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'A direct reflection of what we value:' Small Business chair advises thoughtful budgeting and awareness to build wealth

Derrick Alexander, the owner and lead financial advisor at Greater Works Wealth and the Chamber’s 2026 Small Business Connection chair, was the featured speaker at the first Mosaic meeting of the year.

Published Wednesday, February 4, 2026
by Althea Norman

On Wednesday, Derrick Alexander, the owner and lead financial advisor at Greater Works Wealth and the Chamber’s 2026 Small Business Connection chair, was the featured speaker at the first Mosaic meeting of the year.

He compared budgeting to a trackable business metric, or "cash flow curiosity," adding that knowing where your resources are allocated will help wealth preservation turn to wealth creation, and eventually, wealth distribution.
 
Changing the budgeting mindset can also help lead to budgeting behaviors, he said.
 
"The biggest thing is, where we spend our money is a direct reflection of what we value," Alexander said. "So, when you use a budgeting tool that visualizes, that shows you where you're putting your money, that showing you where your values are, as of today. It may be different than what we say we value."
 
You can view his entire presentation here:
 

 
Mosaic is a Community Development initiative of the Chamber, and Chamber’s coalition of companies and nonprofit partners that celebrate diversity, champion equity and cultivate inclusion within the regional business community.  
 
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