Tips for Small Businesses For the Holidays & Beyond
LAWTON, Okla. – Despite the coronavirus pandemic, small business owners have been resilient, pivoting and adapting their business models to navigate continually changing conditions. With the new year on the horizon, there are potential new opportunities to take advantage of and ways to adapt to…
How A Late Payment Affects Your Credit Score
LAWTON, Okla. – We have talked before about how payment history impacts your credit score, but let’s talk specifically this week about what a late payment does to your score. How long does a late payment stay on your credit report? Late payments that were…
Protecting the Future of Small Business Employees: How Open Enrollment Can Play a Role
LAWTON, Okla. – For many small business owners, the road ahead for the COVID-19 pandemic may seem like it’s getting longer: 66% of small business owners are concerned about having to stay closed or close again, according to a recent MetLife and U.S. Chamber of…
Spire Small Business Pandemic Relief Program
LAWTON, Okla. – What type of assistance could I expect to receive? Spire’s Small Business Pandemic Relief Program provides up to five monthly $100 credits to active, small business customers who qualify. How do I qualify for Spire’s Small Business Pandemic Relief Program? To be…
Small business owners buck Gretchen Whitmer’s shutdown: ‘We don’t have any other option’
LAWTON, Okla. – For Amy Heikkinen, serving customers in her coffee shop is as much a fight for survival as an act of civil disobedience against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Ms. Heikkinen‘s Cafe Rosetta in Calumet remains open in violation of a Nov. 25 cease-and-desist order…
No money for marketing your biz? No problem
LAWTON, Okla. – Money is not a problem for enterprise-level firms that have the resources to devote to sales and marketing. Actually, most of them usually have independent marketing departments or spend millions of dollars on third-party marketing firms to launch campaigns. But that doesn’t…
The best high-yield savings account offered by a big bank that you can visit in person
LAWTON, Okla. – APYs listed in this article are up-to-date as of the time of publication. They may fluctuate (up or down) as the Fed rate changes. CNBC will update as changes are made public. Online-only banks are known for having the best high-yield savings accounts rates, yet…
Here’s a tip to prevent your Amex welcome bonus from being taken back
LAWTON, Okla. – Each credit card issuer has its own unique policies to combat fraud and what it sees as churning practices. Chase has its infamous 5/24 rule that prevents you from opening a new Chase card if you’ve opened five or more cards in the last 24 months….
Martin Lewis tracks down the best children’s savings accounts for Christmas
LAWTON, Okla. – For people with bigger lump sums to put away, the top accounts change. The top accounts are then the Santander 123 Mini that pays 3% AER variable but only on £1,500 – £2,000. Age 13-18; the HSBC MySavings that pays 2.5% AER…
Pandemic Prompting People to Review Their Financial Defences
LAWTON, Okla. – “The diagnosis of a serious illness can mean a very difficult time for personal health and wealth,” said Mr Owen. “A question everyone needs to ask themselves is: “If I were to become critically ill and could not earn a living, would my family…
