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BIBLICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE COURSE

The Nehemiah Biblical Entrepreneurship Certificate Course is a three part comprehensive business discipleship curriculum for Christian business owners and individuals desiring to start and operate a business based on biblical principles.   It provides a strong mix of core business concepts and biblical principles.   The courses offered include Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE I), Practices of Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE II), and Planning a Biblically-based Business (BE III).

Biblical Entrepreneurship I

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.” - Matthew 25:14

The Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship course (BE I) is the first of a three part course that provides a strong mix of core business concepts and biblical principles. The other courses offered include, Practices of Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE II), and Planning a Biblically-based Business (BE III).

Biblical Entrepreneurship I is a 16 and 1/2 hour online course designed to assist students to enhance their current business or start a new business that glorify the Lord and meet market needs.   A certified Biblical Entrepreneurship Instructor serves as your online coach using the Bible and a biblically based curriculum entitled “Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship”.    The course also helps students learn how to identify opportunities, take calculated risks, solve problems, exercise stewardship over a business for biblical profit while developing a Christ centered character and attitude.

Chapter 1 - Introducing Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE)

  • Understanding Biblical Entrepreneurship and its Principles
  • The Difference Between Biblical and Worldly Entrepreneurship
  • An Example of a Biblical Entrepreneur

Chapter 2 - BE Attitude

  • An Example of the Difference Between Attitude and Altitude
  • The Attitude of a Biblical Entrepreneur
  • Developing a Biblical Entrepreneurship Attitude
  • The Rewards of Having a Biblical Entrepreneurship Attitude

Chapter 3 - BE Characteristics

  • What is a Biblical Entrepreneur?
  • The Characteristics of a Biblical Entrepreneur
  • How to Develop Biblical Entrepreneurship Characteristics

Chapter 4 - Identifying Opportunities

  • What are Opportunities
  • How to Identify Opportunities
  • Key Facts About Opportunities

Chapter 5 - How to Take Calculated Risks

  • What are Calculated Risks
  • How to Take Calculated Risks
  • Two Things that Hinder People from Taking Calculated Risks
  • Biblical Entrepreneurship Advantage

Chapter 6 - How to Solve Problems

  • What is Problem Solving?
  • Biblical Entrepreneurship Problems
  • How to Solve Problems

Chapter 7 - Understanding Business Stewardship

  • What is Business Stewardship?
  • God’s Plan for Business
  • Pros and Cons of Being a Business Steward
  • Business Stewardship versus Ownership
  • Biblical Examples of Business Stewards

Chapter 8 - What is Biblical Profit?

  • Godly versus Worldly Profit
  • Types of Ungodly Profit
  • The Dangers of Ungodly Profit
  • How to Profit Biblically
  • The Purpose of Profit

Chapter 9 - Responsibilities of a Biblical Entrepreneur

  • The Responsibilities and Goals of a Biblical Entrepreneur
  • Biblical Entrepreneurship Responsibilities
  • How to Set Goals from a Biblical Perspective

Biblical Entrepreneurship II

You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet.  Psalm 8:6

The Practices of Biblical Entrepreneurship course (BE II) is the second of a three part course that provides a strong mix of core business concepts and biblical principles. The other courses offered include, Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE I), and Planning a Biblically-based Business (BE III).

Biblical Entrepreneurship II is the second course of the Biblical Entrepreneurship Program. It is a 28-hour online course designed to assist students in developing an understanding of practical business principles as they relate to the Word of God. A certified Biblical Entrepreneurship Instructor teaches the course using the Bible and a biblically based curriculum entitled Practices of Biblical Entrepreneurship.  The goal of the course is to equip students with the biblical framework of business applications so they may become effective ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ in the market place

Chapter 1 - Biblical Economics

  • Understanding Biblical Economics
  • The Difference Between a Biblical and Worldly Economy
  • Macroeconomics versus Microeconomics
  • Operating Successfully in a Biblical Economy

Chapter 2 - Identifying Your Business Idea

  • The Difference Between Visions and Ideas
  • The Origin of Ideas
  • Developing Your Idea

Chapter 3 - Inventions and the Biblical Entrepreneur

  • The Power of Inventions
  • The Danger of Inventions
  • The Untold Story of Black Inventors
  • How to Develop Your Own Invention
  • Protecting Your Invention

Chapter 4 - Counting the Costs of Starting and Operating a Business

  • What is Cost?
  • What are Start-up Costs?
  • What are Costs of Goods or Services Sold?
  • What are Operating Costs?
  • Understanding How to Keep Good Records

Chapter 5 - Understanding the Business Plan

  • The Purpose of a Business Plan
  • Types of Plans
  • Questions a Biblically Based Plan Must Answer
  • Components of a Typical Plan
  • How to Develop a Successful Business Plan
  • Common Business Plan Deficiencies

Chapter 6 - Understanding Financial Statements

  • The Purpose of Financial Statements
  • Understanding the Income Statement
  • Understanding the Cash Flow
  • Understanding the Balance Sheet
  • Understanding the Break Even Analysis
  • Return on Investment
  • Ratio Analysis

Chapter 7 - Biblical Entrepreneurship Marketing and Sales

  • What is Marketing and Sales?
  • The Difference Between Marketing and Sales
  • The Key to Successful Biblical Marketing and Sales
  • How to Develop a Marketing and Sales Strategy

Chapter 8 - How to Meet Market Need

  • What is Market Need?
  • How to Meet Market Need
  • How to Meet a Market Need for Profit

Chapter 9 - How to Perform Market Research

  • What is Market Research?
  • The Purpose of Market Research
  • Types of Market Research

Chapter 10 - Organizing Your Business

  • What are the Different Types of Businesses?
  • The Four Parts of a Business
  • Production and Distribution Chains
  • Designing an Effective Organizational Chart

Chapter 11 - Registering Your Business

  • Registering Your Business
  • Sole Proprietorships
  • Partnerships
  • Corporations

Chapter 12 - Biblical Management

  • Understanding Biblical Management
  • Key to Biblical Management Success
  • Biblical versus Worldly Management
  • Building a Team

Chapter 13 - Financing Your Business

  • God’s Best for Financing Your Business
  • What is Equity Financing?
  • Understanding Debt Financing
  • How to Finance Your Business

Planning a Biblical based Business, BE III

Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.  For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.  Habakkuk 2:2

Biblical Entrepreneurship III is the third and final part of a three part course of the Biblical Entrepreneurship Certificate Program. It is a 70-hour course designed to assist students in developing a strategic plan God’s way.   A certified Biblical Entrepreneurship Instructor teaches the course using the Bible and a biblically based curriculum entitled Strategic Planning for Purpose and Profitability “A Biblical Approach” by Howard and Nancy Olsen and Planning a Biblically based Business by Patrice and Gina Tsague.  The course uses an online software powered by M3 Planning Inc. to assist students in developing a comprehensive strategic plan.  Students also develop and defend a summary business plan before a panel of judges.  

Part I - Strategic Planning Overview

  • What is strategic planning
  • The benefits of a clear strategic plan
  • Scripture basis for planning
  • The MP3 planning system
  • Prayer and fasting

Part II - What was “ History of the business and steward”

  • Clarify your business idea
  • How the idea evolved
  • Salvation experience
  • Relevant experiences
  • Accomplishments

Part II - Where we are now

  • Market and industry analysis
  • Our mission
  • Our values
  • Our SWOT

Part III - Where are we going?

  • Our competitive advantage
  • Vision
  • Implementation

Part IV - How are we going to get there?

  • Organizational wide strategies
  • Strategic objectives
  • Goals
  • Action item
  • Key performance indicators
  • Financials

Part V. - Execution and monitoring the plan


Part VI. - Preparing your summary plan

  • What was?
  • What is?
  • What is to come?

Part VII. - Business plan presentation