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Stay Close to Your Banker

By: Robert Curry

Stay Close to your Banker –  When your company is having financial problems, the last thing you feel like doing is talking to your banker. However, your business would suffer if your bank did not renew your line of credit. So, learn to treat your banker as your friend, because you certainly don’t want him to be your enemy.  Make sure you meet with him regularly and update him on your company’s progress. Always share your plans with him on how you are fixing any problem or issue that your business is experiencing.

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The more that the business owner impresses the banker that he or she is an experienced business owner, the easier it is going to be to secure a line of credit. Things like operating budgets, cash flow forecasts will give the banker confidence in the company. The more confidence the bank has in the business owner and the company, the better terms you will get from the bank. Better terms mean things like,

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My name is Robert Curry, and I am an Author, CEO Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Turnaround Specialist. Over the past 20 years, I have turned around more than 70 companies taking their businesses from Loses to Profits.

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