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FOCUS | FINANCE

Wells Fargo awards grant to Treasury management is helping

Economic Opportunity by Jannus local businesses of every size
BY BROOKE STRICKLAND guage learners while others are veterans or manage payment risk
SPECIAL TO THE IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW vocational rehabilitation clients. They have
varying degrees of business experience, BY BEN CHANEY

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In Idaho, Economic Opportunity by few or no assets and low or non-existent he pandemic has driven Idaho’s
Jannus (EO) is doing its part to empower credit histories.” small and medium-size businesses
underserved Idahoans through its one-of- The grant money awarded by Wells to expand their digital footprint.
a-kind business development programs, Fargo has allowed the organization to It’s been a much-needed lifeline for
including those in the agriculture sector. increase its staff, which will ultimately business owners looking to source cus-
Wells Fargo recently awarded the orga- create the opportunity for increased out- tomers, suppliers and growth opportu-
nization $345,000 through its Open for reach and the expansion of its education nities. Unfortunately, our treasury man-
Business program to help aid EO’s small and training courses. For example, as part agement teams are seeing the down-
business clients as they start their own of its ongoing commitment to Idaho, but side of our customers’ more prominent
business in Idaho. The money will also go also the world, EO partnered with Global online presence: an increase in payment
toward other initiatives that will expand Gardens, an Idaho Office for Refugees fraud. Criminals have become skilled at
entrepreneurship around the state. program that customized its three-part tracking the additional data available on
As of December 2021, Wells Fargo has business planning course to be specific to increasingly digital organizations and
distributed approximately $420 million agriculture. There is a worldwide trend in using it against them.
to more than 200 nonprofit organiza- agriculture to produce and consume more The worst part is that these fraud-
tions around the country that serve small locally grown vegetables and fruits, so sters are intentionally taking advantage Ben Chaney
business owners. Approximately 85% of through the multiday course, participants of the closeness of the Idaho business
those grant recipients are projected to were able to draft business plans for their community. We’re not Los Angeles or ing software, the details are exported to
be Black, African American, Hispanic, farming startups and gain the tools needed Seattle — we have a larger percentage of the positive pay system; then, when the
Native American, Asian American and to secure funding to start their future busi- small businesses here — and we rely on check comes in for posting, the bank
other traditionally underserved small busi- ness venture. personal relationships and trust when compares the details on the check to
nesses. Wells Fargo estimates that the fund Timmons said, “Small businesses are we do business. It’s not uncommon for a the details the business provided when
will reach more than 152,000 businesses the heartbeat of our communities, in Idaho company in this market to send an email it issued the check. Any discrepancies
nationwide and will help preserve more and across the country. They pump life into to their friend down at the bank request- are flagged so the company can review
than 255,000 jobs. EO was one of two grant our neighborhoods, making them vibrant ing a wire transfer. This makes Idaho them and approve or reject payment. It
recipients in Idaho. places to live and work and raise families businesses particularly vulnerable to pay- is a simple way to help prevent unautho-
Tony Timmons, assistant vice president — and they are the key to millions of local ment or wire fraud since criminals will rized payments and stop the most com-
of communications for Wells Fargo in jobs. The Idaho economy is powered by impersonate trusted business customers mon types of check fraud. More impor-
Idaho, explained that the bank has a his- small business, and Wells Fargo is commit- over digital channels like email. We now tantly, it frees up business owners to
tory of working with Jannus and they were ted to helping them persevere during the see some form of fraud from our clients focus on running their business, instead
thrilled to able to be a part of this latest pandemic and plan for the future.” in Treasure Valley every week, and we are of constantly monitoring accounts for
endeavor. In addition to the funds awarded by addressing some very genuine-looking potentially fraudulent activity.
“Wells Fargo has worked with EO for a Wells Fargo, EO also receives direct sup- requests that turn out to be fraudulent. Other treasury services for efficient
number of years encouraging the econom- port from the bank in a variety of ways. What many smaller business own- and secure payment include business
ic development of entrepreneurs in Idaho, This includes technical assistance from ers don’t realize is that their bank can credit cards, which offer zero liability
including among the refugee population,” the local Wells Fargo team, not only to help address these challenges. There for fraudulent transactions, and ACH
he said. “EO demonstrated expertise and EO, but to the clients it serves, such as are simple treasury tools that provide payments with dual-control protocols
a proven track record, particularly in serv- financial education, financial knowledge a safer option for generating and send- (requiring sign-off by two individuals to
ing racially and ethnically diverse-owned tools, materials and banking products and ing wires online, with encryption and confirm transactions).
businesses in Idaho that have been dispro- services. Wells Fargo also volunteers as double-checks that greatly diminish the
portionately impacted by the COVID-19 needed and helps establish connections potential for fraud. Employing these Scalable solutions
pandemic compared to other small busi- with other community leaders and organi- and other fraud-prevention practices As a community bank, First Interstate
nesses. We want to help this diverse com- zations as needed. can not only protect small business- works primarily with small and medi-
munity make their small business dreams Parker said, “EO recognizes that small es from online criminals but also help um-sized businesses, and we find that
come true.” business owners who are financially fragile business owners more efficiently man- companies at the smaller end of the
EO has had an impact on the state of often have other needs that if left unad- age cash flows and improve accounts spectrum sometimes assume that cer-
Idaho and small business owners with a dressed lead to financial instability. These payable/receivable processes. tain services are available only to larger
dream since its inception 20 years ago. The needs can appear in any area of their lives, businesses. But there are no upper or
organization has lived up to its mission including child care needs, chronic health Moving money securely lower limits on business size — trea-
by providing culturally and linguistically condition of a family member, English Effective cash management is critical sury management services scale to meet
appropriate training, personal and credit proficiency, unaddressed behavioral health for any size business. The right treasury the needs of any organization. In fact,
building loans, small business loans, credit needs and lack of transportation. By help- partner can help analyze and forecast a smaller business may need some of
coaching and much more. In addition ing clients plan for and address their many a business’s cash flows to make sure these services even more, since it is
to the countless hours of personal assis- needs with wrap-around services, EO has inflows and outflows align, reducing unlikely to have an accounting team, or
tance that the organization has given, it observed increased self-sufficiency and the risk of costly errors, as well as iden- even a dedicated bookkeeper, monitor-
has provided more than 600 loans and has improved financial stability.” tifying opportunities to generate cost ing transactions all day.
dispersed over $2.4 million in capital to “The opportunity to partner with Wells savings. For example, a business using Virtually every company in Treasure
small businesses in communities around Fargo through the Open for Business Fund ACH services might combine a line Valley that we have worked with over
the state. has increased capacity for critical fol- of credit with a zero-balance checking the years has been exposed to some
Kelli Parker, director of EO, said, “All low-on services that help ensure the clients account to lower total interest payments. form of attempted check fraud, wire
those who enroll in EO programs face will, in fact, see an improvement in their Before the pandemic accelerated the fraud or email fraud (ACH fraud and
barriers — some clients are English lan- financial outlook,” she added. adoption of electronic payment meth- credit card fraud are much less com-
ods, many Idaho businesses were still mon, thanks to new security technol-
manually issuing and depositing checks, ogies). They have not all suffered loss,
using labor-intensive and nonsecure because we have been able in many
practices. For businesses that continue cases to prevent or resolve the issue, but
to receive paper checks, remote check sooner or later everyone could feel the
depositing services lower the cost of possible impact if the right safeguards
payment processing and accelerate are not put in place.
check clearing — which improves the While treasury management solu-
availability of funds. tions cannot eliminate the risk of fraud,
On the payment side, positive pay is they can mitigate the risk while sup-
an important back-end fraud prevention porting more efficient transactions and
tool that has been well-received by local improved cash management — giving
businesses of all sizes. With positive pay, our partners greater peace of mind and
the bank monitors and double-checks more time to focus on their business.
every transaction that comes through a
Food Land Market owner Hana realized her dream and opened a combination business owner’s account. When a com- — Ben Chaney is senior vice president and
Mediterranean restaurant, grocery store, bakery and coffee shop with assistance from pany issues a check through its account- regional treasury manager at First Interstate Bank.
Economic Opportunity by Jannus. PHOTO COURTESY OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY JANNUS