In His Hands (not its real name) is a business operating in a poor country, based in a rural city 8+ hours away from the capital. The following was written by one of their local staff posted on their company blog. In His Hands business owners are part of the OPEN...
Next week the Lion’s Den is being held in Asia. Eleven Lions and eight martyrs are entering the colosseum to do battle. The Lions are investors, hungry to invest in solid B4T businesses. They hope to make money, as well as create new opportunities for the Good News...
My dear friend Mike wrote me the following. When we were serving in Brazil, I gradually and intentionally, tried to dress more and more like a Brazilian would. It wasn’t much of a sacrifice, because I liked the styles that most men wore and I perceived that...
Three times in the past month B4Ters asked me, “How do I hire good people?” Obviously there’s no guarantees, but starting by asking good questions helps. Here’s 6 questions we use in our interviews. 1. What’s the biggest misperception people have of you? It’s good...
I am overbooked and need a break this week, so here’s more input on the B4T conference. “I just wanted to send you a quick note regarding the [B4T Conference]. I normally don’t like to quickly give reflections immediately after experiences like that (it’s...
When you entered the B4T arena you had a vision of what your life and work would look like. So how’s it going? Is the business working for you? Are you working for the business? Are you in control? Or is the business running or should I say, ruining your life? Here...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.
