“No plan survives first contact.” We’ve all heard the phrase. It can apply to business or bedtime negotiations with your toddler. You made a budget in the cold of January, assessed your goals for the year, and an unexpected opportunity has drained your capital reserves by July. Despite your best efforts, you’re tight on cash, but your employees still expect a paycheck. Where do you turn? Here are a few things to consider to get through your cash crunch. Speed up your Read More

Support local commerce during National Small Business Week May 5-11 May 5th, 2019 – First Community Bank and the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)® are lending their voices to the thousands of organizations nationwide encouraging Americans to shop locally and help support their local economies during National Small Business Week (May 5-11). Small businesses create two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. annually. More than 50 percent of Americans either own Read More