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February 5, 2021
2021 Women Connect Speaker Series
6 Dynamic Sessions! Live and On-Demand!
First Session - February 18th: "Building Your Personal Brand" with Laura Meyer!
We're proud to announce the 2021 Women Connect Speaker Series! Six sessions! Six dynamic speakers to engage and empower. Each session will be available both live on the day of the event, and on-demand for your convenience. One price gives you full access to all six sessions: $199 for DBA Members ($249 for non-members). Or attend sessions individually for $39 per session ($49 for non-members).
The series begins on February 18th at noon with "Building your Personal Brand" with Laura Meyer, CEO & Founder of Joy Brand Creative. It is important to know exactly what you want to be known for in order to grow your personal and professional brand reputation with clients and colleagues. Using examples from real-life personal brands of national influencers that Laura has helped develop, you will leave this interactive session with clarity on how to take your personal brand from generic or non-existent to exceptional, elevated, and extraordinary.
Sign up today! Sponsorships are available!
Join Gold Sponsor - Delaware Community Foundation,
and Bronze Sponsor - Santora CPA Group!
2021 Teach Children to Save Day! Sponsorships Available!
This April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 Teach Children to Save Day will be conducted on-line via Zoom and other virtual platforms. Banker volunteers will still be able to teach and interact with the students.
2021 marks the 23rd Annual Teach Children to Save Day in Delaware. Over the past 22 years Delaware’s bankers have taught an important lesson on saving to over 220,000 kids. We thank all our member banks and volunteer bankers who have supported this effort.
Sponsorships are available for member banks to help defray the cost of the event. Virtual session will begin with a short introductory video including the names of sponsors. Based on previous years, we anticipate between 8,000 and 10,000 students in 200 to 300 classrooms will receive the lesson and the introductory video. We hope you will join us again in teaching children throughout Delaware the importance of personal saving for future financial independence. Join the growing list of sponsors: Capital One, Wells Fargo, County Bank, Fulton Bank, Shore United, WSFS, Bank of America, Discover, and First Citizens Community Bank! Banks interested in sponsoring may contact Sarah Long or Greg Koseluk for more information.
M&T processes 708 Delaware applications for Payroll Protection loans
M&T Bank has received more than 1,000 applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from businesses in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland a couple of weeks after the latest round of federal relief opened to businesses still in need of help during the pandemic. The potentially forgivable loans total more than $108 million and will support over 35,000 jobs throughout Delaware and the Eastern Shore. The average size of loans the bank has approved so far in the region is $105,113.
Now Available: New Online Courses!
Fundamentals of Commercial Banking; and, Analyzing Repayment Sources!
Andy Keusal, Founder and President, Keusal Learning
We’ve all had to adapt this past year in so many areas of our business, training being one of them. If you will be hiring new credit analysts, lenders, portfolio managers, and others who need skills in financial statement analysis and writing credit documents, and are looking for affordable, effective training for your new hires or current staff, look no further. The Delaware Bankers Association & Delaware Financial Education Alliance has partnered with Andy Keusal with Keusal Learning LLC to offer two new online Breaking into Banking videos:
• Breaking into Banking 101: Fundamentals of Commercial Banking - ten learning modules, over 5 hours in total content
• Breaking into Banking 201: Analyzing Repayment Sources - nine modules covers topics including how to analyze income statements, balance sheets, collateral, and risk rating.
Each module includes a video lesson and a multiple-choice self-check. Many of the lessons include exercises/case studies for learners to work through that are related to a sample company outlined in the course’s Reference Guide.
Jenifer Jurden is a Cartoonist from Wilmington who has graciously provided her Planet Jurdy cartoons for the DBA Digest. Jurdy® is her other-worldly "Hero of Happyness" whose cartoons bring levity to humans worldwide.
Use the Delaware Bankers Association Member Portal for
Online Registrations and More!
Have you checked out the Delaware Bankers Association's online members portal? The portal will provide members easy access to update their personal information and to register and pay online for upcoming DBA events! Log into the portal via the link below, and use the Personal Profile link (on the left hand sidebar) to create your log in.
Wilmington University Hosts
Virtual Open House - February 11th
Wilmington University works to keep your education plans on track. Join WilmU at our Virtual Open House on Thursday, February 11 from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.! Stop by to live chat with faculty and staff starting at 11 a.m., explore 200+ programs, download helpful guides and materials, navigate the admission process, and more. Plus, the application fee will be waived at this event. RSVP at wilmu.edu/OpenHouse
Troutman Pepper New Monthly Newsletter:
More Privacy Please
Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to offer More Privacy Please, a monthly newsletter recapping significant industry and legal developments, as well as trends in the areas of cybersecurity, information governance, and privacy.