--- title: Community Banks Leverage Local Business Relationships to Fuel Growth description: Learn how community banks can drive growth by leveraging local business relationships. Epic River CEO shares insights on building trust and meeting the needs of high-potential businesses. image: https://blog.epicriver.com/hubfs/Epic%20River%20Logo.png --- [![Epic River](https://blog.epicriver.com/hs-fs/hubfs/color-transparent-logo.png?width=320&name=color-transparent-logo.png "Epic River")](http://www.epicriver.com/home) - [Home](https://www.epicriver.com/) - [About](https://www.epicriver.com/about) - [Our Solution](https://www.epicriver.com/) - [News](https://epicriver.com/#) - [Contact](https://www.epicriver.com/) - [Support](https://knowledge.epicriver.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Knowledgebase](https://knowledge.epicriver.com/knowledge) ![blog_bg-2023-1](https://blog.epicriver.com/hubfs/blog_bg-2023-1.png "blog_bg-2023-1") # Community Banks Leverage Local Business Relationships to Fuel Growth Posted by [Jeff Grobaski](https://blog.epicriver.com/author/jeff-grobaski) | Feb 1, 2024, 4:31:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![](https://blog.epicriver.com/hubfs/Epic%20River%20Logo.png) In a recent article for Bank Director, Jeff Grobaski, CEO of Epic River, a lending-as-a-service platform, emphasizes the unique advantage community banks have in fostering local business relationships to drive growth. **Key Takeaways:** - **Community Focus:** Unlike national banks, community banks have a deeper understanding of their local markets and can build stronger connections with businesses in their communities. - **Identifying High-Potential Businesses:** Grobaski suggests focusing on businesses with top talent, strong community leadership, and those in growth industries, such as healthcare, green energy, and technology. - **Building Trust:** Community banks can leverage personal relationships and referrals to build trust with potential business clients, offering a more personalized experience than larger institutions. - **Meeting Needs:** By understanding the specific needs of local businesses, community banks can tailor financial solutions that cater to their growth and resilience. Grobaski highlights that the pandemic-induced economic stimulus presents a unique opportunity for community banks to capitalize on their local presence and foster relationships with high-performing businesses, ultimately leading to increased deposits, loan demand, and overall growth.   Read the Original Press Release:  [Bank Director - How Banks Can Leverage Local Business Relationship to Fuel Growth](https://www.bankdirector.com/article/how-banks-can-leverage-local-business-relationships-to-fuel-growth/) Topics: [banking opportunities](https://blog.epicriver.com/topic/banking-opportunities), [Patient Financing](https://blog.epicriver.com/topic/patient-financing), [Blog](https://blog.epicriver.com/topic/blog) #### Written by [Jeff Grobaski](https://blog.epicriver.com/author/jeff-grobaski) ## Leave a Comment ### Recent Posts ### Topics - [Bankadelic (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/bankadelic) - [banking opportunities (6)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/banking-opportunities) - [Blog (5)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/blog) - [CRA ratings (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/cra-ratings) - [Credit Unions (5)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/credit-unions) - [DAR (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/dar) - [esignature services (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/esignature-services) - [Financial Education (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/financial-education) - [financial institutions (10)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/financial-institutions) - [Health Care Loans (19)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/health-care-loans) - [health credit services (6)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/health-credit-services) - [health credit services online (11)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/health-credit-services-online) - [healthcare administration (4)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-administration) - [healthcare administrative costs (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-administrative-costs) - [healthcare billing (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-billing) - [healthcare billing solutions (3)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-billing-solutions) - [healthcare costs (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-costs) - [healthcare finance (6)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-finance) - [Healthcare Finance Online (13)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-finance-online) - [healthcare financing (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-financing) - [healthcare lending (3)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-lending) - [healthcare loans (4)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/healthcare-loans) - [hospital financing (3)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/hospital-financing) - [Lending as a Service (7)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/lending-as-a-service) - [low-interest medical loans (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/low-interest-medical-loans) - [medical bill financing (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-bill-financing) - [medical billing (7)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-billing) - [medical billing solutions (7)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-billing-solutions) - [medical debt (4)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-debt) - [medical finance (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-finance) - [Medical Lending (24)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-lending) - [Medical Loan Financing (18)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-loan-financing) - [medical loans (7)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/medical-loans) - [News (78)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/news) - [patient billing solutions (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-billing-solutions) - [patient financial services (5)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-financial-services) - [Patient Financing (26)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-financing) - [patient lending (19)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-lending) - [patient loans (3)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-loans) - [patient responsibility (3)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-responsibility) - [patient satisfaction (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/patient-satisfaction) - [Podcast Feature (3)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/podcast-feature) - [price transparency (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/price-transparency) - [reduce DAR (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/reduce-dar) - [revenue cycle management for physicians (2)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/revenue-cycle-management-for-physicians) - [Team (1)](https://blog.epicriver.com/tag/team) see all ### Subscribe #### About Us Our commitment to utilize the lowest cost of capital and remove all unnecessary overhead from the loan process enables us to help everyone make the best possible financial decision when borrowing money. #### Latest Blog Posts #### Contact Us 242 Linden Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970) 292-5045 Email: info@epicriver.com © 2020 Epic River - - -