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Post-Bulletin | January 15, 2020

SCORE’s Acting CEO, Bridget Weston, shared her message to small businesses last week by looking back at last year and looking forward to 2020. She summarized: "By all accounts, the economy did well in 2019, and it continues to hum along at a decent pace in early 2020. GDP growth, unemployment, core inflation and manufacturing all moved in encouraging directions in 2019, and for most small businesses, that’s been good news for their bottom line. But while the economy remains stro...

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PRnewswire | May 08, 2023

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) named Comerica Bank as the Michigan District Office Lender of the Year for the 2022 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022). Comerica, a National SBA Preferred Lender, was also honored among Top 10 Lenders.The U.S. SBA awards the Lender of the Year for the best overall performance by a 7(a) lender in Michigan. Criteria considered for the honor includes volume, year-over-year increase and area coverage. The lender must be in good standi...

Finance

Merchants & Marine Bank | January 17, 2023

Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc., a century-old banking institution established in Mississippi, has introduced Voyager Lending, a division focused on providing small business owners with lending solutions. Voyager Lending is led and staffed by industry professionals. The staff cares about the community and tries to give borrowers knowledgeable and personalized service. It makes lending easy and gives people access to money they wouldn't have otherwise! Presi...

Business Strategy

Prospera | October 11, 2022

Prospera's traditional Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is returning in person with a new schedule and format after two years of virtual programs. Presented by Duke Energy, the 2022 Prospera Success Stories event was postponed from its original date due to Hurricane Ian, and will now take place on Thursday, October 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Armature Works in Tampa. It will gather local government, corporate executives, small business owners, key partners, and volunteers of Prospe...