Guidant Partner Blog


Thursday, May 10, 2012

How does four days at a luxury resort in the mountains of Arizona sound?

If world-class hiking, a Jack Nicklaus golf course, fine dining and spa treatments appeal to you, we’d like to tell you about the upcoming FranDev conference.

The most experienced franchise experts and leaders are coming together June 23 – 27 at the Ritz Carlton Dove Mountain in Tucson, Ariz. to spend time discussing the best ways to improve their systems. Topics covered include: recruitment, lead generation, marketing—and of course—financing. You can also receive 450 Education CFE credits for attending.


To register, fill out the form on page 14 of the brochure above. Be sure to check “Guidant Financial” where it asks how you heard about the conference.

We hope to see you there!



Guidant Financial Business Development Representative Jordan Melin was a featured presenter today at the Make More Money Expo in Issaquah, Wash.

The Expo aims to help aspiring entrepreneurs meet with local companies to learn more about becoming a business owner.

Melin shared information about the iFinance program, SBA Loans and Unsecured Credit.

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In an article today about the IFA's recent partnership announcements, Guidant Financial is recognized as a key player in helping potential franchise owners gain capital to start their new business.

Read the full story here.

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At the IFA Small Business Lending Summit earlier this week, Guidant CEO David Nilssen served on a panel of experts who spoke about creating jobs and franchise financing in today's economy.

Nilssen emphasized the optimism Guidant saw in their most recent annual client survey, and the fact that our services, coupled with SBA lenders, can provide liquidity to a transaction and enable it to close.

Read more about the summit on the Huffington Post.


A new strategic alliance between Guidant Financial and the International Franchise Association was announced today at the Small Business Lending Summit in Washington, D.C.

The formation of the alliance takes an important step in the ongoing quest to make more credit available to both aspiring franchise owners and existing franchisees.  

Read the full press release here.

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Thursday, April 12, 2012
In November, in conjunction with the IFA and Joining Forces, Guidant was honored to become a part of the Operation Enduring Opportunity campaign, which aims to put 100,000 veterans back to work by 2014.

Today, Joining Forces celebrates its first anniversary.

To learn more about our program for veterans, click here.

To view a video from the First Lady, click the 'play' button below.