Ditch Your SWOT and Replace it With This
SWOT Analyses have been considered a tried-and-true practice for strategic planning, but Bo McDonald of Your Marketing Co suggests chucking it out the window for some more accurate methods.
Supporting Real-time Payment Networks During Business Continuity Events
As we wrap up Business Continuity Week, Bob Anderson shares how you can set your credit union’s infrastructure up for success to keep critical functions such as real-time payments accessible during business continuity events.
The BCI Celebrates Business Continuity and Resilience Awareness Week
May 13th – May 17th marks the start of the annual Business Continuity and Resilience Awareness Week, hosted by the Business Continuity Institute. Emily Claus dives into the importance of the event, resources provided, and how credit unions can use this opportunity to better prepare for the unexpected.
Overcoming the Myths of Full-Service Card Processing
Third party vendors are all too eager to convince credit unions they’re not equipped to handle card processing on their own, but one credit union CEO, Jim Ryan, proved them all wrong and show your credit union how you can too.
Investing in FinTechs and CUSOs to Increase Technological Capabilities
As the need for new technologies and faster innovation rises, credit unions can be tempted to merge with larger credit unions that can achieve those goals. However, there are alternatives to consider and partnerships that can bring value to the credit union and the member without the loss of a credit union. Emily Claus shares insight on how investing in CUSOs and FinTechs can increase your credit union’s technological capabilities.
Budgeting for the Budget
There’s more prep and planning needed when making a budget than most people realize, and there are many items and considerations that go unaccounted for. Amber Jecks offers tools and tips on how to create a budget that meets your goals and plans for the unexpected.
The Importance of Standard Operating Procedures
Creating a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for any position can be time-consuming, but the effort is worth the outcome. Annalise Runkel details just a few of the benefits SOPs bring an organization and why updating them is critical.
Engaging Remote Workers: Three Tips from a CEO
In the years since the pandemic, it has become abundantly clear that remote work is here to stay. But how can employers and employees make the best of it and ensure things run smoothly? University Credit Union CEO David Tuyo offers three tips to help make remote work as beneficial as possible.
How Can Today’s Automotive Trends Help Credit Unions Refocus Their Membership Growth Strategies For 2024?
In order to prepare their growth strategies for 2024, Mark Edmundson offers a view of past and current trends in the automotive industry and what said trends might signal for the upcoming year.
CUSO Identifies Opportunity in Underutilized Credit Union Owner Investment Authority
The multi-credit union-owned operational services CUSO, Xtend, analyzed the available CUSO investment dollars represented in its credit union owners. Vic Pantea explains the results of the analysis and the opportunities possible, and why more credit unions should be taking them.
