Our Training

This session encourages students to survey prospective customers or existing customers to learn if their product or service is different and meets the market's needs. We also go through an exercise doing an internet search to determine the size of their market and competitors serving the market. Students will learn how to develop and conduct customer surveys and do a market study. With this valuable information they then develop a sales budget.

This session allows the student to discover the 5 pertinent areas they must plan to effectively produce or offer their service. This session also teaches students how to do a survey of their competitors to learn from them. Finally, students learn how to survey and qualify potential suppliers.

In this lesson students learn the importance of developing a budget. After doing the homework in session 2, they have the first half of their budget. In this session they will learn how to develop the second half of the budget - costs. All the data received from the market research, competitor surveys and supplier surveys can now be used to complete an operating budget for their business. Students also learn how to use the budget to make critical decisions for the business.

This session teaches students to prepare for the unexpected. One key precept taught here is the value of saving. Students learn if they save, they can take advantage of special events that occur each year in their community. It also underscores the importance of leaning on advisors or mentors who can help them plan for unexpected events based on their experience.

This is a review session. In this session we also provide a formal business launch document with a business plan that takes all of the data from the homework and places it into a formal business plan. The student can use this business plan to present in the dream tank event or to other sources of funding.

This lesson demonstrates through various scriptures our identity in Christ. It emphasizes that we are children of God and are seated with Christ in Heaven. It teaches students that their business comes from their Heavenly Father and that their business is to be a vessel to bring Kingdom transformation to their families, their church, their employees and their community.

Perhaps the most powerful aspect of our business training is connecting students with other gifted entrepreneurs. We leverage off this aspect and encourage the students to establish a business club in their community. We work with community leaders and facilitators to help launch and sustain the business club. We also coach these leaders and provide additional curriculum.

A dream tank is just like "Shark Tank" but with Kingdom purpose. Students will present a business plan to a panel of judges who will decide which top candidates will receive money to launch or expand their business. Prior to being awarded money, winning candidates sign an agreement to use the money for its intended purpose and also agree to any stretch goals that the judges may prescribe.