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As an independent, locally owned community bank, Itasca Bank's focus has always been on the needs of local communities, families, and businesses. The Bank's view has always been that our customers are people and companies, not numbers and accounts; and is well known for traditional banking with excellent customer service. In 2000 that focus zeroed in on the specific community of women.
The Women's Initiative goal is to present women valuable information that will help them reach their financial goals, as well as providing an opportunity where women could connect with each other and with the Bank. The winning combination for the original seminars was that they were specifically for women and were presented by highly qualified people in a professional manner, all of which resonated with the attendees, who felt they and their questions about money were being taken seriously.
The Women's Initiative mirrors the Bank's values. Itasca Bank has a long history of being close with its customers - listening to them, treating them with respect, and helping them achieve their goals; these are the qualities that are integral to the Women's Initiative. The Women's Initiative serves a wide community - the community of women, no matter where they live.
For the first few years, Women's Initiative members were primarily in Itasca and Roselle; today Women's Initiative members live or work in 150 towns and cities throughout Illinois. The demographics have also changed - the ages of our members now range from women in their 90's to women in their 20's.
Why have over 4,000 joined the Women's Initiative?
If you are:
The Women's Initiative is for you!
We also offer Roundtables for women business owners.
The Business Roundtable is part of the Women's Initiative of Itasca Bank & Trust. Co. There is no charge to join the Business Roundtable; it is sponsored by Itasca Bank because of the Bank's dedication to helping women business owners achieve the business success they desire. The Business Roundtable brings together women business owners of non-competing businesses to provide a confidential resource and platform for exchanging ideas in order to build business satisfaction and revenue. The group addresses real-life business issues, provides realistic feedback and solutions, and monitors progress toward a goal.
"We all carry inside us, people who came before us."
-Liam Callanan
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Also in this edition:
Women's Initiative Coordinator Diane Middlebrooks and John Binneboese, Senior Vice President of Community Relations, talk with Scott LaMorte about the beginning of the Women's Initiative, a program launched in 2000. For 23 years the Women's Initiative has offered programs that make a difference in women's lives. From personal interest to business and financial focus, the Women's Initiative offers the opportunity to connect with other interesting women.
