Building the 21st Century economic eMpowerent
Economic empowerment for Men of Faith has a unique dynamic because we not only have a physical roll that we play in the economic growth of those we come in contact with in our businesses but we also play a spiritual roll in the growth of those affected by our businesses. The impact can go on for generations as we see in some communities and greatly influence what our society becomes in this 21st century. As entrepreneurs and men of faith we must look at a few things if we are to have economic growth not only for men of faith but for us as a whole. When you are an entrepreneur you can have a positive influence in your community.
There are those who look up to you and those who will look to you in order to accomplish certain things in the community. What you bring to the community is your economic leverage and a product or service that people can believe in and support.
Being a man of faith and an entrepreneur should mean that you have a connection with the different aspects of the community that you are a part of. By being connected to the community you are able to help fill a need that they may have and this makes the community stronger. By building strong partnerships you allow not only yourself to be economically empowered you show others how they too can become empowered.
Entrepreneurship can be one of the ways that someone gains access to wealth in the 21st century. Entrepreneurship begins with an individual or individuals developing an idea or concept that fills a need in our society. Entrepreneurs take on the risk of providing a product or service that they believe people will buy. Connected to entrepreneurship is economic empowerment. As many entrepreneurs will attest to, entrepreneurship is not about you but it is about others. Every business was started because of a person’s desire to fill a need or a void that they saw in our society. Along with filling a need and their purpose, an entrepreneur can contribute to the economic empowerment of the community that they are a part of. Entrepreneurship has a profound effect on the community and how well that community flourishes.