Guidant Financial Group Blog

According to The New York Times and other media outlets, April was the fourth consecutive month in which the country saw job growth. President Obama pronounced the data “very encouraging,” while others crossed their fingers and prayed that these figures would provide the momentum to spur even more employers to expand their workforce with confidence again.

Is it . . .could it be . . are we really looking at a positive trend? Call us crazy-eyed optimists, but we think so!

Back in October 2008, we watched in near disbelief as the economy melted down and our potential clients suddenly froze like deer in the headlights. And we did what a lot of other smart companies did: consolidated our resources, narrowed our focus and got rid of our leased espresso machine. (Something our employees are still moaning about. This is Seattle after all.)

And we not only survived, but now we’re thriving again thanks to some sound business acumen and the confidence the public is slowly regaining in the U.S. economy.

Already we’ve watched our number of 401k small business financing clients increase as potential small business owners regain their financial footing and their IRAs/401(k)s start to grow again. And as for our own workforce, we’re hiring new people to handle the increasing numbers of new clients.

All of this keeps us hopeful about Guidant’s future, our clients’ futures, and the future of the country as a whole. We’re not yet dancing in the streets, but we’re dusting off our moves in preparation for that day . . . which surely can’t be far away.