Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 3

100 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 really looked for any opportunities we could find to help businesses stay open. Whether it was extending terms on a loan or sharing information on programs like the Employee Retention Tax Credits, we really looked for any way we could get resources to those in need. It was a lot of long hours of research, education, and doing the right thing for customers.” Helping a local nursing home to secure the funding needed to keep its doors open is one of the many success stories Flatwater Bank can share. Tiller reports, “That was one of many customers who really needed it. That industry was hit as hard as any from COVID, with the care level that is needed for their residents and a lot more overall requirements for PPE, testing, and masking. All that type of stuff cost the business quite a bit of money. The Paycheck Protection Program was a vital tool to help them through a difficult time. While they were navigating how to operate during COVID we went to work Flatwater Bank President Luke Rickertsen