Seattle Franchise Business Leaders to Launch Campaign to Recruit and Hire Veterans for Careers in Franchising
Seattle, Wash. – On Thursday, November 10th, 2011 – Guidant Financial will hold a press conference to announce its support for the White House Joining Forces Initiative and answering President Obama’s call for the private sector to offer jobs and career opportunities to veterans, wounded warriors and their families.
As part of the announcement, Guidant Financial will announce veteran hiring and franchisee recruitment targets, as part of the franchise industry’s goal to hire and recruit thousands of veterans by 2014. The event is being held in conjunction with a major announcement in Washington, D.C., by First Lady Michelle Obama and the International Franchise Association at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Guidant CEO and Cofounder David Nilssen recognizes the importance of providing additional support to veterans.
“Businesses need highly intelligent individuals who can solve complex problems—we believe veterans possess the discipline and skills to become great entrepreneurs. In addition to offering a 10% on our services to all U.S. veterans, we are sponsoring one veteran each month for the next year to use our services free of charge and start living their American dream.”
The franchise industry includes more than 825,000 franchise establishments, which support nearly 18 million jobs. Veterans have a proven track record of success in franchising. According to a recent study based on U.S. Census data, there are more than 66,000 veteran-owned franchise establishments in the United States, providing jobs directly for 815,000 Americans.
Over 2,100 veterans have become franchise business owners through the IFA’s VetFran program, originally established in 1991. Responding now to veteran unemployment rates of 11.7 percent (22 percent for veterans under 25 years-old), IFA is launching “Operation Enduring Opportunity” to offer returning veterans career paths in franchising including employment and ownership on a broader scale.
“As tens of thousands of service men and women return from deployment in Iraq, Afghanistan and Southwest Asia, expanded opportunities are needed to ensure veterans and their families are able to transition into the civilian economy. Not only is this critical for the economic and social stability of veterans and their families, but it is an important component of the U.S. economic recovery,” said IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira. “With its rapid training opportunities, defined structure and systems, and need for operational excellence, franchising provides an ideal structure to enable returning veterans to become leaders of and productive participants in the U.S. economy.”
WHAT: Veteran Recruiting/Hiring Announcements by Franchise Business Leaders
WHO: Congressman Jay Inslee
David Nilssen, Guidant Financial CEO/Co-Founder
Frank Selden, Attorney at Law and Veteran, Army National Guard
WHERE:Tower Building, 4th Floor, 1809 7th Ave, Seattle, Wash. 98101
WHEN:November 10, 2011 3:00 p.m.
About Guidant Financial Group
Guidant Financial helps people create the life they want through small business ownership. They are the premier provider of rollovers as business start-ups (ROBS). Guidant's services allow aspiring entrepreneurs the freedom to invest their existing IRA or 401(k) funds into a small business or franchise without taking a taxable distribution or getting a loan, in addition to offering traditional funding options such as SBA loans and unsecured credit. For more information on Small Business Financing, visit Guidant online at http://www.guidantfinancial.com, http://www.guidantfinancial.com/veterans, http://www.twitter.com/guidant,or http://www.Facebook.com/GuidantFinancial.
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