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The Business of Selling a Business By Brendan Mitchell For business owners looking to sell soon, there is still plenty to be optimistic about. Capital for purchasing businesses continues to […]

Uniting Forces People’s United Bank is no longer the small, Springfield-based institution, then known as the Bank of Western Massachusetts, that made its name three decades ago through a strong […]

Growing Concern The American Bankers Assoc. argued it’s critical that legal, cannabis-related businesses have access to the regulated banking system as it urged the Senate to advance the SAFE Banking […]

On the Way Up PeoplesBank joined Google, Facebook, BMW, Southwest Airlines, and more top companies on the 2019 WayUp Top 100 Internship Programs list. WayUp is a professional networking application […]

In the Dark By Susan Atran Bank of America recently announced the findings of a new study conducted by Merrill Private Wealth Management, which found that 64% of wealth holders […]

That’s What the Nathan Agencies Have Been in Since 1969 The various names can be confusing at first, but make no mistake, the two divisions that make up the Nathan […]

Take These Measures to Protect Against Common Threats Privacy and security are two growing areas for small-business owners. Most businesses have at least some digital presence. Keeping your own data […]

Section 199A Section 199A of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was created to level the playing field when it comes to lowering the corporate tax rate for those businesses […]

Employee or Contractor? By Danielle Fitzpatrick Taxpayers often ask about the difference between being an independent contractor and an employee. Although it may seem like they both perform similar work, […]

Recording Revenue By Rebecca Connolly Recording revenue is, in anyone’s mind, seen as a job well done when you complete selling your product or service or receiving a donation for […]

President and CEO Michael Tucker

Steady Course Like most all bank presidents in the 413, Michael Tucker would concede that a great many of the region’s communities are heavily populated with financial institutions, or “overbanked,” […]

The Scammers Are Out There By Jean Deliso Have you ever been scammed by someone or received a phone call attempting to pressure you to provide personal information or send […]

Tom Senecal, left, and Andrew Crystal

Landmark Decision Tom Senecal says PeoplesBank first looked at the historic Yankee Pedlar property as the potential site a future branch roughly three years ago. ‘Looking’ didn’t advance to anything […]

Phillips Insurance team members, from left, Christopher McMaster, Chrystal Greenleaf, Joe Phillips, and Christopher Rivers.

Protect and Serve In the 66 years since Joe Phillips’ father opened the business that bears the family’s name, the insurance industry has undergone plenty of change, both in the […]

Looking Back — and Ahead April 15 has come and gone, and many people are not looking back on the recent tax season with fond memories. Indeed, for many there […]