The Blog
Practical, Expertly-Written Articles to Equip Faith Driven Entrepreneurs in Their Ventures and Spiritual Walks
Is Your Business Serving You or the Kingdom of God?
If we want to succeed as entrepreneurs, especially faith driven entrepreneurs, we need to have a clear vision for our companies and communicate that vision to our employees.
An Entrepreneur's Journey from Self-Sufficiency to Stewardship
Eme Bassey is spearheading a number of new ventures, including UforoChat, CAFET, and FashOps. She pursues entrepreneurship differently now that she identifies as a steward of God’s creativity and strengths.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Africa Through Large-Scale Ventures
Every job created in a place where very few exist represents the potential for a life to change. Opportunities for employment and a stable income impact not just the worker but also the family. I’m doing my part in the work to which God has called me.
What I Learned About African VC Interviewing 100+ African Entrepreneurs and Investors
How do I squeeze 15 years of wisdom into 15 months? That motivated me to learn from experienced investors who’ve iterated. We asked them: What drives outcomes in early-stage ventures in Africa, and how have you changed your approach?
Living in the Future: Why God-Given Imagination is Our Most Important Resource
God in His nature is supremely creative. We are made in this image. By embracing this creativity and imagination we are able to bring to life new and productive things for humankind.
Freedom Business as Agent of Change in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Evidence of a new move of the Spirit throughout the global Church working to address damaging effects of these forces is the Freedom Business movement led by faith-driven entrepreneurs around the world creating life-giving jobs for survivors and those at risk of human trafficking.
Capacity Building and Capital for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Through working alongside and investing in women-led micro-to-small businesses at ROSE, we see the problem we are solving is more complex than poverty alleviation alone.
Agents of Change: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
In fact, if we will see it, God’s Kingdom is expanding in unprecedented ways, creating pockets of shalom in communities all over the globe. I believe those of us who would be agents of change simply need to adopt a different perspective.
Biblical Accountability – An African Perspective
Leading a business with integrity is not easy – and yet ‘doing the right thing’ is so important for Christians in the marketplace today.
Business as a Ministry: Identifying & Measuring KPIs
Building a Business as a Ministry (BaaM) requires the same disciplines and best practices most leaders already employ: setting targets, developing execution plans, and measuring progress.
Your Labor of Love
You know that work is tough. Scripture doesn’t present just a portion of the picture to us: there are three parts to this equation—work, labor, and patience.
The Danger Of Relativism
Leaders today need to know that there are moral rights and wrongs. To travel down the path that obvious moral wrongs are acceptable can be very dangerous and can lead to a society where anything is acceptable. The real challenge comes when I place guardrails on what I do based on biblical principles, and society around me does not believe or accept these same guardrails.
Why Context Matters for Early-Stage Investing in Africa
Silicon Valley venture capital is largely a mismatch for most African ventures. Context matters.
How Kingdom Business Principles Transform an Industry
In his local community in Rwanda, Fred became a pastor and a businessman, looking for ways to support himself and his family as well as serving others spiritually, socially, and vocationally.
Redeeming The Insurance Industry In Africa
God made us to work, to be creative, to be productive – and so work is an essential part of our lives. The very idea that we are made in God’s image, means we are a reflection of His character to the world.
Food Security and Africa
Ndidi is passionate that “we need to ensure that we have affordable food, that is available, and accessible, to the masses of people on our continent.”
How Faith Driven Entrepreneurs and Investors Should Fight Poverty
Building market-creating companies can influence so many people—from their employees to the customers they serve—with the love Jesus spoke about, and subsequently influence culture. Their influence is more likely to last because the organizations they create will last.
Our Solution to Changing the System of Youth Education and Upbringing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Imagine the impact of seeing this young girl the way God sees her. Imagine her believing she is deeply loved and that her life has purpose and equal value to you and me. Like my children and yours – there is gold inside her.
From Corporate Techie to Impact: How God is Using a Nigerian to Transform Innovation in Africa
AIC executes a comprehensive set of innovation activities for entrepreneurs, including capacity building, startup incubation, and go to market strategies to help them increase their odds of innovation success in Africa.
Change Agents: Why Entrepreneurs are Uniquely Equipped to Tackle Poverty
Entrepreneurs are far more than the business they are leading. While a company may fail, entrepreneurs adapt and grow, knowing that the end goal isn’t simply betterment of themselves but of their neighbors and communities as well.