Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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,” […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]