U.S. Bank Launches Free Learning Hub to Boost Small Business Growth
The U.S. Bank has made a major stride into helping America to support the small business sector through the introduction of an online portal that allows entrepreneurs to get access to free resources regarding education. Dubbed U.S. Bank Business Resources Central, the initiative is set to assist clients and non-clients to advance their business expertise and also to have sufficient access to funding options.
The new learning center is flexible in nature. It sells online programs, business planning, and operational guides to assist small firms in different stages of their development. It is also a kind of a centralized and leading portal connecting entrepreneurs with other resources and the own service propositions of the U.S. Bank like in terms of financial articles and the propositions of lending.
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As opposed to other company projects that operate in a closed system, this platform can be accessed by a vast number of users, examples of who include:
- Existing U.S. Bank small business customers
- Entrepreneurs not currently banking with U.S. Bank
- Small business suppliers and vendors interested in partnering with the bank
The opening of the resource to a very large audience may signify that U.S. Bank intends to become a better, more comprehensive member of the small business environment.
Expertise Meets Accessibility
Next Street collaborated with the establishment of the platform; the firm is recognized as a support provider of the small businesses due to its training program and involvement in strategic part-nership. They have contributed to making a resource that is practical, accessible and grounded to the reality that businessmen have to work out.
Available modules cover critical topics such as:
- Business continuity planning
- Preparing to apply for financing
- Building supplier readiness
The idea behind such lessons is to allow the users to get basic knowledge that would allow minimizing business presupposition and maximizing their sustainability.
Shruti Patel, Chief Product Officer of the Business Banking product at U.S. Bank, stressed that the financial service is not only essential.
We are not only just giving money, we are also offering education, advice and tools by which the small businesses can grow and develop whereas, she added.
Similar sentiments flowed out of the words of Craig McKenney, the Chief Procurement Officer of the bank. He has pointed out that one of the primary obstacles of being a small vendor is the availability of the right knowledge and networks. This is possible through the new learning platform where the procurement officers could direct business to the appropriate resources and modules.
This will be one of the launches that will see U.S. Bank better secure its connection with underserved markets and bridging the financial literacy and inclusivity divide. The bank will provide these tools to local communities free of charge in order to decrease the barrier to entry and educate local communities to empower them.
The continued growth of U.S. Bank in education services anticipates further institutional inclination of the bank within community-oriented financial engineering. The eventual end result is that as more businesses reach to the platform the end result may revolutionize the channel on how banks aid in the development of small businesses in the country.
