Supporting Small Business

Insights and perspectives that get you up to speed on the changing landscape of small business banking.

Articles:

• The Case for a Connected Small Business Strategy
  Apr 9, 2026
  Small business banking is one of the most valuable segments a financial institution can serve. It is also one of the most underserved, not because banks lack the intent, but ...

• The Fed just changed the math on small business lending
  Apr 8, 2026
  Federal banking regulators have proposed changes to how much capital financial institutions must hold against small business loans. Under the proposal, risk weights for qualifying ...

• It’s not about only about lending. It’s about connection.
  Mar 20, 2026
  Earlier this month, our CEO Steve Robert wrote about why Autobooks acquired MinuteLender. Steve goes deep on the lending economics, the data advantage financial institutions ...

• Why Autobooks Acquired MinuteLender, by Steve Robert
  Mar 10, 2026
  This post is about why we acquired MinuteLender, what it means for the financial institutions we work with, and where I believe this takes us.

• Construction and Trades Reveal How Small Business Banking Actually Grows
  Feb 9, 2026
  Missed the webinar? Watch it here In short Construction and trades are 15–20% of small businesses in most local markets — and roughly $1.5T in annual spend. These businesses run ...

• The business case for smarter business checking
  Jan 14, 2026
  In conversations with banks and credit unions, we’re hearing a sharper focus on business checking, driven by what institutions are seeing in small business behavior and ...

• How Financial Institutions Can Use Value Stories to Correct Blind Spots in Small Business Strategy
  Dec 5, 2025
  Small business banking strategies fail most often at the problem definition stage. Institutions assume they understand what owners need and where competitors are winning. In ...

• Part 2: Designing a Better Small Business Checking Account
  Oct 17, 2025
  If the first step is recognizing that most small businesses earn less than $1 million, the next step is understanding how their financial behaviors differ from traditional ...

• Part 1: What If the Problem Isn’t the Product, But the Market We Built It For?
  Oct 3, 2025
  Financial institutions have long supported small businesses with checking accounts, lending services, and treasury tools. But as the business landscape evolves, it’s becoming ...

• Three Key Trends Reshaping Small Business Digital Banking in 2025
  Sep 22, 2025
  The landscape of small business digital banking continues to evolve, and expectations have shifted. According to the 2025 Small Business Digital Banking Vendor Scorecard from ...

• It's Time to Rethink Business Checking
  Sep 9, 2025
  You Provide the Account, We'll Provide the Tech Small business owners are increasingly looking for more than just a deposit account from their financial institution. They want a ...

• Why Accounting Belongs in the Business Checking Experience
  Aug 22, 2025
  For a small business, the checking account is more than a holding place for deposits and debits — it’s the financial nerve center of the business. It’s where customer payments ...