FAQ

  • Who qualifies for Guild Membership?

    Anyone working in the United States as a self-employer. This includes 1099 independent contractors, freelancers, small business owners, solopreneurs, etc.

    If you’re in charge of your business, you’re likely qualified!

    See our Guilds page for examples of the types of folks we can support.

    See our Directory page for the folks we are already supporting.

  • How do I change or cancel my membership?

    You may update your membership any time by logging into your member portal and clicking the Manage Subscription option.

    As a note, Membership dues and insurance premiums for you, your family, and your employees are non-refundable.

  • How does membership work?

    Select your membership.

    Once you’ve joined, you will have instant access to your Guild Member portal. The portal will have instructions for setting up your directory listing and enrolling in our group benefits like retirement and health.

    Community links and discounts will also be available in the portal.

  • Who is ineligible for Guild Membership?

    Anyone with 5 or more employees and traditional workers AKA W-2 employees.

  • What if I need to make changes to my Directory listing?

    Simply log into your Member portal and select the Directory button.

  • What if I still have questions?

    Please reach out with any questions you have by emailing info@guildswithbenefits.com or texting/calling 971-484-3423.

    We are always looking for ways to improve, so your questions are welcome!

  • What if my organization is a multi-member LLC, where each of our members are individual LLC's?

    Guild Membership benefits flow from the member to their employees. We can only support small businesses with 4 or fewer employees.

    In this situation, the multi-member LLC could have its own Guild Membership, but it would only cover employees and owners of that organization- not its members.

    Members of such an organization would join as Guild Members themselves so they can interact with the Guild Community themselves, choose their own retirement and health plans, utilize the EAP benefits, and list themselves on our membership directory.

  • What would happen if my business joined and got on the retirement and health insurance plan, but Guilds with Benefits ceased to exist for whatever reason?

    The retirement plans are 100% transferrable, meaning once you sign up, they are your plans to transfer out of our association if you choose.

    As for the health insurance, Guild Members would have a Special Election Period for loss of group coverage. This would give them 60 days to enroll in an individual plan or enroll in an employer group plan.