Business Access Advisors Bring Together Small Businesses, Bank Leaders in August
U.S. Bank's Business Access Advisors are organizing bus tours across multiple cities in August and September to connect small business owners with bank leaders and resources. These tours, coinciding with National Black Business Month, aim to address common challenges faced by entrepreneurs, such as securing capital and accessing information. Micae Brown, a Business Access Advisor serving Chicago and Milwaukee, will lead her third annual tour, focusing on building connections and strengthening community. The initiative highlights U.S. Bank's commitment to supporting small businesses by providing access to financial solutions and educational resources.
Gli Business Access Advisors di U.S. Bank stanno organizzando tour in autobus in diverse città tra agosto e settembre per connettere i proprietari di piccole imprese con i leader bancari e le risorse disponibili. Questi tour, che coincidono con il Mese Nazionale delle Imprese Nere, mirano a affrontare le sfide comuni che devono affrontare gli imprenditori, come il reperimento di capitali e l'accesso alle informazioni. Micae Brown, una Business Access Advisor che opera a Chicago e Milwaukee, guiderà il suo terzo tour annuale, concentrandosi su costruire connessioni e rafforzare la comunità. L'iniziativa sottolinea l'impegno di U.S. Bank nel sostenere le piccole imprese, fornendo accesso a soluzioni finanziarie e risorse educative.
Los Business Access Advisors de U.S. Bank están organizando recorridos en autobús por varias ciudades durante agosto y septiembre para conectar a los propietarios de pequeñas empresas con líderes del banco y recursos disponibles. Estas giras, que coinciden con el Mes Nacional de las Empresas Negras, tienen como objetivo abordar los desafíos comunes que enfrentan los emprendedores, como asegurar capital y acceso a información. Micae Brown, una Business Access Advisor que atiende Chicago y Milwaukee, liderará su tercera gira anual, enfocándose en construir conexiones y fortalecer la comunidad. La iniciativa resalta el compromiso de U.S. Bank de apoyar a las pequeñas empresas mediante el acceso a soluciones financieras y recursos educativos.
U.S. Bank의 Business Access Advisors가 8월과 9월에 여러 도시에서 버스 투어를 조직하여 소기업 소유자들을 은행 리더 및 자원과 연결하고 있습니다. 이 투어는 National Black Business Month와 일치하며, 자본 확보 및 정보 접근과 같은 기업가들이 직면하는 공통적인 문제를 해결하는 것을 목표로 합니다. Micae Brown은 시카고와 밀워키를 담당하는 Business Access Advisor로서, 연결 구축 및 지역 사회 강화에 중점을 둔 제3회 연례 투어를 이끌게 됩니다. 이 이니셔티브는 U.S. Bank의 소기업 지원에 대한 의지를 강조하며, 재정 솔루션과 교육 자원에 대한 접근을 제공합니다.
Les Business Access Advisors de U.S. Bank organisent des visites en bus dans plusieurs villes en août et septembre pour relier les propriétaires de petites entreprises aux dirigeants bancaires et aux ressources. Ces visites, qui coïncident avec le Mois National des Entreprises Noires, visent à aborder les défis courants auxquels les entrepreneurs sont confrontés, tels que la sécurisation de capitaux et l'accès à l'information. Micae Brown, une Business Access Advisor servant Chicago et Milwaukee, dirigera sa troisième visite annuelle, en se concentrant sur la construction de liens et le renforcement de la communauté. L'initiative souligne l'engagement de U.S. Bank à soutenir les petites entreprises en fournissant un accès à des solutions financières et à des ressources éducatives.
Die Business Access Advisors der U.S. Bank organisieren im August und September Bustouren in mehreren Städten, um kleine Unternehmensinhaber mit Bankleitern und Ressourcen zu verbinden. Diese Touren fallen mit dem Nationalen Monat der Schwarzen Unternehmen zusammen und zielen darauf ab, häufige Herausforderungen, mit denen Unternehmer konfrontiert sind, wie Kapitalsicherung und Zugang zu Informationen, anzugehen. Micae Brown, eine Business Access Advisor, die Chicago und Milwaukee betreut, wird ihre dritte jährliche Tour leiten, die sich auf Beziehungsaufbau und Stärkung der Gemeinschaft konzentriert. Die Initiative hebt das Engagement der U.S. Bank hervor, kleine Unternehmen zu unterstützen, indem sie Zugang zu finanziellen Lösungen und Bildungsressourcen bietet.
- U.S. Bank is actively engaging with small business owners through organized bus tours
- The bank is addressing common challenges faced by entrepreneurs, such as access to capital and information
- U.S. Bank created the Business Access Advisor role to help business owners overcome challenges
- The initiative aims to create deeper understanding of business ownership challenges and goals
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Business Access bus tours are an opportunity to increase access to resources and information
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2024 / U.S. Bank
Business Access Advisor Micae Brown during the 2023 Access Business Bus Tour at Harold's Chicken.
Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog
For the third year in a row this August, Micae Brown can be found leading a team of U.S. Bank employees and others across Chicago to meet with the business owners she serves.
"This is about building connections and strengthening community," said Brown, who is a U.S. Bank Business Access Advisor serving Chicago and Milwaukee. "It's about our leaders hearing firsthand the challenges business owners face with securing capital, getting information, and having a strong relationship with a financial institution."
Brown, who is focused on bridging gaps and being a conduit for business owners looking for solutions, will be holding her third annual Access Business bus tour in August, which also happens to be National Black Business Month. Similar tours are happening across the bank's footprint with the Business Access Advisors hosting an inaugural business tour in Minnesota in August, one in Los Angeles in September, and an Arkansas-based Business Access Advisor joining ReMix Ideas - an organization dedicated to supporting Black-owned businesses - as a community leader on a bus tour for the third year.
"We find over and over again that the common pitfalls for small business owners often come from lack of access - whether it's capital or resources and information," said Brown. "It's part of the reason why U.S. Bank created the Business Access Advisor role. We are striving to help business owners overcome those common challenges by connecting them with people who can help with access, whether it's nonprofits or financial education resources."
Over the years through the bus tour, Brown and U.S. Bank leaders have visited dozens of business owners who shared their own unique experiences and goals. This includes Alicia Deurson, the owner of a Harold's Chicken franchise.
"When you are starting a small business, you don't have ‘x' amount of dollars," said Deurson, who worked with Brown to find solutions at U.S. Bank and alongside community partners to help her open her restaurant in 2023. "You don't have this or that, but U.S. Bank was willing to work with what I had. They take interest in you and don't judge you on what you don't have."
In the end, these events are aimed at creating opportunities for deeper understandings around what it means to own a business, what challenges business owners face today, and understanding what their end goals are. For Tyrone Hemingway, the owner of Kicking the Barriers, those goals stretch far beyond the walls of his youth martial arts studio.
"Being a Black business owner is something I try to influence all of my people to be," Hemingway said. "I'm honored to be a Black business owner because many doors are open to me, and I'm able to educate others on how these same doors can be open for them."
To Brown and her BAA colleagues, sharing knowledge and creating connections to help small businesses grow is central to who they are.
"People start their small business because they are passionate about their product or service," said Brown. "They don't do it because they want to be a part-time banker. Moments like those on our tours - that bring together a small business owner and banking leadership - open so many doors on how we can work better together to help our small businesses succeed."
About U.S. Bank Business Access Advisors
U.S. Bank Business Access Advisors provide information, connections and resources to help small business owners sustain or grow their business.
Focused on serving underserved communities including Hispanic- and women-owned businesses, Business Access Advisors are here to help small business owners connect and network with local resources, advise on how to meet goals and guide entrepreneurs through the process.
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