How to Plan for Civil Unrest to Lower Exposure to Risk for Your Business

How to Plan for Civil Unrest to Lower Exposure to Risk for Your Business

Originally aired on Austin Hill in the Morning on Faith Radio on April 29, 2016.  In this interview, we discuss civil unrest and how to handle it if it comes to your business or church.  This discussion was prompted by the unrest in Baltimore, St. Louis and...
How to Handle Yourself in the Face of Hostile Media

How to Handle Yourself in the Face of Hostile Media

Originally aired on April 22, 2016 on Austin Hill in the Morning on Faith Radio.  This interview was prompted by some examples of journalists asking questions about a Christian Business Owner's faith as it related to the service of homosexuals wanting to be married. We also discuss...

Economic News on the 2Q 2016 GDP Numbers

Originally aired on Faith Radio on August 31, 2016.  We discuss the Gross National Product for the 2nd quarter of 2016 and it's ramifications for small business owners. Our economy is stalled, not necessarily contracting but it is also not growing well.

The Integration of Faith and Business

Originally aired on Faith Radio with Austin Hill on March 25, 2016.  Austin and Bill English discuss a faith and business survey, understanding that many may not really care about the integration of faith and business.

Small Business Can Alleviate Poverty and Give us Purpose and Dignity

Originally aired on Faith Radio on March 18, 2015 with Austin Hill. We discuss how to get young people more involved in starting businesses and entrepreneurship.  Poverty is alleviated through thousands of profitable, small businesses.  Redistribution of wealth will not alleviate poverty. Our discussion references this blog...

What Happens to a Business Owner has a Business Failure

Originally aired on March 4, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  Austin and Bill discuss the intersection of our Christian faith and entrepreneurship.  We also discuss the toll the owner's emotions and family a business failure brings. We also discuss entrepreneurial terror, the notion that many...
Supporting Those Who Have Lost Their Job

Supporting Those Who Have Lost Their Job

Originally aired on May 27, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio. In this episode, Austin and Bill discuss what happens emotionally when a person loses their job.  We discuss how to support a person who has lost their job and we discuss the next steps for...
Wages, Compensation and the Minimum Wage

Wages, Compensation and the Minimum Wage

Originally aired on May 20, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio. We discuss what the Bible has to say about setting wages and why, once the wages are set, both parties need to honor their agreement.  This implies that workers are free to negotiate wages with...
How Social Unrest Affects Small Businesses

How Social Unrest Affects Small Businesses

Originally aired on May 6, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  We discuss current economic figures and how general social unrest negatively affects small business.  We also discuss managing cash vs. managing profit.
Finding Rest During a Hectic Schedule

Finding Rest During a Hectic Schedule

Originally aired June 24, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio. We discuss our need for rest and margin in the midst of a hectic schedule.  A good Christian Business Owner should be able to train their staff well enough to run their business so that they...
Managing Income in a Business

Managing Income in a Business

Originally aired on June 17, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio. In this episode, managing income is  more important than managing expenses and it is more challenging than managing expenses too. Learn why building relationships with customers and others is essential to managing income.  Learn about...
Can we be Happy in the Workplace?

Can we be Happy in the Workplace?

Originally aired on June 10, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  If we loath our job and are not happy in our work, then this is a significant sign that you are out of alignment with God's will for your work and productivity.  Be sure that...
How we Dress Really is Important in Scripture

How we Dress Really is Important in Scripture

Originally aired on June 3, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  Austin and Bill discuss our dress and some Biblical passages that address (no pun intended) about our clothing and how we dress.  Clothing shouldn't be something that draws attention to our body or be the...
Bill English’s Report on His Mission Trip to Haiti

Bill English’s Report on His Mission Trip to Haiti

Originally aired on August 5, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio. We discuss how poverty is not a lack of material goods, but disconnection from the Lord Jesus Christ.  Bill explains how Philippians 4.13 is lived out by Haitian Christians who don't feel deprived or oppressed.
What Does it Mean to be a Christian Business Owner?

What Does it Mean to be a Christian Business Owner?

Originally aired on August 12, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  Bill English outlines what it means to be a Christian Business Owner viscerally by fulfilling the four purposes of business as we outline them here on this web site,  Bible and Business.  Bill and Austin...
Mentoring in Business

Mentoring in Business

Originally aired on August 26, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  We discuss mentoring, sacrifice, vulnerability and how mentoring is the sharing of lives between two people.  We discuss the cost of mentoring and the benefits of what good mentoring brings to the other person.

The Threat of Litigation

Originally aired on September 16, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  We discuss how 25% of small businesses will engage in some type of  litigation effort of one type or another and how litigation costs can negatively effect a small business.  Christian Business Owners should be...

Conflict and Fairness in the Workplace: Strive for Agreement

Originally aired on October 21, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  We discuss why fairness is elusive and the balance between reaching an agreement in a conflict and overlooking an injustice.  Conflict resolution isn't always neat and tidy and can be messy at times.  Yet Christian...

How Good Partnerships Go Bad

Originally aired on October 14, 2015 with Austin Hill on Faith Radio.  We discuss the unequally yoked passage and more fully, discuss how good partnerships can go bad, even when both partners are Christians.
CEO Activism and the Risks that such Activism Introduces

CEO Activism and the Risks that such Activism Introduces

Originally aired on June 28, 2016 on Faith Radio with Bill Arnold hosting for Dr. Bill Meier.   We discuss CEO Activism and the risks that such activism introduces to the company.  The survey concluded that CEOs who engage in controversy will likely alienate some groups in...

The Stock Market and Creating Wealth

Originally aired on July 20, 2016 on Faith Radio with Dr. Bill Meier.  We discussed why the stock market is so hot and what it means to Christian Business owners as they try to create new wealth in their businesses or personally.