Guidant Financial Group Blog

There is a higher rate of entrepreneurs starting businesses today than we’ve seen in the past decade and a half, this according to the “Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity”, an annual index known as a leading indicator of new business creation in the United States.

A recent Inc. article highlighted this trend of economic independence. More and more people are taking direct control of their financial futures and becoming self-employed.

A deep recession and a shaky job recovery have persuaded many would-be entrepreneurs to put the corporate world behind them and set a new course for financial independence. A new vision for startup growth offered by both public and private sectors are encouraging this trend to continue.

This entrepreneurial spirit is at the heart of what Guidant is all about. We thrive on helping those seeking to finance a small business or franchise. We hold more top honors than any other industry provider, including national excellence awards from the Inc500, Small Business Administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Check out our 401k Small Business Financing Structure to learn how you can invest your own retirement funds into starting a small business or franchise without any taxes or penalties.

We are excited to announce that Guidant Financial has made the 2009 Inc.5000 list for the second year in a row!

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Inc. 500/5000, this is a compilation of the fastest growing private companies in America. To be named to the Inc. 5000 list is a great honor, and to be named number 945 is outstanding!

In addition to being ranked number 945 overall, Guidant was ranked number 41 in the Top 100 Financial Services Companies category, and number 26 in the Top 50 Businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area category.

We hope you can tell how excited we are about making this prestigious list. Being recognized as one of the country’s top entrepreneurial companies means there are only bigger and better things to come from the leader in small business financing and self-directed IRAs.

Read the full release here.

Last year, Guidant Financial Group ranked #385 in the Inc. 500.  While it is harder to continue growing at such a torrid pace, we are very excited to be recognized in the top 1,000 small business in America.