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Keeping Your Relationship Personal

When the Honeymoon Is Over

Once upon a time there was a very motivated banker. He was my banker. I mentioned him earlier.

My partners and I had a great relationship with our bank and that banker. His unique understanding of what we were doing made him a very valuable asset to us.

He went out of his way to make sure we were taken care of. In fact, other than making deposits at the drive-through, I don’t think we ever did any business inside the bank—he would visit us at our store. I had his personal cell number and could call him anytime I had questions. Our relationship with this banker worked, because he

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