Sheffield, Ala. – Friday, September 13, 2019 – Bank Independent is proud to announce Ben Alexander, Sales Officer at the Pine Street location, has joined the Mortgage Team as a Loan Originator.
Sheffield, Ala. – Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - Bank Independent is pleased to announce the promotion of DeMarco McClain to the position of Senior Vice President Sales Officer serving the Madison County area from the Huntsville sales office.
Sheffield, Ala. – Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – Bank Independent is pleased to announce that Esther Henry will lead the mortgage sales team as Vice President of Mortgage.
Sheffield, Ala. – Thursday, October 24, 2019 –Two Northwest-Shoals Community College students were recognized as recipients of the 2019 Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarship at a reception on October 18 hosted in their honor by representatives from Bank Independent and NWSCC.
Sheffield, Ala. – Wednesday, December 4, 2019 –Two Athens State University students were recognized as recipients of the 2019 Edward Fennel Mauldin Endowed Scholarship at a reception hosted in their honor by representatives from Bank Independent and ASU.
Sheffield, Ala. – Monday, November 18, 2019 – All locations of Bank Independent are now accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for area children through December 6 as part of the Bank’s ninth annual Toy Share drive.
Identifying Your Advantage
A competitive advantage is something you are better at than anyone else. The smarter you can be about developing and promoting your competitive advantage, the better positioned your business will be to succeed. Think about a few ways you could differentiate yourself:
Whether you’re running a retail or a service-based business, your customers expect to be able to use a range of payment options. So when you’re setting up your bank accounts, take some time to become familiar with all the payment solutions your bank has to offer.
The only way to truly find out if your business idea will work is to actually start your business, but there are a number of things you can do to research your start-up idea before you take the leap.
