5 things Christian Entrepreneurs need to know- and 3 mistakes made!

The David Alliance

Garth Heckman

The David Alliance

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What are five things Christian entrepreneurs need to know?

Here are five things Christian entrepreneurs should keep in mind: followed up by 3 mistakes Christian entrepreneurs make.

1. Biblical Principles must be a Foundation: Integrate biblical values like integrity, honesty, fairness, and stewardship into all business practices. This builds trust and sets a strong ethical standard. Ultimately wether or not your business succeeds… is secondary, what is foundational is that you make God look good.

Lets just be honest, most Xn’s don’t know scripture well enough to run their life… so even more you should know it to run your business… life first - yes! Then your business!

2. Faith-Driven Decision Making: Seek God's guidance in business decisions through prayer and discernment. Trust that God has a purpose for your business and align your plans with His will… But if you don’t think that Jesus would make a decision based on your motives… than don’t you make the decision.

3. Serving Others: View your business as a ministry and an opportunity to serve others. Focus on meeting the needs of your customers, employees, and community, demonstrating Christ's love through your actions

4. Balancing Profit with Purpose: While financial success is important, don't let it overshadow your mission and values. Find ways to use your business to make a positive impact on the world, whether through charitable giving, ethical sourcing, or community involvement.

And here is a secret that has helped me tremendously: Don’t have a goal of how much money you want to make… have a goal of how much money you want to give away. Not just tithe from your business, but give away to those in need… than work backwards from there.

5. Community and Accountability: Connect with other Christian entrepreneurs for support, encouragement, and accountability. Sharing your experiences and challenges with like-minded individuals can provide valuable perspective and guidance. and like scripture says, find wisdom in numbers. Ask other entrepreneurs wether Xn or not to help you, steer you and invite criticism from them.

3 mindset mistakes

a. You don’t think there will be stress… being a Christian entrepreneur does not make anything easy. Jesus had stress… thats why he had to get away constantly and pray. He had stress in the garden of gethemene to the point where he had hemitidrosis.

b. You don’t think you will have to work as hard… you have the favor of God on your side… but you still gotta put in the work. Look you might have to work harder because you won’t cheat, steal and lie… I don’t know of any church or business that magically grew because they were christian. Pray like crazy, and work like mad.

c. You won’t fail… oh how I wish this was true… that is like saying because I am a christian I won’t sin… yeah and hows that going for you. Yes you will get smarter and mistakes should be less and less, but you will fail. The average entrepreneur fails 6 times before he finds his niche! So try, fail, pray and move on.

*Bonus: mistakes are from the enemy… maybe, but maybe not. Mistakes will allow you to learn, pivot and may make you a lot of money.

Colonel Sanders bucket of chicken was actually a mistake he sold the buckets to one if his franchise because someone else bought them by mistake… and the franchisee Pete Harmon turned them into an iconic idea that sold millions of dollars of chicken and to this day still gives people a warm good feeling.

Twitter was a pivot, PayPal was a pivot even Wrigley gum was a pivot.