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No. 384 Guidant Financial Group Bellevue, WA

	Year	2008
	Industry	Financial Services
	Founded	2003
	Growth	788.6%
	2004 Revenue	$1.2 million
	2007 Revenue	$10.3 million
	Employees	82
	Website	www.guidantfinancial.com

What it does:
Provides clients with safe options to invest in their future retirements as well as self-directed IRAs and business funding solutions through an individual's IRAs and 401(k)s.

Why it's growing:
As lending and housing climates change, people are losing their homes and are unable to refinance through traditional mortgages. The company's self-directed IRA helps investors to direct their tax-deferred or tax-exempt retirement savings into both the securities market and non-traditional investments such as real estate, tax liens, private loans and foreign property.

What's noteworthy:
The company holds honors including national excellence awards from the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.