Financial, Personal, and Professional Growth

I just spent a little time reading some of my past posts on this site.  It’s amazing how much has changed since I began this endeavor, and yet much remains the same. 
I still have credit card debt, but I’m making progress towards eliminating it, and I paid off one of my student loans earlier this […]

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BankerGirl’s Guide for Entrepreneurs – Part 3 – Online Resources

This is the second of a multi-installment series on starting your own business.  If you’d like to start reading this series from the beginning, click here.
As an entrepreneur, your number one resource should be your banker.  The sad truth is, most bankers won’t spend a lot of time with potential customer who need to borrow […]

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BankerGirl’s Guide for Entrepreneurs – Part 2 – How to Write a Business Plan

This is the second of a multi-installment series on starting your own business.  If you’d like to start reading this series from the beginning, click here. 
Most entrepreneurs don’t go into to business for themselves to fill out forms, complete pro forma financials, or write a business plan.  For these individuals, paperwork seems to be […]

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How to Make Your Small Business Fail in 12 Easy Steps

This is a guest post from my partner, Matt.  Matt is a former photographer - and while I did not know him when he was an entrepreneur, I have enjoyed the stories about his ill-fated venture greatly.  I thought I would share the text from a piece that he did as a design student with you.
My […]

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BankerGirl’s Guide for Entrepreneurs – Part 1 - Is Entrepreneurship for You?

This is the first of a multi-installment series on starting your own business.
When I first started in commercial lending, the title on my card read “Small Business Banker.”  Small Business, also known as “SMB Banking” (small-medium business banking) or “Emerging Business Banking” is where new, young bankers get to cut their teeth before working on giant $20 […]

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