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A Business Owner’s Guide to Franchise Financing
Business LendingBusiness Planning

A Business Owner’s Guide to Franchise Financing

If you’re seeking funding for your franchise, look for a lender who won’t put you in a box and shares your commitment to growing your business.

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How to Prepare Your Family for the Great Wealth Transfer
Personal FinancesWealth Planning

How to Prepare Your Family for the Great Wealth Transfer

The Great Wealth Transfer is on the horizon, prompting benefactors and beneficiaries to have transparent conversations about intergenerational wealth — but they don't have to navigate the complexities alone.

3-5 minute read
How to Navigate Seasonality When Growing Your Business in the Midwest
Business PlanningSmall Business

How to Navigate Seasonality When Growing Your Business in the Midwest

Off-season planning can help Midwest small business owners gain a competitive edge during peak demand.

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How to Be a Good Corporate Neighbor
Business PlanningSmall Business

How to Be a Good Corporate Neighbor

Taking steps to strengthen the community has become a must-have for companies today. Here’s how small businesses can give back.

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Community Roots, Community Partners
Case StudySmall Business

Community Roots, Community Partners

When a lifelong resident of Evanston decided to make a permanent home for his bike shop in the Chicago suburb, Byline Bank helped his business stay in the neighborhood.

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Getting to Know You
Case StudySmall Business

Getting to Know You

As a contractor in the trowel trades, this seven-generation family business needed a banking partner who would get to know the nuances of their construction specialty.

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Keeping a Small Business Afloat
Case StudySmall Business

Keeping a Small Business Afloat

It’s hard to prepare for every crisis that can arise for a small business, but one Chicago salon learned the value of having the right banking partner on hand to react to the unexpected.

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Family Business Grows With the Right Partner
Case StudySmall Business

Family Business Grows With the Right Partner

When a family-owned furniture store was ready to grow, Byline Bank was there to help finance the expansion while continuing to support the retailer’s day-to-day banking needs.

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Protecting Your Small Business From Fraud
CybersecurityFraud PreventionSmall Business

Protecting Your Small Business From Fraud

Smaller businesses are often targets for cybercrimes and fraud because cybercriminals know they may not have as much security as larger corporations.

5 minute read
Money Market Accounts: Your Financial Guide
Personal Finances

Money Market Accounts: Your Financial Guide

Higher interest rates may lead to meaningful gains, prompting people to rethink where they keep their money—money market accounts (MMAs) being one option.

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An Unconventional Path to Business Ownership
Case StudySBA LoansSmall Business

An Unconventional Path to Business Ownership

When it came time for one BeeHive Homes franchise owner to sell their business, they were lucky to have the perfect buyer on staff. Learn how a onetime nurse became a first-time business owner with the help of an SBA loan from Byline Bank.

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The Value of Advice in Volatile Markets
Retirement PlanningWealth Planning

The Value of Advice in Volatile Markets

Whatever stage of life you’re in, learn what considerations should be at the top of your checklist when working with a financial professional to build—or restructure—your investment portfolio.

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