process of selling your business and attract a larger pool of qualified buyers is the US Small Business Administration, or SBA, loan program.
Finance
Cannabis industry financing sources
Explore cannabis funding options available for your business today.
Whether you're new or experienced in the cannabis industry, it's important to consider funding options that may help your growing business.
Starting a Business
Top 5 tips for buying a business
Learn how an SBA loan can help you finance buying a business.
Whether you're acquiring a new business or expanding existing operations, an SBA loan can help finance your needs.
Banking
Transforming healthcare finance
Consider these financial solutions to help streamline your practice.
To succeed today, healthcare practices must adapt and embrace solutions that address these challenges head on.
Cash Management
Know these types of payment fraud
Learn the common types of payment fraud so you can know what to look out for and help keep your business secure.
Protect your business by verifying any payment requests from vendors or customers that look unusual.
Technology
Use technology to improve customer service
Learn how the right technology can help improve customer service for your business.
It's important to get creative with how you serve customers so they want to come back.
Management
The multichannel marketing approach
Your customers' satisfaction relies on your company having what they want, when they want it.
See how launching a multichannel marketing strategy can help you more effectively land sales.
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