Byline Bank celebrates 'Small Business Everyday'
As the preferred banking partner for small businesses, Byline Bank recognizes the outsized role small businesses have in helping their communities thrive and understands the importance of supporting these businesses year-round.
This year, Byline invites the community to go beyond Small Business Saturday to recognize Small Business Everyday.
Through the end of December, Byline will celebrate its inspiring small business banking customers who are making an impact in their communities by profiling one business banking customer per day on social media.
"Small businesses are the backbone of our communities and are integral to creating vibrant places to live and work," said Stephen Ball, senior vice president and head of business banking at Byline Bank. "While Small Business Saturday helps create visibility for these hardworking businesses, we wanted to do more to ensure that holiday shoppers keep small businesses front-of-mind during one of the most heavily trafficked shopping seasons of the year."
As the #1 SBA 7(a) lender in Illinois, Byline consistently has been recognized for investing in local small businesses, providing much-needed capital and specialized financial literacy resources to help them achieve their dreams.
As of Dec. 31, 2022, Byline has provided more than $60 million in community development investments, more than $70 million in community development loans and more than $680,000 in community grants, donations and sponsorships. Byline employees also have volunteered more than 1,700 Community Reinvestment Act hours.
Byline is proud to amplify how these small businesses - and the financial literacy resources, grants and sponsorships that have supported them - are contributing to vibrant, thriving communities. Byline will spotlight a diverse range of small businesses in the coming month, recognizing small businesses that uplift communities every day.
Among those profiled will be the nonprofit American Veterans Community Trust Company in Chicago, which provides financial and community support to low- and moderate-income American veterans and their families; Ashe Counseling and Coaching, a woman- and minority-owned business in Chicago providing mental health and wellness resources; Los Friends Mexican Restaurant, a woman-owned restaurant that regularly gives back to their community in Oak Lawn; and Silverland Bakery, a 30-year-old, woman- and minority-owned commercial bakery in Forest Park.
To learn more about these and other Chicago-area businesses, follow Byline Bank on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
And for more information on Byline Bank and its Small Business Everyday campaign, as well as its Giving Tuesday initiatives, visit bylinebank.com.