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Your financial well-being is our priority. Beyond our valuable products and services, we're happy to provide informative articles on a variety of financial topics, and tips you can put into action.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Securing Financing for a Home-Based Business

Home businesses have access to a good number of business loan and financing options, even if they don’t have as many choices as larger companies do.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Employee Retention Strategies for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, you want your employees to stick around, especially after you’ve invested significant time and money into them.

Victoria Stockbarger, Kevin Wong, Lynn Motta, Tymofey Wowk
Marissa Scott
Local Business Spotlights

Local Business Spotlight: Clean Technique

Kevin Wong and his team saw the need for more manufacturing infrastructure within the cannabis industry. From this, Clean Technique was born.

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Marissa Scott
Business

4 Tips for Fairly Paying Your Employees When Inflation is High

Attracting and keeping employees is always challenging for small businesses, but the economy has the potential to make it even more difficult.

EforAll Rhode Island 2023 Winter Accelerator alumni Thrive Tribe Cafe
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Local Business Spotlights

Community Partner Spotlight: Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll)

On this National Small Business Week, we salute our community partner Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll).

Marissa Scott
Business

5 Tax Tips for Small Businesses

Tax time can be a headache for many Americans, and it can be even worse for small business owners. Here are 5 tax tips to help make the process a little smoother.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Hiring Employees for Your Small Business

Having an employee allows your business to increase operations and can free up more of your time so you can focus on growing your business.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Should I Consider Financing for My Small Business?

There are various financing types available for businesses – all with their own pros and cons. Take a closer look at how to determine which type of funding could be best.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Why You Should Separate Your Business and Personal Finances

When you keep your finances separate, you can stay more organized, better understand your company’s current financial picture, and potentially save time and money.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Bookkeeping vs Accounting for Your Small Business

If you’ve considered hiring a professional to help with the financial aspect of your business, you may have wondered whether an accountant or a bookkeeper would be best.

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Marissa Scott
Local Business Spotlights

Local Business Spotlight: Bristol County Commercial Cleaning

Ivis Espinoza dreamed of branching out on her own in the commercial cleaning industry. Nine years later, Ivis is the proud owner of BCCC.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Benefits of Working with a Dedicated Business Banker

A local business banker can do more for your business than you may realize. Here are some of the benefits of working with a business banker from a local community bank.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Selling on Amazon as a Small Business

Selling on Amazon has its benefits, but there are some potential downsides as well. Before you decide, here are a few things to consider.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Tips for Building a Business Support Network

If you're feeling the strain of "going it alone," it may be time to reach out and widen your circle of support. Here are some tips for building your business network.

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Marissa Scott
Business

Preparing Your Business for an Emergency

While you can’t prevent the unexpected, there are steps you can take to prepare your business for emergencies ahead of time.

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Marissa Scott
Business

5 Tips for Building Your Social Media Presence as a Small Business

If used correctly, social media can be a powerful and relatively inexpensive marketing and engagement tool for your business. 

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Marissa Scott
Local Business Spotlights

Local Business Spotlight: Hand & Halo

Caitlin Cabral, owner of Hand & Halo, says she didn’t set out to start her own business. Four years later, Caitlin's products have evolved into resin preservation. 

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Marissa Scott
Business

Do I need an EIN for My Business?

Obtaining an EIN is something that should be on every new business owner’s to-do list when starting out. Take a closer look at what an EIN is, and when it’s required.