The Christian Entrepreneur: Dream, Plan, Execute, Grow

by Brock Shinen

Overview

The road to launching a successful business can be long and confusing. Where do you start? Should you rent office space or work out of your garage? Should you register as a for-profit or a nonprofit business? How should you handle legal issues that come up? What does it mean to be a "Christian" entrepreneur anyway?

Drawing from his work as a legal expert and business coach, Brock Shinen combines practical wisdom and a biblical worldview to help Christians turn their dreams and passions into viable businesses. This easy-to-use guide includes self-assessment tools that will walk you through four stages of starting and running a business:

Assess and clarify your dreams
Turn those dreams into an actionable plan
Implement and execute your vision
Grow your business while keeping your faith and character at the center

Be inspired and encouraged as The Christian Entrepreneur helps you through every stage of your journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764234217
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	412,559
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Brock Shinen is a lawyer and strategy consultant, a speaker, an author, and the founder of the Law Office of Brock Shinen, Inc., which represents some of the largest churches and ministry organizations in America. Brock is a highly sought-after business adviser and strategist to globally recognized organizations and ministries. His writing has been featured in publications such as the Huffington Post. Brock lives with his wife and two children in Orange County, California.

Table of Contents

Prologue 11

Step 1 Dream 17

1 The Making of a Good Idea 19

2 The Foundation: From Good Idea to Viable Business 33

Step 2 Plan 53

3 The Vision: Making a Business Plan 55

4 Planning for a Financially Sound Business 67

5 Building the Right Team 81

6 For-Profit versus Nonprofit 93

Step 3 Execute 101

7 Customer Engagement 103

8 The Legal Landscape 115

9 Everything You Need to Know about Disputes 121

10 Negotiation Skills 135

Step 4 Grow 151

11 The Values of a Christian Entrepreneur 153

12 Growing Pains 169

13 A Christian Entrepreneur in a Secular World 187

Epilogue: Ten "Conunandments" for the Christian Entrepreneur 201

Appendix A Sample Business Plan 209

Appendix B Sample Budget Worksheet 213

Acknowledgments 217

About the Author 219