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How To Avoid Emotional Investing Decisions
First Business Bank Podcast - July 18, 2023 20:42 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIf you have ridden the emotional investing roller coaster, you're not alone. Studies show that 66% of investors have made impulsive, emotionally charged investing decisions they later regretted. In our latest podcast episode, we examine how to avoid making emotional investing decisions by mappin...
How To Insure Bank Deposits Over $250,000
First Business Bank Podcast - July 17, 2023 18:50 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsConcerns over bank failures and potential uninsured deposit losses led many business owners, investors, municipalities, and others to seek ways to insure deposits beyond the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000. While your inclination might be to spread deposits across multiple banks, this is an unn...
Pros And Cons Of Paying Off Debt Vs. Investing
First Business Bank Podcast - April 21, 2023 20:59 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAre you struggling with deciding between paying off debt or investing your earnings? It's a common dilemma, and one that requires careful consideration of various factors. In the latest episode of the First Business Bank podcast, we discuss advantages and disadvantages of paying off debt before ...
Managing Finances After Losing A Spouse
First Business Bank Podcast - March 13, 2023 13:48 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAfter losing a spouse, survivors are often faced with many tasks and financial decisions while in the throes of grief. In the first thirty days, you’ll need to review life insurance, contact Social Security, contact your attorney about your estate plan or will, and call your bank or Trust Adviso...
Paying For College & Higher Education
First Business Bank Podcast - February 21, 2023 19:49 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor many families, paying for college and higher education costs is confusing and overwhelming as the price of a traditional, four-year college education seems to have no limit. Over the last century, the costs of higher education have grown at four times the rate of inflation, rising a shocking...
Wisconsin Manufacturing Trends
First Business Bank Podcast - February 15, 2023 16:46 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsManufacturing is a major driver of economic activity in Wisconsin, leading all other industries contributing to the state’s gross domestic product. First Business Bank’s financial experts work closely with manufacturing business leaders on their daily and long-term financial needs and strategies...
Starting a Nonprofit Dental Clinic: The Renee Ramirez Story
First Business Bank Podcast - December 03, 2022 00:15 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsRenee Ramirez operates well under pressure. During the financial crisis of 2008, she founded Community Smiles Dental (formerly Waukesha County Community Dental Clinic), a nonprofit dental clinic for low-income families in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The clinic, which opened a second locat...
Efficiency Tips for Leaders Wearing Many Hats
First Business Bank Podcast - November 15, 2022 18:43 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOperating on a lean budget, some leaders of both nonprofit and for-profit businesses take on many roles, from CEO and CFO to HR and receptionist. But if you’re tasked with doing so much and there are only so many hours each day, how do you make progress on larger goals? This episode of the Firs...
Encouraging Collaboration To Build the Paper Industry
First Business Bank Podcast - November 08, 2022 23:22 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDoes your industry have a cheerleader? Someone who rallies businesses, helps them network to support innovation and accomplish more together? This episode of the First Business Bank podcast takes a fresh look at the benefits of collaboration between businesses with Marty Ochs, Founder of Green B...
Aligning With Nonprofits To Build Employee Engagement
First Business Bank Podcast - October 24, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, employees were seeking more meaning at work and the latest data show that their feelings have intensified. According to a 2022 Gartner survey, 52% of respondents say the pandemic led them to “question the purpose of my day-to-day job” and 56% say it “made me w...
How To Protect Your Business From Cyberattacks
First Business Bank Podcast - October 14, 2022 13:12 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsProtecting your business from the growing threat of cyberattacks involves proactively strengthening your business’ cybersecurity and protecting it financially with cyber insurance. Beyond suffering a financial loss, businesses hit with cyberattacks also run the risk of reputational damage. Cyber...
Tips To Improve Accounts Receivable Collections
First Business Bank Podcast - October 11, 2022 01:26 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhether you’re operating a nonprofit or for-profit business, receivables keep the doors open and efficient receivables collection can bolster your cash position. Technological advances over the past several years make it possible to drastically reduce the time it takes to get those receivables i...
The Impact of Rising Interest Rates
First Business Bank Podcast - August 17, 2022 15:32 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWith more than 40 years since we’ve seen inflation this high, many business leaders and investors are asking our team about how rising interest rates might affect their short- and long- term decisions. With an educational look at historical economic performance, this episode of the First B...
What’s New in Real-Time Payments for Businesses?
First Business Bank Podcast - June 13, 2022 19:31 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsUsing real-time payments like Zelle, Venmo, or Paypal, you might give allowance to your kids, split the bill at dinner, or pay a friend back for tickets. As consumers adopt real-time payments at a faster pace, business leaders consider dropping checks and weigh the benefits and risks of real-tim...
Estate Planning for Digital Assets
First Business Bank Podcast - May 31, 2022 18:58 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDuring the estate planning process, you document your wishes for assets like property, investments, insurance policies, and retirement accounts. But what will happen to your digital assets like digital photos, social media accounts, or digital currency, not to mention all the related passwords? ...
What’s the ROI of Integrated Accounts Payable?
First Business Bank Podcast - May 23, 2022 13:41 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe accounts payable process often is a time-consuming, complex mix of B2B payments involving ACH, wires, checks, and credit cards. Simplifying your business’s accounts payable through Integrated Payables reduces labor and check costs, maximizes efficiency, decreases the opportunity for check fr...
Protecting the Future of Your Family Business
First Business Bank Podcast - May 09, 2022 17:58 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsExperts estimate that family-owned businesses worldwide contribute more than half of gross domestic product and two-thirds of employment. Family-owned businesses also are among the most trusted type of business in America, yet most lack a formal business succession plan that can help keep the pea...
The History & Legacy of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
First Business Bank Podcast - May 05, 2022 03:05 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFounded in Kansas City, Mo., in 1990, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is “the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of America.” NLBM President Bob Kendrick joins us for an insig...
Improving Employee Retention in Manufacturing
First Business Bank Podcast - May 02, 2022 17:57 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsImproving retention in manufacturing is a multi-faceted, ongoing effort that can help manufacturers keep skilled, valuable employees, leading to greater efficiency and lower costs. In this episode of the First Business Bank Podcast, we are joined by Elizabeth Aldana, Service Line Leader/Senior C...
Tim Keane’s Entrepreneurship Story
First Business Bank Podcast - April 29, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTim Keane, photographer, founder of RTMS, Golden Angels Investors, and Keane Consultants and former board member of First Business Financial Services, Inc., joins us to discuss his career, accomplishments, advice for entrepreneurs, and provide his perspectives about investing, risk, and his next...
Investing in Manufacturing Automation
First Business Bank Podcast - April 11, 2022 13:39 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe ongoing manufacturing workforce shortage calls for smarter ways to increase capacity without adding staff. When strategic investments in automation are planned thoughtfully, they help manufacturers improve output, efficiency, and employee retention as they upskill their workforce. WMEP Manuf...
Commercial Real Estate Design & Broker Trends
First Business Bank Podcast - March 21, 2022 15:18 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCommercial real estate trends shifted faster in the past three years than perhaps the previous 30. Whether you’re wrestling with a long-term lease, downsizing, or designing new office space, you’ll want to tune it to this episode of the First Business Bank Podcast for timely, expert input about w...
Recruiting Best Practices in Manufacturing
First Business Bank Podcast - March 14, 2022 15:52 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe workforce crisis in manufacturing is complex, but there are several ways you can influence this within your organization to successfully staff your company. This episode of the First Business Bank Podcast hosts Joe Brown, Senior Consultant with WMEP Manufacturing Solutions (WMEP), discussing...
Making Sense of DIY Estate Planning & Investing
First Business Bank Podcast - March 14, 2022 15:50 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThere’s a time and a place to do it yourself (DIY), even in investing and estate planning, but it’s important to know the conditions for success, risks, and limitations so you can make wise decisions. With many businesses offering DIY investing, will, and estate planning options, this episode of...
Attracting & Retaining Employees In Today’s Talent Market
First Business Bank Podcast - March 07, 2022 16:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFor employers, the competitive job market presents challenges to retain employees and opportunities to attract those with shifting career ambitions. This episode of the First Business Bank Podcast features two recently hired First Business Bank employees discussing what attracted them to their p...
Solutions for Workforce Challenges in Manufacturing
First Business Bank Podcast - February 28, 2022 17:23 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWorkforce challenges in manufacturing began in the 1990s with an aging Baby Boomer workforce and fewer skilled workers to replace them. It persists today with the added complexity of increased demand for products, higher costs, and supply chain bottlenecks. We turn to George Bureau, Vice Preside...
Mission Critical: Nonprofits Surviving & Thriving in a Pandemic
First Business Bank Podcast - February 21, 2022 17:39 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic created chaos for many nonprofits — disturbing not only their revenue streams but also their missions. Serving nearly half of Wisconsin’s counties, Goodwill Industries of Northcentral Wisconsin navigated a 10-week shutdown, recovery ef...
Advocating for Others as a Woman in Leadership
First Business Bank Podcast - February 15, 2022 16:11 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhen you think back to how you arrived at your current role, did people mentor you, support you, connect you, or challenge you, contributing to your success in your career? Our Women in Leadership podcast series continues with an insightful discussion about advocating for other people as a woman...
Fundamentals of a Sound Bank Investment Portfolio Strategy
First Business Bank Podcast - February 07, 2022 15:55 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJust as the workforce crisis reaches new heights, more banks than ever are dealing with new investment portfolio challenges and responsibilities. Banks are looking for bottom-line income and there are many ways a bank’s Investment Portfolio can miss its target without solid strategies in place. ...
What Is Treasury Management?
First Business Bank Podcast - January 24, 2022 20:03 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhether you’re starting a business, leading a nonprofit, or running a multi-generational company, you’re always looking for ways to save money and improve operations. Stretched thin by the competitive workforce, these needs are pressing now more than ever. With specific banking solutions, an expe...
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