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 - Accounting Industry

Helping Your Clients Develop an Effective Business Plan

Preparing a formal business plan offers a multitude of benefits, including better strategic vision and redefined priorities.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Should You Finance Closing Costs?

It can be attractive to consider financing closing costs as part of the mortgage.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Should You Cosign for Your Kids?

You will be responsible for the payments if your child is unable to make them. Statistics show that nearly 70 percent of cosigners end up making payments.
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Business - Accounting Industry

Helping Your Small Business Clients Find Capital

Funding is critical to any small business. Whether your clients run into a temporary cash flow problem or need the funds for a planned expansion of the business, at some point they may need help with financing.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

The Extremely High Costs of Taking Early Withdrawals from Your 401(k)

When taking an early withdrawal from your 401K plan, it is important to understand how it will affect your retirement goals. This article explains the implications.
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Business - Medical and Dental Industry

HIPAA and OSHA Training Requirements

While HIPAA and OSHA training can be time-consuming and can often take employees away from their daily work routines, it is one of the best defenses against complaints, failed audits, citations, medical identity theft, and fraud.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Should You Buy or Rent? It Should Come Down to Financial Sense

Should You Buy or Rent? It is determine based on your financial circumstances and other factors.
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Business - Security Center

Preventing Workers' Compensation Fraud

Tips on lowering the risk and preventing workers' compensation fraud.
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Business - Commercial Construction Industry

Buy Right to Build Profits

Many contractors have the same person estimate projects in addition to acting as the project manager. As a result, they often get busy pricing too many jobs or running too many projects at one time. There are a lot of other choices who you can trust if you take the time to get to know them.
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