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Growing Your Small Business

Take your business to the next level with these growth tips.

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Overcoming Small Business Financial Hardships Learn more about how you can help make your business better equipped to handle challenges. 7 min

Obtaining Financing and Funding for Your Small Business Learn how to find the right financing and funding sources for your small business. 7 min

Managing a Growing Team Learn more about how you can onboard the right talent and retain your best employees. 7 min

Customer Acquisition and Retention Learn more about how you can acquire and retain new customers for your small business. 7 min

Opportunities for Women- and Minority-Owned Small Businesses Learn about the various opportunities available to launch, sustain, and expand your small business. 7 min

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Small Business Essentials Learn the basics of managing a small business. 6 Topics

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Financial Basics Get off on the right foot with the right financial tools. 13 Topics

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Where to Get Payroll Services If you are wondering where to get payroll services, consider First Bank. With First Bank’s payroll services, you can: Reduce expenses associated with paper-based payment systems like printing and storing of checks. Manage risks by reducing check fraud losses. Submit transaction information directly through our online banking system. Handle direct deposits into employee accounts without having to write checks. Payroll Services from First Bank If you want to cut business costs and start saving money, switching to a payroll service is a great way to begin. Payroll services enable you to maintain control of your funds until you need them, all while eliminating the need to buy paper excess paper or to hire a bookkeeper. With First Bank, you don’t have to wonder where to get payroll services anymore. Our Payroll Direct Deposit service can be used to disburse funds such as:* Direct deposit of payroll Expense reimbursement Royalty payments Vendor payments Our electronic disbursement payments give you control of your funds until the moment you need them to cover disbursements. You can also reduce the time and expense or writing, processing, and reconciling checks when you provide information electronically. If your company uses payroll, pensions, expense reimbursements, annuities, dividends, interest, or royalties and has vendors interested in electronic payments—First Bank’s payroll solutions might be a great solution for your business. Visit a branch near you for a free small business financial consultation or more information. *Subject to credit approval. ——— Sources: Business News Daily: http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7477-choosing-payroll-service.html Investopedia: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/disbursement.asp 2 min read

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Banking on Business: Webinar Replay, Recap & Takeaways Our recent webinar was an engaging roundtable that brought together financial experts and community business leaders to discuss essential strategies for business growth and financial management. Moderated by Joe Diggs, SBA Sales Leader at First Bank, the discussion covered vital topics, including bank relationships, cash flow management, credit strategies, and fraud prevention. 4 min read

Best Small Business Bank – Albemarle, NC If you’re looking for the best small business bank in Albemarle, NC—the search stops with First Bank. As a local bank, First Bank has a reputation for being an instrumental part of small businesses. Our proven history of small business lending combined with our variety of options for helping manage business funds makes First Bank the best small business bank in Albemarle and one of the best you’ll find anywhere. Better Business Banking First Bank offers top notch business features, such as: Business loans Commercial mortgages Credit cards Free financial wellness programs for your employees Business savings accounts Check fraud prevention and payment processing SBA loans Success Stories Happy Kids Development Center, a childcare facility in Wilmington, NC, made the switch to First Bank for their banking needs. Happy Kids raves about First Bank’s top notch customer service, stating, “the word ‘no’ has not been built into their vocabulary.” Contact or Visit Us Today First Bank opened its doors for the first time just 20 miles from Albemarle in 1935 and began helping local farmers and small businesses manage their money in a time when every penny mattered. It is this foundation that has allowed First Bank to grow into the best small business bank that it is today. Contact or visit one of our two Albemarle, NC locations to see how we can help your business thrive. Albemarle Eastgate Branch 1910 East Main Street Albemarle, NC 28001 704-982-4949 HOURS | GET DIRECTIONS → Albemarle Highway 52 Branch 2317 Highway 52 North Albemarle, NC 28002 704-982-6060 HOURS | GET DIRECTIONS → Loans subject to credit approval. 2 min read

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Don’t Just Earn Money. Get Paid. Having customers and doing great work is not enough to keep your business in shape; you also have to get paid for the work you do. 3 min read

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