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Fraud on the Rise in 2025 and How to Prevent It

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At Union Bank, we pride ourselves on bank security and want to help the community avoid getting scammed. There were 3,533 scam reports made with the Vermont Attorney Generals office in 2024, with computer tech support scams topping the list at nearly 30% of scams reported. Those in their 60s filed the most scam reports at 571, with $1.4

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Starting a Small Business in Northern Vermont and New Hampshire

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If you’re thinking about starting a small business in Vermont or New Hampshire, Union Bank is here to support your entrepreneurial dreams. Why start your business in Vermont or New Hampshire? Vermont and New Hampshire have much to offer to aspiring business owners. In summer 2021, New Hampshire saw a record-breaking 4.4

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Navigating the Loan Landscape: A Guide to Small Business Financing

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Working capital is the lifeblood of any business, but it can be challenging for small business owners and entrepreneurs to get conventional financing. If you don’t already have one, you can get free help writing a business plan at one of the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers –find your nearest one in Vermont or New Hampshire here.

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From Farce to Menace

Independent Banker

Last month the NCUA’s sweeping, 167-page proposal to hand federal credit unions virtually unlimited freedom to serve almost any person of any means anywhere rightly drew an avalanche of letters from infuriated community bankers. Basically, all air-breathing mammals in the United States would qualify to be credit union members.

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Complex Investment Terms – A Guide for Real People

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Capital Gain Capital gain is the profit you make when you sell an investment for more than you paid for it. If you buy a bike for $100 and sell it for $150, your capital gain is $50. “Cap” stands for capitalization, which is the total value of the company’s stock.

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The Election That Misplaced Small Businesses

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million businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the local communities across the U.S. Small business owners don’t expect to be the star of the show, but wherever we went — and we went to Vermont , New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Virginia , South Carolina and Georgia — we heard the same two things over and over again.

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders

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Our goal was not to extract things from the community,” he said. . Given the giant mega-force in capitalism Walmart is — and how very little patience presidential candidate Sen. AI Enhancement. Left Turn of the Week: Walmart Feels The Bern. Guess what?

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