Time out

I’ve just had an amazing holiday adventure with my wife in Tasmania. With lots of excitement in the world of market place ministry I was in one way reluctant to “take my foot off the pedal” and in another way greatly looking forward to “mountain time” with God and my wife. Business people can easily…

Maintaining our Momentum

Here at Business Edge HQ (Hamilton New Zealand) we have had a wonderful week! Apostles Greg and Julie Bailey have been with us, and we have been talking and learning about Maintaining our Momentum in life, business and in God. The same principles apply to all areas, so today I want to encourage you all…

Balance… truth and grace

I’ve been thinking about balance lately – and while balancing everything we have going on is certainly a challenge, I was actually thinking about another type of balance – the balance between truth & grace. When Clarkie and I were at Capernwray a couple of weeks ago, Dave Firth suggested that Jesus was the perfect…

Building the wall

This past week has been a ‘different’ week, in that Clarkie and Ryan have been attending a Leadership Course at Capernwray Bible School here in Cambridge NZ. (8 hours per day!) the ensuing discussions at home in the evenings were also great! Not to be outdone…. I did some study of my own!!.. reading the…

Customer Service

Quality Customer Service Consistent quality customer care is vital if our business is to enjoy an outstandingly good reputation amongst our clients. Irrespective of how strong our vision, management, financial administration and marketing efforts are if we do not deliver attentive and obliging customer service we are simply “shooting ourselves in the foot”! Most businesses…

Seeing solutions!

“I have heard of you, that the spirit of the holy God is in you and that light, understanding and superior wisdom are found in you.” Kings of the world will welcome problem solvers The “kings of the world” will gladly welcome and open their doors to whoever brings the solution to their nation’s problems.…

Blessings all round

A DEPENDABLE BLESSING “ALL ROUND” A well run business where the owner is a God fearing Christian is a wonderful “all round” blessing to its business community. The definition of well run being a measurable excellence in leadership (vision, purpose), finances, management, marketing, sales lead generation, sales lead conversion and client fulfilment (the seven centres…

Life Cycle of a Kingdom Business

  What does the life cycle of a Kingdom Business look like? Well the following excerpt from Christian business trainer, Patrice Tsague, gives us a good benchmark: “We know that God appoints different times and seasons in our individual lives, in nature, in nations, and in churches. Often cycles of seasons follow an observable pattern,…

Kingdom Business -Profit, People, Planet, Purpose

Kingdom Business .. Profit, Planet, People, Purpose As owners and leaders in Kingdom businesses our aim is to  bring greater impact and influence by working with a greater purpose and adding a  discernable difference, we can call it  the Quadruple bottom line –          Profit, Planet, People, and Purpose (eternal impact) . Although these four…