Rethink Compliance Reimagines What’s Possible for Business Growth With nearly a decade of redefining conventions and creating change, Rethink Compliance—a women-owned and led compliance firm based in Denver—leverages its banking relationship and know-how to grow from a start-up in 2015 to a thriving 41-person company, serving nearly 200 clients internationally. Rethink hasn’t only modernized the compliance industry but is on track to being… Read More
Meet DNA Vibe: FirstBank Business Customer and Coolest Thing Made People’s Choice Award Winner Colorado is home to an astounding amount of locally owned businesses and manufacturers making a difference across the nation. Whether it’s designing and developing wearable technology or inventing groundbreaking products, The Coolest Thing Made contest sheds light on some of the state’s greatest innovations. We chatted with founder and owner of DNA Vibe, Perry Kamel,… Read More
From Cash Flow to Culinary Success: Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar Well-known Colorado staple Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar recently moved their business banking relationship to FirstBank. Since their founding, they’ve expanded to four locations across Denver Metro and Boulder, offering a fusion between Japanese and Hawaiian cuisine. And, they launched Motomaki, a fast-casual sushi burrito and bowl restaurant with three locations in Colorado. We… Read More
Cinco préstamos de Negocios que apoyan a su negocio Estos cinco préstamos podrían ayudarle a crear o hacer crecer su negocio Es justo decir que muchos propietarios de negocios preferirían financiar su negocio ellos mismos y usar su propio efectivo para crecer, especialmente en un entorno de tasas en aumento. Sin embargo, a veces las negocios necesitan acceso a dinero que actualmente no tienen… Read More
Five Common Digital Marketing Pitfalls You Should Avoid These days, business happens in a flash. For example, 60% of mobile users wait a maximum of 3 seconds for a page to load before taking their business elsewhere. With the digital space becoming increasingly important for future success, small mistakes anywhere in the engagement process can quickly turn a potential lead into a dead… Read More
FirstBank Good Business Contest Winners Announced Our guiding philosophy at FirstBank is banking for good, the simple notion of making choices that benefit our customers, communities, and employees, based on a sincere belief that the stronger they are, the stronger we are. We also know there are other businesses doing good, and that’s why we launched our Good Business contest. To… Read More
How to Start a Business Right So, you’ve come up with a great business idea and you’re ready to take your industry by storm. What now? We have some answers that can help you take your idea and make it a success, starting with these four steps. 1. Sharpen the concepts When starting a business – as a record 3.4 million… Read More
FirstBank is Helping Businesses get BIG (Again)… FirstBank values a healthy and mutually beneficial relationship with every customer. This rings especially true with local businesses, who strive to grow and help their communities at the same time. Here’s the thing: we want our customers to succeed, because their success becomes our success. Pretty simple philosophy, actually. This is one of the many… Read More
Start Small, Grow Big: What SBA Loans Can Do for Your Small Business Only one in ten small businesses will make it their 10 year anniversary. That means access to capital plays an important role in the viability of small companies everywhere — and our economic well-being. Simply put, we need small businesses to succeed, and we need to ensure they have the resources to do so. Fortunately,… Read More