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We often think and strategize about how to make our business successful. But how much do we think about our personal response to success?

All investments have a degree of risk. Have you lost money to scams? A godly investor avoids all speculations and seeks to use his Master’s money with wisdom and diligence.

Good shepherds love their sheep and lead them to green pastures and clear water.

Most men in our generation leave their children pretty much on their own to make their way in the world.

The need for clear family‐business governance may seem a bit unnecessary. However, effective governance is essential to a healthy and enduring business.

The best idea to pursue is to take a problem you know exists, experienced by a large customer set you know how to reach, solved in a way you know how to solve, delivered by means you know how to...

Launch the best opportunity you’ve developed (from all of the ideas you’ve generated and evaluated) in the fastest, least-cost, and most creative manner possible.

There is hope for the less-capitalized entrepreneur: there are countless businesses that can be started with very little money. But there is a catch.

In order to survive, every business needs to make a profit. What are good pricing methods? Is your pricing fair? 

This Workshop gives practical applications of Strategic Planning. Learn how to take your strategy, plans, and ideas and implement them with simplicity and consistency.

Getting ready to start a business? Not quite there yet, but preparing? Want to? Wonder if business ownership is for you? Does small business fit your Anabaptist lifestyle?

As men family leaders, we are constantly concerned about our ability to provide adequately.

Life as an entrepreneur is a wild ride, full of ups and downs, hills and valleys, and rife with the opportunity to be sanctified by God as he uses our business challenges to sharpen us, increase...

Chopping out a new road isn’t glamorous or romantic.

What determines the success of a business venture? Wade Myers suggests the following formula: Entrepreneur + Business Model + Resources + God’s Providence = Success.

Audits are unpredictable. You don’t know if or when they are going to hit you. Some audits are by random selection, and you just happen to be the unlucky one.

Have you ever looked at your business’s financial statements and wondered if there is something you are missing as you scan the numbers?

Risk is inherent to life itself, and has the power to stress as well as to bless each one of us.

Ethics includes characteristics like empathy, understanding, consideration for others, and most importantly, complete integrity and moral values.

The purpose of a cash flow statement is to show changes over a period of time, including how paying bills, buying inventory, and other things changes your assets and liabilities and impacts your...

Teamwork is a method of operation in which a group of individuals submit their opinions and interests to the unity and efficiency of the group.

Whether it is direct, indirect, or non-monetary, fair compensation and benefits are a key attraction that will keep your employees with your company for a long time.

Developing employees can seem like a huge undertaking when you are already busy as the owner/manager of your business.

Fully engaged employees look forward to the day and love their job. They come to work with a positive feeling. They enter a friendly and supportive workplace.

Training a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process.

A daily dose of preventive medicine can go a long way towards avoiding frequent employee conflicts.

Telling and showing is not enough to prepare employees to master new skills. Training Within Industry is a sure and dependable way that works every time if it is simply applied. 

When you hire employees, you are subject to numerous labor laws and fair hiring practices. You also open the door to federal regulators into your business.

Do you appreciate and value the people who come to work for you every day? How do you demonstrate that you appreciate and value that resource?

We know that a fully-engaged workforce is the differentiator for organizational performance.

What does the Bible say about communication? What are you communicating to the people around you? Communication is an important aspect of all relationships.

Christ is glorified when men live out His commandments in their everyday working lives, and professing Christians who fail to do so bring swift reproach to Christ’s name.

Open, honest, and clear communication is essential when relating to each other, especially in a family business.

A family business is not only a financial asset, but it is a collection of values, reputation and memories.

Continuous Improvement is the way to deal with obstacles in your business, but where to begin? You must first determine if you are trying to solve a problem or simply improve a process or ...

Does God give guidance for believers trying to conduct business operations in our complex, modern economy? The answer is a resounding “Yes!”

Everyone knows the classic American poem about a girl and her lamb, "Mary Had a Little Lamb." What can explain this poem's longevity and effectiveness?

A customer’s attitude about your business will directly influence how much he is willing to pay you—and whether he will even pay you at all. You can influence how your customers feel by giving...

An effective salesperson is one of the key forces behind every successful business. Before a purchase is completed, your customers will speak to an employee—a salesperson.

For many of us, the title "salesman" conjures up an image of someone who is smooth-talking, calculating, and deceitful.

You cannot create customer service by opening up floor space and installing a desk with an employee behind it. Customer service is an attitude within the company, and it speaks for itself.

Do you know if your advertising dollars are paying off? Or like John Wanamaker said, do you know that half of your advertising dollars are wasted, but you don't know which half?

Getting an effective marketing program rolling can be bumpy, but Roy Herr demonstrates a well-rounded approach. When all three parts of the marketing wheel—branding, lead generation, and lead...

Marketing today is more complicated than simply putting out a sign and displaying fruit or vegetables on a table at the end of the lane or at a farmers’ market. As Christians, we find ourselves in...

Our people have always been innovators: improving their tools, their techniques, and their situations.

Caring for your customers and letting them know that you appreciate their business is simply good manners.

Your marketing people should have an organized, functional toolbox from which they can pull the appropriate tools they need to get the message to the marketplace.

Clear messaging is the very heart and soul of effective marketing.

Are being good at business and being good at ethics mutually exclusive? We want our ethics to be part of our business values and practice.

“Know well the condition of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds," says Proverbs 27:23.

Too often organizations are over-managed and under-led. What characteristics do effective leaders possess? All leaders should work to develop the characteristics that make them more effective.

When Jacob Nisley started JN Pallet, located in Conneautville, Pennsylvania, in 1985, he did so with the purpose of growing a family business that would provide not just a means of livelihood but...

Why does the gross profit percentage shown on my business Profit and Loss report change from year to year, if the profit markup I use remains constant?

Building and maintaining a business driven by positive Anabaptist values is impossible without some support from like-minded men—men who have similar values and are on a similar path.

In our business, as in all areas of our lives, we want to be known as people who believe and practice kingdom principles.