http://www.bridgebank.com/news/news.php Business and Technology Banking - SBA and Commercial Real Estate Loans en-us Technology Fri, 21 October 2011 04:00:00 GMT 14:07:36 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT RSS 2.0 Generator http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 371 66 http://www.bridgebank.com http://www.bridgebank.com/images/Homepage/bridge-rss-banner.jpg http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-may-16-2012.php Not a lot to get excited about so far this week. The eye of the markets continues to be trained on developments in Europe and developments in Europe have led to increased risk aversion. 16 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease261.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices located nationwide, announced today that Kelly Cook has joined its Technology Banking Division in San Jose. 14 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-may-11-2012.php I watched a bit of the Led Zeppelin movie "The Song Remains the Same" last night so I thought it would be a fitting title for the commentary today. 11 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quantum-technologies-enters-into-new-loan-agreement-with-bridge-bank-n-a-150923795.html Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: QTWW), announced today that it has entered into a credit arrangement with Bridge Bank, National Association (Nasdaq: BBNK), providing the Company a working capital line of credit of up to $10.0 million. 10 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/category/editions/northern-california-editions/ Operating in a $110 billion deposit market, Dan Myers and the founders of Bridge Bank N.A. know their segment of the banking industry has a lot of market share out for the taking. Here's how Myers steered Silicon Valley’s business bank through a decade of rapid growth to $1.2 billion in assets today. 10 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease260.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices located nationwide, announced today that its Technology Banking Division provided a multi-million dollar credit facility to the Geary LSF Group. 10 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-may-7-2012.php The results are in from the European elections over the weekend and they indicate a rejection of the austerity policies of the last two years. 7 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-may-4-2012.php US equity markets ended the 1st quarter of this year on a terror, notching the best 1st quarter of a year since 1998. 4 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-may-1-2012.php Happy May Day! It not’s so happy for many European countries as most are seeing May Day riots in their streets to protest the severe austerity measures. 1 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease259.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices located nationwide, announced today that its Corporate Banking Division has welcomed Great Place To Work Institute, headquartered in San Francisco, as a new client. 1 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease258.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. 26 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-apr-24-2012.php For one, at least in the past couple of days, it seems we are hearing from Europe that after going down the austerity road and slashing spending to balance budgets for the past couple of years since the crisis, they may be deciding some new ideas might be warranted. 24 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-apr-17-2012.php Last week we had a steady drumbeat of bad news from the usual suspects – slowing China, the mess in Spain, and a couple of surprisingly soft US reports (or the hangover from the employment report the previous Friday). 17 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/downloads/BridgeBank_4thQtr2011_UpdatetoStateoftheIndustry.pdf Growth in the U.S. economy picked up as 2011 ended. Monetary and fiscal policymakers held firm in an accommodative stance based upon their reading of future economic activity. 16 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-apr-13-2012.php This has been a volatile week for US equities, the greenback, risk assets, etc. 13 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-apr-10-2012.php Global markets are all officially back from Easter vacations and were greeted this morning with what appeared to be surprisingly good China trade date that showed a surplus of $5.35B. Markets were expecting a $1.3B deficit. 10 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-apr-6-2012.php Well, you can't say he didn't warn us. Today's non-farm payrolls report was a disappointment, with just 120,000 jobs added in March, short of expectations for a gain of 203,000 jobs. 6 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-april-4-2012.php What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. Such was the folksy saying I grew up hearing in the Midwest. 4 April 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-30-2012.php After a fairly uneventful day yesterday that saw global markets in a funk, we are heading into the weekend on a positive note. 30 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease257.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices located nationwide, announced today that is has been awarded with superior ratings from two top industry rating agencies. 30 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-28-2012.php I know it’s late in the day, but I thought it would be good to get some mid week perspective before the next couple of hectic days of month and quarter end. 28 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-23-2012.php This week we have had several days of Risk Off trading, particularly yesterday. The big headline yesterday was the Chinese and European PMI (Purchasing Manufacturers Index) numbers came out. 23 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-20-2012.php It's been a couple of light days regarding news flows, but we did have a little something to sink our teeth into today. 20 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease256.php Jerry Younts hired as Senior Vice President to Serve Southeast Market 20 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-15-2012.php This week has been a bit of a snoozer. It has been raining every day in Northern California this week. I wonder if there’s a connection. 13 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-13-2012.php At least you can probably make that statement for the US economy. Today, the US retail sales report came out and it showed the largest gain in 5 months at a 1.1% increase, slightly beating expectations. 13 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-9-2012.php Good way to bring on the Weekend – US Jobs and Greek Debt 9 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease255.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full-service business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley, announced today it hired Chris Perkins as vice president, relationship manager for the Northeast region. 8 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-7-2012.php The Clock Continues to Tick Down on Greek Debt 7 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-5-2012.php Those of you reading this from Northern California got an extra wakeup call this morning with a tremblor that I thought certainly felt greater than a 4.0 on the Richter Scale as I was lying in bed this morning about to get up. 5 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-mar-1-2012.php It’s been a long radio silence I know. I had the opportunity to travel to the East Coast last week to New York City and Boston. Part of my time in New York was spent at the OnMedia conference. 1 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/2012/03/how-to-take-full-advantage-of-your-cash-management-system/ Tom Hoffman Senior Vice President Treasury Management Bridge Bank. All businesses manage their cash flow, but most don’t have a professional treasurer to help them with the task. 1 March 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease254.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley, announced today its participation in the OnMedia NYC 2012 conference, held by the AlwaysOn network. This two-day event is being held February 21-22 at the Time-Warner Center in New York City. 21 February 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-feb-16-2012.php Let’s start with Greece to add a little levity to our day. The Euro started off the week on a positive note on Monday after the Greek parliament passed the harsh austerity measures over the weekend. Read more. 16 February 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-feb-10-2012.php The situation with Greece this week is approaching comical. Read more. 10 February 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/fxcommentary/2012/fx-trading-feb-6-2012.php Global markets were mostly down today, although modestly. Read more. 6 February 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://bit.ly/xKYrwK Any business that uses computers and connects to the Internet is at risk for a security breach. And if your business stores sensitive or personal information, your risk is even greater, says John Peckham, executive vice president/information systems at Bridge Bank. 1 February 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease253.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. 1 February 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease252.php Energy and Infrastructure Group to Serve National Client Base. 26 January 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/creditcard/ Bridge Bank is upgrading its corporate credit card platform to offer an enhanced product experience for bank clients. Learn more. 26 January 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/2012/01/how-changes-in-the-sba%E2%80%99s-504-loan-can-benefit-your-business%E2%80%99s-cash-position/?full=1 Recent changes to the Small Business Administration's 504 loan program have made it easier for small business owners to obtain loans. 03 January 2012 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/2011/12/how-your-bank-can-help-you-achieve-the-cost-benefits-of-solar-power/?full=1 If your business is looking to hedge against increasing electricity rates and do something good for the environment at the same time, you might want to consider solar. 01 December 2011 15:00:36 GMT http://www.bridgebank.com/news/press_releases/pressrelease250.php Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, a full service professional business bank headquartered in Silicon Valley, announced today its participation in the Impact 2011 conference organized by the AlwaysOn Network in partnership with PACT (Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies). 29 November 2011 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/2011/11/how-to-find-the-right-business-bank-to-help-you-thrive-in-any-economy/ Typically when businesses think of their bank, they think only about loans and access to credit. But there is much more your bank can be doing for you, says Emily Ruvalcaba, executive vice president, division manager for corporate banking, at Bridge Bank. 1 November 2011 15:00:36 GMT http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/10/17/daily53-Checkup-on-Bostons-venture-debt-industry.html Almost every day, if you're paying attention, a report gets filed about the state of the venture capital industry. 21 October 2011 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/2011/10/how-an-asset-based-loan-can-help-your-business-meet-its-capital-needs/ If your business has recently experienced challenges, or is relatively new, you might not have access to capital through traditionally structured loans. Many banks simply can't offer credit under these riskier circumstances. 1 October 2011 15:00:36 GMT http://www.sbnonline.com/2011/09/how-your-bank-can-help-you-do-business-overseas/ With uncertain markets, what seems today like a good international business deal could turn into a major loss tomorrow. 1 September 2011 15:00:36 GMT