About Us

Business Connections is a division of Card Marketing Inc. located in O’Fallon, Illinois. Card Marketing, Inc., founded in 1995 by Marilyn Lippold,  provides consulting services to hundreds of small businesses and financial institutions throughout the St.Louis area. Credit card processing services, along with Gift and Loyalty Card programs, are also provided.

Business Connections was created to promote small businesses online in the St. Louis, Metro-East and Southern Illinois areas.  Helping small businesses grow and encouraging consumers to shop locally are the goals of this website.

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About Marilyn:

Marilyn Lippold, President, holds a BSBA and MBA with Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and a Graduate Degree in Retail Banking with the University of Wisconsin.

Hometown: Belleville, Illinois

Community Involvement:

  • Fairview Heights, IL,  Chamber of Commerce Ambassador.
  • O’Fallon, IL Chamber of Commerce Member Services committee.
  • Yellow Tie International Networking Organization, Vice President of Groups for the Metro East Chapter.   

Interests:  St. Louis Cardinal baseball, Golf, Bowling, Cooking, and  Networking.