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Blog Banner 2021 Franchise Trends And Growth Expectations

2021 Franchise Trends and Growth Expectations

March 25, 2021
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.…
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Blog Banner How My Untraditional Background Allowed Me To Succeed As An Entrepreneur

How My Untraditional Background Allowed Me to Succeed as an Entrepreneur

March 17, 2021
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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Blog Banner Guidant Financial Client Story

Guidant Financial Client Story – Springerville Smoke

March 10, 2021
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…
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Blog Banner Llc 101 What You Need To Know About Limited Liability Companies

LLC 101 – What You Need to Know About Limited Liability Companies

March 4, 2021
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…
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Blog Banner 5 Cost Effective Ways To Attract Great Employee Talent

5 Cost-Effective Ways to Attract Great Employee Talent

February 23, 2021
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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Blog Banner What Is Double Taxation For C Corps The Dirty Secrets Of Pass Through Entities

What is Double Taxation for C-Corps? The Exciting Secrets of Pass-Through Entities

February 19, 2021
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…
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6 Reasons Your Small Business Can Benefit from Payroll Services

December 16, 2020
When you’re starting a small business, you need every element of your business to work well and efficiently from the beginning. You also need it to work with the minimum necessary input and oversight from you. Your time is valuable:…
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Your Small Business 2022 Q1 Checklist

December 10, 2020
Welcome to Q1 of the new year! If you chose a delayed incorporation filing for your business entity or are currently in the process of filing incorporation documents, you are about to enter quarter one (Q1) for the first year…
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Delaying Incorporation Filing Can Be Good for Your Small Business

November 10, 2020
Napster co-founder Jordan Ritter shares what he learned during his time at Napster and how it taught him the importance of hiring for culture first.
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Hiring Employees Part Three: Best Retention Practices

October 8, 2020
Prior to COVID-19, we began a three-part series on hiring employees for small businesses. Part one examined types of workers to hire and necessary documents to file before hiring workers. In part two, we detailed how to create a job…
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