"All aspiring entrepreneurs want to know the secret to success. The truth is, there is no scientific formula to ensure that a startup succeeds. However, there are lessons I’ve learned along my own entrepreneurial journey—starting and running my own business and investing in many entrepreneurs as an angel investor." - David Nilssen, Co-founder & CEO, Guidant Financial

This week on Franchise Today co-hosts Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto welcome to the show, David Nilssen, Co-founder & CEO of Guidant Financial and co-author of Making the Jump Into Small Business Ownership. Nilssen shares his experience working with indiviudals exploring small business finance options, the current state of credit and his outlook for the future.

Franchise Today airs LIVE Wednesdays at 11AM CT / 12PM ET with on-demand access on iTunes, and is sponsored by FRM Solutions and Franchise Foundry.

"All aspiring entrepreneurs want to know the secret to success. The truth is, there is no scientific formula to ensure that a startup succeeds. However, there are lessons I’ve learned along my own entrepreneurial journey—starting and running my own business and investing in many entrepreneurs as an angel investor." - David Nilssen, Co-founder & CEO, Guidant Financial This week on Franchise Today co-hosts Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto welcome to the show, David Nilssen, Co-founder & CEO of Guidant Financial and co-author of Making the Jump Into Small Business Ownership. Nilssen shares his experience working with indiviudals exploring small business finance options, the current state of credit and his outlook for the future. Franchise Today airs LIVE Wednesdays at 11AM CT / 12PM ET with on-demand access on iTunes, and is sponsored by FRM Solutions and Franchise Foundry.

"All aspiring entrepreneurs want to know the secret to success. The truth is, there is no scientific formula to ensure that a startup succeeds. However, there are lessons I’ve learned along my own entrepreneurial journey—starting and running my own business and investing in many entrepreneurs as an angel investor." - David Nilssen, Co-founder &amp; CEO, Guidant Financial

This week on Franchise Today co-hosts Stan Friedman and Paul Segreto welcome to the show, David Nilssen, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Guidant Financial and co-author of Making the Jump Into Small Business Ownership. Nilssen shares his experience working with indiviudals exploring small business finance options, the current state of credit and his outlook for the future.

Franchise Today airs LIVE Wednesdays at&nbsp;11AM CT / 12PM ET with on-demand access on iTunes, and is sponsored by&nbsp;FRM Solutions&nbsp;and&nbsp;Franchise Foundry.

A Guiding Light to Small Business Credit

Welcome to Franchise Today as it celebrates its 16th Season in 2025. Join host Stan Friedman, President of FRM Solutions every Wednesday at 12 PM ET / 11 AM CT as he serves up discussions with weekly guests, who will talk about best practices for scaling their franchise businesses for sustainable growth, through sensible franchising. 

Franchising remains an unintentional profession. Most people don't go to school to study about how to become involved in franchising. Rather, some life event causes it to find us. Each episode of the podcast begins with a look back at how franchising found that week's guest. 

 This is followed by a walk through the milestones of their journey and career, up to and including the present day.  My guests could be franchisors, franchisees or suppliers, who provide insights into high-level support services or top-quality products to better enable the franchise community. Each podcast will wrap with a look ahead to upcoming industry events, upcoming guests or important dates on the horizon.

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Welcome to Franchise Today as it celebrates its 16th Season in 2025. Join host Stan Friedman, President of FRM Solutions every Wednesday at 12 PM ET / 11 AM CT as he serves up discussions with weekly guests, who will talk about best practices for scaling their franchise businesses for sustainable growth, through sensible franchising. Franchising remains an unintentional profession. Most people don't go to school to study about how to become involved in franchising. Rather, some life event causes it to find us. Each episode of the podcast begins with a look back at how franchising found that week's guest. This is followed by a walk through the milestones of their journey and career, up to and including the present day. My guests could be franchisors, franchisees or suppliers, who provide insights into high-level support services or top-quality products to better enable the franchise community. Each podcast will wrap with a look ahead to upcoming industry events, upcoming guests or important dates on the horizon.

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