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Previous Issues of Howe’s Bayou

  • Swamped by the Weeds

    by

    Brad Howe

    “In his expense report, one of our senior consultants has requested reimbursement for a couple of drinks that he purchased on his Amtrak trip back from a customer visit in NYC last week. Do we pay for that or does he?” I had a sense that the Controller was handing me a can of bayou…

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  • Banking Basics 101

    by

    Brad Howe

    It’s a new ball game in the world of small business bank lending. Like their dot-com predecessors, bankers today have found out that it’s not the size of their loan portfolio that makes the difference. It’s not about how much business a loan officer can bring into the bank. It’s not even about how profitable…

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  • Offloading the Baggage

    by

    Brad Howe

    Having been diverted to Bangor to add more fuel, the flight from Amsterdam on the Friday before Christmas was already more than three hours late when it touched down at Boston’s snowy Logan Airport that evening. Encountering a slick runway, the pilot had to rely on reverse thrusters rather than the wheel brakes to bring…

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  • Reading the Tea Leaves

    by

    Brad Howe

    It was 7:15 a.m. It was the second Wednesday of the month. I was in my car, heading to Portsmouth, RI and Vanguard Sailboat Company. Every month, for more than a dozen years until new ownership took over in April, 2007, I made the 75-minute trek to 300 Highpoint Avenue. And every month, without fail,…

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