Resource Articles

Our Resource Center provides education on personal and business financial topics, information on online security and fraud prevention, and articles from leaders at Sunflower Bank.

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Business - Small Business Ownership

Build Safe Vendor Relationships

Build strong relationships with your vendors; not only will you and your vendors benefit, but you can also avoid falling victim to vendor and employee fraud.
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Personal - Banking Products and Services

Debit or Credit Card: Which One is Best for Kids?

Teaching your children about money management at home, including the ins and outs of bank accounts, and debit and credit cards, will help them learn financial responsibility.
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Business - Commercial Construction Industry

Be a Winning Coach

As you manage your staff and leadership team, it is easy to find fault and criticize, but you can’t do it alone. You need staff, suppliers, subcontractors, managers, foremen, and workers to get the job done, and the simplest way to motivate them to work hard is to give them the recognition they deserve.
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Personal – Homebuying and Refinancing

What You'll Need to Refinance Your Mortgage

Here are some ideas of documents you might need for refinancing your mortgage.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Why Expectant Parents Should Not Wait to Get Their Wills

A will is the most important legal and financial document you could have. Why procrastinate when they're so simple and inexpensive to get done?
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Business - Commercial Real Estate Industry

Always Make a Profit

Most construction companies shoot for moving targets by attempting to make ‘as much money as possible’ or ‘more’ than they are currently making.
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Business - Commercial Construction Industry

Are Employees Stealing from You?

Everyone wants to trust their employees, but you must have controls to keep honest people honest. A few simple checks and balances will avoid a lot of problems, disappointments, stresses, and financial loss. Don’t wait until it’s too late to implement some of these safeguards.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Why You Need a Will

No matter how small your estate, there will be consequences for your surviving family if you die without a will.
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Business - Accounting Industry

Adding Value to Your Small Business Client Relationships

Your value as a highly trained and experienced professional doesn’t stop with tax return preparation. By virtue of having access to your client’s financial records, you have insight into the lifeblood of their business.
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