As you’re starting a small business, you’ll need to decide what business entity works best for you. Learn everything you need to know about Business Entities: Partnerships here.
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How to Get Out of Corporate America
More and more people want to know how to get out of corporate America. Small business ownership can be a lucrative, successful path to escaping corporate America – learn how with our five steps to leave corporate American and start your small business.
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Business Thought Leader Spotlight: Verne Harnish
Verne Harnish is a world-recognized business thought leader, expert, speaker, author, and entrepreneur, focused on the field of business growth. Learn more about Verne’s expertise and methods and check out Guidant’s webinar featuring Verne: Thriving After a Crisis: Starting and Growing Your Small Business.
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2021 Franchise Trends and Growth Expectations
2021 is poised to create rarely-before-seen opportunities for franchises. Research from the recently released 2021 Economic Outlook for Franchising shows franchising can play an important role in expanding the economy back to pre-pandemic levels through revenue generation and job creation. Results…
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How My Untraditional Background Allowed Me to Succeed as an Entrepreneur
Learn how your non-business background can still make you an amazing small business owner or entrepreneur with Deborah Sweeney’s story of going from a lawyer to a full-time entrepreneur and small business owner.
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Guidant Financial Client Story – Springerville Smoke
We reached out to chat with Terri Candelaria, owner of Springerville Smoke and a new Guidant Financial client, to talk about her experience starting a business with 401(k) business financing (also known as Rollovers as Business Start-ups or ROBS), using Guidant’s Payroll and HR services, and how…
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LLC 101 – What You Need to Know About Limited Liability Companies
What does it mean to form a limited liability company (LLC)? How do you know if this formation is right for your business? Many entrepreneurs have plenty of questions about LLC formations. If you decide to form an LLC for your business, it’s important to understand what an LLC is and the reasons…
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5 Cost-Effective Ways to Attract Great Employee Talent
Recruiting and retaining employees is one of the biggest challenges for small business owners. Learn five cost-effective ways you can hire, recruit, and attract great employee talent with our tips from Guidant’s Head of People, Cory Sanford.
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What is Double-Taxation for C-Corps? The Dirty Secrets of Pass-Through Entities
When you hear about C-corporations (C-corps), you’ll almost always hear the words ‘double taxation’ in the same sentence – often punctuated with a shudder. But what exactly is double taxation, and why does it elicit such a negative response? Double taxation occurs when a C-corp…
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