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One year later - a look back at the Bank of Clark County failure

BY PAUL LEONARD of the VBJ

January 22nd, 2010

For Columbia Gem House owner Eric Braunwart, the trouble began a little more than a year ago, in the peaceful sanctuary of his kitchen table on a Saturday morning in January.

BY AMANDA DOLLEY of Wells Fargo Bank

January 22nd, 2010

As we begin a new year, it might be a good time to take a fresh look at you and your business' financial picture, set new goals and establish some new habits in 2010.

BY MAT BOES of the VBJ

January 22nd, 2010

The planning for the grand opening Monday of KeyBank's new branch at Columbia Tech Center in Vancouver resembled more a county fair - complete with a barbeque, door prizes and balloon animals - than a corporate-sponsored event.

BY MAT Q. BOES of the VBJ

November 27th, 2009

Don't call them branches, they're stores. And Stephani Schatz isn't a bank teller, she's a "universal associate," or a "rover" when she travels from store-to-store.

BY BILL ROLLER is president of BRCapital Inc.

November 27th, 2009

We find ourselves living in interesting times. Though the stock market has done surprisingly well over the last eight months and Wall Street has cashed in on its latest bonus round, it's still unclear what is in store for Main Street.

BY J. MAURY HARRIS for the VBJ

July 24th, 2009

Kathy Stanley is surrounded by flocks of enthused children on a daily basis, and upon surveying Kidspace - the child enrichment center she co-owns and operates near Vancouver Mall - its apparent why her little clients are so energized.

BY TIFFANY COUCH Acuity Group PLLC

July 24th, 2009

I am consistently amazed by the amount of inappropriate control many of my clients give their bookkeepers and in-house accountants. As an entrepreneur myself, I can understand the relief these owners must feel when they finally find someone they can trust, but trust is not an internal control.

BY JODIE GILMORE For the VBJ

May 29th, 2009

Local financial institutions are between a rock and a hard place. Many local businesses are under the rock.

"The Treasury, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are saying they want banks lending money," said John Collins, president and executive director of Community Bankers of Washington. "But bank examiners tell us to increase our capital position. We can't do both."

BY VBJ STAFF

May 29th, 2009

SBA emergency loan program to start
mid-June

Viable small businesses that have qualifying small business loans and are experiencing immediate financial hardship may be eligible for the U.S. Small Business Administration's America's Recovery Capital Loan Program, effective June 15. The new loan program can provide up to $35,000 in short-term relief to help ride out the recession.

BY TAWNIE NELSON Wells Fargo

May 29th, 2009

I met recently with a business owner and our discussion quickly got around to how a financial services company could most help her company compete in the marketplace.

"The best way you can help me is if you have ‘time' for sale," she said. "If business is great, I need more time to keep ahead of demand. If business is down, I need more time to bring more customers in."

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