Bank of Texas - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/bank-of-texas/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 25 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Bank of Texas - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/bank-of-texas/ 32 32 103504436 5 ways these evolving SBA policies empower business owners https://houstonnewmedia.org/5-ways-these-evolving-sba-policies-empower-business-owners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ways-these-evolving-sba-policies-empower-business-owners Wed, 25 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f099e2aacea4262e4c4bd6adbdad09ff Owners seeking to expand their businesses and entrepreneurs considering new ventures are increasingly turning to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make their visions a reality — and are finding it easier to do so.

In fact, since 2021, there h...

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]]> 823073 Significant fraud threat posed by compromised business emails https://houstonnewmedia.org/significant-fraud-threat-posed-by-compromised-business-emails/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=significant-fraud-threat-posed-by-compromised-business-emails Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2b621ed424b70924c279b978a69f0551 no longer enter businesses through an unlocked door. Now, they go straight to your inbox. According to the FBI, business email compromise (BEC) is one of the most financially damaging online crimes.

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]]> 653449 How smart prep work can help sell businesses in any rate environment https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-smart-prep-work-can-help-sell-businesses-in-any-rate-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-smart-prep-work-can-help-sell-businesses-in-any-rate-environment Tue, 01 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=14a673fe91418a4cf587271685ef58bc The merger and acquisition (M&A) market hasn't been immune to the chilling effects of the sharp rise in interest rates over the past 15 months.

But unlike most individuals, who have few options to ease the impact of soaring borrowing costs, business o...

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]]> 637882 5 steps to kickstart your financial planning journey https://houstonnewmedia.org/5-steps-to-kickstart-your-financial-planning-journey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-steps-to-kickstart-your-financial-planning-journey Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:21:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3978de30f32f8c30a2777f16e79d6859 Not having a written financial plan makes you statistically more likely to experience poverty, bankruptcy and debt. Yet, more than 70% of Americans don’t have one, according to BusinessDIT.

If that 70% includes you — or even if you have a financial pl...

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