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If maintaining a carefully curated culture is a priority for your business when considering a succession plan, an ESOP may be a good option.  

Have you considered starting your own business? Many dream of being their own boss, but the process can be daunting. Here is a breakdown of what you should do before you create a company.

Don’t let cybercrime diminish your holiday cheer. Learn about cyber scams to look out for during the shopping season, how you can avoid them, and what to do if you’ve become a victim.

For well over a century, Pioneer Linens — a longtime Wells Fargo customer — has evolved alongside its Palm Beach community. The secret to its success? A faithful family with a long legacy of caring about their customers.

Who will take on your business? It’s a question many experienced entrepreneurs must wrestle with to keep their business and family legacy alive. Here are a few ways to start.

Credits, deductions, and even saving and giving can help you reduce your taxable income before taxes are due and maximize your take-home pay.

Marlene Zander was the recipient of a mortgage-free home nearly a decade ago. Today, she’s still thriving thanks to a burgeoning home business.

Roughly one-third of Americans have become victims of cybercrime. Worried about your own risk of online financial fraud? Here are easy steps you can take to defend yourself.

The Los Angeles-based business started in 1985 and has grown into a nationally known brand of spices, marinades, and seasonings.

Today, artificial intelligence is at our fingertips, but its true impact is still taking shape. A Wells Fargo investment banker says AI has the potential to further transform financial services.

Thousands of Californians experiencing homelessness now have homes through an initiative bringing together cities, affordable housing developers, and supporters like Wells Fargo.

Sometimes more hackers — not fewer — are needed to combat today’s cyber threats. Wells Fargo’s Offensive Security Research Team simulates real cyberattacks to better protect customer money and information.

New federal programs, paired with strategic budgeting, can give borrowers a fresh start at loan repayment.

AI should enhance how you bank, not complicate it. Take a look inside the process of how Wells Fargo engineers are making the next AI tools based on your needs.

Young people are learning lifelong financial skills and how to build wealth via the stock market as part of a Wells Fargo Junior Investment program that pairs students with mentors from the 100 Black Men of America.

More and more Black women have become entrepreneurs in recent years. Milestone Circles is on track to help thousands reach their business goals in a post-pandemic economy.

With the help of Wells Fargo, DMS is looking to diversify its product suite beyond the automotive industry.

The Drake University Business Clinic is fostering a wide variety of new businesses from underrepresented entrepreneurs in Iowa with the help of a Wells Fargo grant.

From personal finance to networking to philanthropy, here are five tips to help you get ahead at work and in life.

More privacy. Optimized returns. More powerful technology. Quantum computers are on track to benefit Wells Fargo customers in the not-so-distant future.

Whether you’re buying a house or need a hand to stay in your home, you might be eligible for one or more assistance programs.

Tournament highlighted by great golf and commitment to community.

The artificial intelligence revolution is here. Here’s what you need to know about AI and how Wells Fargo is using it to help customers.

Built into the Wells Fargo Mobile app, Fargo provides users with a personalized, convenient, and simplified banking experience.

Americans are once again ready to hit the road as summer approaches. Wells Fargo experts share three trends for travelers to keep an eye on.

Many mothers who lost jobs or quit during the pandemic took the opportunity to turn their dream of running their own business into a reality.

Wells Fargo is evolving the in-person banking experience to help you meet your financial goals. Here’s how branches are changing across the country.

Wells Fargo researchers are preparing today for tomorrow’s quantum computers through strategic partnerships and industry-leading technology.

Fraud can be hard to spot, but there are some red flags to watch for that can help you avoid becoming a victim of fraud.

Sandy McPeak, senior financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors, shares four strategies for putting your tax return to work for you.

After acquiring BrightStores in November 2022 with help from Wells Fargo’s technology banking team, OMG’s growth brings much-needed solutions to the branded merchandise space.

Wells Fargo partners with local nonprofits to help people of color buy homes as part of the company’s $60 million WORTH initiative.

Wells Fargo hosted a financial literacy breakfast with Our Money Matters at the CIAA Tournament in Baltimore last month.

Wells Fargo’s Chintan Mehta shares what he’s hearing at the festival for all things music, technology, and more.

South By Southwest is a hub for what’s next. Wells Fargo leaders are there to share their vision of what’s to come.

Quantum computing is here. Wells Fargo is working with key tech partners to be quantum ready.

Medical Transportation Management president and CEO Alaina Macia is building on her family’s business that connects patients to the health care they need by getting them where they need to go.

Are you in business with the one you love? Learn tips for mixing personal and entrepreneurial pursuits and meet one couple who have gone into business together — and survived to tell the tale.

Veteran Loan Fund is putting $5 million from Wells Fargo to work for veteran small business owners.

Here are 3 questions to start the conversation.

Wells Fargo experts share observations and tips for managing inflation and rising interest rates.

In 1985, a television show you’ve never heard of changed the way we feed our pets. Today, Wells Fargo is helping Joey Herrick revolutionize the pet food industry once again.

Given inflation and a looming recession, what can consumers do this holiday season? Four experts share their tips.

Westrock Coffee CEO and Co-founder Scott Ford offers a fair wage to millions of farmers globally, and training to thousands of smallholder farmers, with support and financing from Wells Fargo.

Warrior Rising, with funding from Wells Fargo, offers veterans mentoring, education, networking, and more as they pursue a path to business ownership.

The owners of Roco 4x4 are proving it’s possible to not just survive, but thrive in a family business.

Financial coaches are creating lasting change in communities across the country from within Wells Fargo branches as part of a collaboration with Operation HOPE.

Minneapolis mom hurdles final homebuying barrier with a hand from a determined mortgage consultant and a closing cost credit.

Hundreds of women entrepreneurs are building powerful peer networks as part of Wells Fargo’s relationship with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center.

After feeling the crunch of sky-high rental rates, Buwa Binitie founded Dantes Partners to bring “luxury affordable” housing to Washington, D.C.

Wealth advisors share real-world strategies, plus mistakes to avoid, based on new survey data.

Where We Live helps small businesses take the next step in Washington, D.C.

Launching one of the country’s only woman-owned Indian jewelry stores wasn’t easy. But Priya Vasan knew she could do it.

The Wells Fargo Innovation Challenge invites companies to develop innovative solutions for the next big shift in the financial ecosystem.

Viewpoints: An early-stage entrepreneur has a unique opportunity to set up her business with fair pay and compensation practices from the start in order to build the strong, fair, equitable, and resilient company of her dreams, writes Nicola Corzine, founding executive director of Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center.

Sitting down once a year to complete a financial health checkup can keep you on track. Use these tips to assess your credit score, spending habits, budget, savings plan, and health insurance coverage.

Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund is helping thousands of small business owners navigate the pandemic and plan for the future.

Dr. TaQuina Warren — a pharmacist known as Dr. Tee — fulfilled her dream of opening a pharmacy where she can not only fill prescriptions, but guide others toward better health.

Nika Saunders, a U.S. National Guardsman and mother of three, purchased her first home in Anchorage, Alaska, thanks to support from the Cook Inlet Lending Center and Wells Fargo.

Wells Fargo is collaborating with HSBC to optimize settlement of foreign exchange transactions and reduce settlement risk.

Wells Fargo’s Hope, USA is a nationwide initiative investing in beautifying business districts in more than a dozen cities across the country this holiday season.

Imperial Caribbean & Seafood restaurant, which opened during the pandemic, is now a community staple, thanks to the community revitalization efforts of the People’s Emergency Center and Wells Fargo.

After more than a full year, the Open for Business Fund enters its third phase: focusing on grants to nonprofits for sustaining small businesses like LA’s Los Taquero Mucho for the long term.

Romance scams are on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Here’s how a Wells Fargo team spotted red flags — and how you can, too.

Hope, USA invests in small business revitalization efforts and encourages shoppers to support small and local businesses.

Celebrated chef, author, and the Food Network’s first Latina star shares elements of her recipe for success, including how her Mexican culture and heritage are infused in everything she dishes up.

Wells Fargo helps Riboli Family Wines ‘always move forward.’

The new Connect to More^SM initiative links women business owners to mentoring, networks, and other support, encouraging them to invest in themselves.

Helped by Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund, a small ice cream sandwich business has been able to stay open during the pandemic — and continue to share a sweet family recipe.

Wells Fargo teamed up with personal finance and organizational experts Marsha Barnes and Jen Robin to bring the joy of simplicity to your finances with a wallet edit.

For National Homeownership Month, a discussion with the head of Wells Fargo Home Lending Kristy Fercho.

Through its Open for Business Fund and participation in the Paycheck Protection Program, Wells Fargo is continuing to support small businesses in Washington, D.C., with the capital and resources they need to make a way to stay open, day after day.

The new SUMA Wealth platform uses culturally relevant financial health entertainment to educate and empower young Latinos.

Viewpoints: It is essential that we all draw on the lessons of the past year and see them as opportunities for advancement in the future, writes Susan Au Allen, national president and CEO of US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation.

Wells Fargo commissioned artists to design commemorative “Open” signs inspired by small businesses the company has supported.

In troubled times for transportation and travel, banking partners helped the storied James River Transportation company keep rolling.

Small business owners like Zhe Scott have received $1,000 grants, technical assistance, and business coaching from the Long Beach Economic Partnership’s Small Business Resiliency Microgrant Program with support from Wells Fargo.

Through its Open for Business Fund and the Paycheck Protection Program, Wells Fargo is continuing to support small businesses in California with the capital and resources they need to make a way to stay open, day after day.

A recently announced collaboration with Duke Energy and NextEra Energy Resources represents another step in Wells Fargo’s goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

@InspiredBudget creator and former teacher Allison Baggerly shares money moves that may help you emerge from the pandemic in better financial health.

Small business owners like Roxanne Best have been able to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to low-interest loans from Northwest Native Development Fund and a grant from Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund.

After 30 years of running his company Best Glass, Bob Hittenberger knows that navigating the challenges of business ownership often comes down to who you can count on — and who can count on you.

Wells Fargo’s support of the Society for Financial Education & Professional Development’s Student Ambassador Program increases career opportunities and financial education for students at historically Black colleges and universities.

A look at how couples are navigating financial, relationship, and family pressures during the pandemic.

From business plan to brewery man — Jose Beteta’s Raíces Brewing Co. is crafting a new take on Latino beer.

JC Lofton Tailors is continuing a family legacy that has been around for almost a century, with the help of a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo through Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

Millions of customers who use third-party finance apps are embracing Wells Fargo’s data exchange technology to ensure more control and security for their personal banking information.

Wells Fargo is working with minority depository institutions to help financially empower Black communities.

Viewpoints: As housing costs continue to rise, low-income families of color need more access to affordable housing and a pathway to homeownership, writes Donald Gilmore, executive director of Community Housing Development Corporation.

Out of work, hospitalized, and separated from family, Feliton Gauthier was able to get back on his feet financially, with help from a nonprofit housing agency and Wells Fargo.

Through the Open for Business Fund, Wells Fargo is supporting nonprofits that provide needed capital, technical support, and long-term resiliency programs for small businesses.

Major players in the cotton industry pivot to manufacture testing swabs and personal protective equipment, with help from Wells Fargo.

Wells Fargo donated nearly $1.3 million for rental assistance relief and financial coaching for low-income renters in Los Angeles and San Francisco affected economically by COVID-19.

Banking support has given Wells Fargo a role in successful Native American and Alaska Native community-building efforts.

From food truck owners to salsa makers, many culinary entrepreneurs are tapping the commercial kitchens of PREP Atlanta, boosting its expansion plan financed by Wells Fargo.

Over 15 years, a Wells Fargo client serves a growing Spanish-speaking population and broader community through its church and school in Annapolis, Maryland.

The head of Wells Fargo’s LIBOR Transition Office discusses the status of the industrywide effort to replace one of the most widely used financial benchmarks.

Most young adults say they’re anxious about money. These financial tips and resources could help you lighten the load.