Megan Ackaert

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• Do you check off the 4 C’s of leadership for women-owned businesses? - Read Article

  Do you check off the 4 C’s of leadership for women-owned businesses?

  2024-03-26T10:10:00-07:00

  Women-owned firms now account for nearly four in 10 U.S. businesses. They generate approximately $2.7 trillion in annual revenue. They employ more than 12.2 million workers. And since 2019, women-owned businesses have multiplied at almost double the rate…

  
• 3 things your banker wishes you knew heading into 2024 - Read Article

  3 things your banker wishes you knew heading into 2024

  2024-01-09T13:00:00-07:00

  In my nearly 20 years in commercial banking, there is an evergreen business opportunity that quickens my pulse and unleashes my inner optimist: the outlook for the new year. And…

  
• 3 must-haves to survive and thrive as an economic downturn looms - Read Article

  3 must-haves to survive and thrive as an economic downturn looms

  2023-06-09T12:20:00-07:00

  Following the end of the global pandemic and amid a steady diet of Fed interest rate hikes, businesses are reevaluating their financial direction and priorities to adjust to a “new…