Eric Best

Eric Best

Staff Writer

As lead staff writer, Eric covers technology and strategy, digital innovation, small business banking, giving and philanthropy, and more. Before joining Wells Fargo in 2021, Eric wrote and edited customer and association member content for Fortune 500 financial services companies and national banking publications. He got his start in journalism as a local reporter covering small business, real estate, and culture for Minneapolis newspapers, Southwest Journal and Downtown Journal. Eric studied journalism and English at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and served as an editor of the college’s newspaper and undergraduate literary magazine. He is based in Minneapolis.

Content from this contributor

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Your Money

What is a prenup and how can it protect your finances?

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Our Impact

How services and amenities could play a life-changing role in affordable housing

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Your Business

The secret to business success? A strong plan. Here’s how to write one.

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Small Business Success

How ‘missing middle’ small businesses find financing through Open for Business Growth

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Your Money

How being unbanked or underbanked could cost you $360,000 over a lifetime

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Your Business

Wells Fargo donated $420 million in PPP fees. Here’s how it helped 336,000 small businesses.

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Our Impact

Wells Fargo, artificial intelligence, and you

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Our Impact

How Wells Fargo is supporting Los Angeles-area customers, employees affected by wildfires

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