Florida Banking August 2022

STRAIGHT TALK FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

BECOME A BANKABLE BUSINESS: LET’S HOST A PANEL IN YOUR COMMUNITY

BY ALEJANDRO “ALEX” SANCHEZ, FBA PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

R ecently in Tampa, I moderated a panel on how to "Become a Bankable Business." We had close to 100 prospective

I would like to hold these forums in other parts of Florida. We have scheduled another panel for

Broward and Palm Beach counties on October 13 in Fort Lauderdale. I want to thank the Florida SBDC at Florida Atlantic University and the University of West Florida for their assistance in scheduling these town hall meetings.

business owners in the room. It was an excellent forum to get Floridians ready to start and open a business. The emphasis I gave was that they need to rely on a trusted advisor in the community from an "FDIC Bank" to start their business. Christopher Hackney from BayFirst Bank, Thais R. Sullivan from Valley Bank and Rob West from TD Bank did a great job helping Tampa Bay-area prospective business owners in

“ENTREPRENEURS NEED TO RELY ON A TRUSTED ADVISOR IN THEIR COMMUNITY FROM AN FDIC BANK TO START THEIR BUSINESS.”

I would also like to invite different banks to make up the panel of three in each city so that we give many bankers the chance to tell their story. If this is of interest, and you want me to moderate one of these forums in your community, please let me know. Thanks, Alex.

their quest to fulfill the American dream of business ownership. Helping people achieve the American dream of business or home ownership is what FDIC banks do each and every day.

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