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Excerpt: How are we going to conduct business in such a way that we follow our own biblical, ethical values and still remain profitable as a business? I believe the answer to that question lies in men who focus on being leaders of integrity. These men will live lives of integrity, and also provide the kind of leadership that will result in others within their organization doing the same. Pages: 2
Author Details: Secretary, Anabaptist Financial; Chairman, Institute for Global Opportunities; Board of Reference Member, Asawabic Ministries.
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Maintaining Business Profitability
Author: Richard Shank
Price: $4.00
Subject: Financial
Excerpt: Why is my gross profit percentage declining, when my markup remains constant? Pages: 2
Author Details: MD Director, Anabaptist Financial; Administrator, AF Advising; President & Director, Christian Light Publications, Inc; Director and advisor of a variety of other businesses. Retired as owner of sever
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Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Implementing
Author: David Sauder and Merle Herr
Price: $4.00
Subject: Management
Excerpt: One of the greatest challenges entrepreneurs face is strategic thinking. Entrepreneurs tend to be more “doers” than “thinkers”. They focus on action and accomplishing the next goal; until some problem, resulting from poorly-laid plans, comes along and stop them in their tracks. What is business strategic thinking? How does one develop eyes to see the big picture? Pages: 4
Author Details: David Sauder: Partner, Intrinsics, Inc.; Retired as founder and owner of four businesses. Merle Herr: Secretary, Anabaptist Financial; Chairman, Institute for Global Opportunities; Board of Reference
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Innovation: A Key for Long-Term Success
Author: Elam Esh
Price: $4.00
Subject: Financial
Excerpt: I’ve spent a good part of my life studying economic success and failure. Above all I’ve learned that everything takes a backseat to innovation. That is a strong statement, but I have come to believe it. Pages: 3
Author Details: Owner, Country Value Woodworks, LLC; Member of New Providence Amish Church
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Possession, Use, and Trust in Wealth
Author: Merle Burkholder
Price: $4.00
Subject: Financial
Excerpt: How did we as Anabaptist people go from being persecuted refugees, and pilgrims and strangers on the earth, to being in the top 10% of the world’s most wealthy people? Maybe a more important question is, “What has this change done to our theology, lifestyle, communities, and view of ourselves?” But the paramount question is, “What does God, our Heavenly Father, have to say about our wealth, how it should be used, and what effect it could have on us as a people?” Pages: 3
Author Details: Secretary, Anabaptist Financial; Chairman, Institute for Global Opportunities; Board of Reference Member, Asawabic Ministries.
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Who Took the Risk out of “Risk and Return”?
Author: David Bohlander
Price: $4.00
Subject: Management
Excerpt: Focusing so exclusively on the goal of profit is a terrible mistake that many businessmen are regularly making. The point is this: attention must be given to risks as well as rewards, and with just as much diligence. Risks must be identified and managed, which requires monitoring risks, properly trading-off risks, and attempting to mitigate risks. Finally, a company’s culture should reward those that identify and manage risks. Pages: 4
Author Details: Owner of Analytics, Inc., a business appraisal firm. Principal of Intrinsics, Inc., an acquisitions, value strategy and consulting practice; Member of Old Order River Brethren in the Lancaster Distric
