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 - Financial Planning
Preparing to Raise Capital
The key to finding sources for capital is to plan ahead of anticipated needs and to develop an effective business plan.
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Business - Small Business Ownership
Pricing Methods | Basic Pricing Methods and Pricing Strategy
Determining prices-and overall pricing strategies-is one of the toughest challenges most business face. Here are basic pricing methods for your business.
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Business - Financial Planning
Raising Business Capital With An ESOP: Give The Staff A Stake
An ESOP empowers a business owner to sell all or a portion of a company to his or her employees to generate funds for expansion, to fuel operations or to simply withdraw cash from the company for other business activities.
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Business - Financial Planning
Raising Significant Capital: What To Do When You Need Big Bucks
If you’re looking for funds to grow your business, traditional banks are an option, as well as finding outside investors.
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Personal – Homebuying and Refinancing
Reduce Your Monthly Mortgage Payments by Increasing Your Down Payment
The size of your mortgage payment depends on two factors – the interest rate and how much you borrow
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
Should You Refinance Your Home Mortgage?
Refinancing your mortgage can save money, but requires careful analysis of costs and potential savings.
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Business - Financial Planning
Partners and Investors: The Inside Story on Outside Investment
Business growth often requires outside funding. Partners usually provide some financial investment as well as obtain some stake in the company whereas an investor will usually just provide some funding.
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Business - Small Business Ownership
Payroll and Payroll Taxes
Ask most small business owners what they struggle with most and they will say it is dealing with the complexity of managing payroll and payroll taxes.
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Business - Financial Planning
Optimize Collection Efforts: Get What’s Coming To You
The key is to put in place a process that de-personalizes collection efforts while maximizing your ability to be paid on past due accounts.
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