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Hello, Fearless One.

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There is a difference between making money and building a financially healthy business.

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A business can generate thousands of pounds,

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dollars,

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or euros in revenue and still leave its founders struggling to pay the bills.

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It can be busy,

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popular,

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and constantly attracting customers,

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but still have no money available to hire help,

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improve its systems, or invest in its next stage of growth.

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Sometimes the problem is not that the business needs more customers.

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The problem is what happens to the money before it arrives,

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when it arrives, and after it arrives.

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Many entrepreneurs start businesses because they have a skill,

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an idea, or a product they believe people will value.

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But being able to make something or deliver

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a service does not automatically teach us how to build

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a sound financial model around it.

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We may be excellent bakers,

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consultants,

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designers,

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hairdressers,

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coaches,

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writers,

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or craftspeople,

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but if we do not understand pricing,

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cashflow,

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allocation,

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and reinvestment,

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the business can become a very demanding job that does not pay us particularly well.

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In this episode,

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I want to discuss seven money mistakes that can keep a business small,

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fragile, and overly dependent on its founder.

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These are not simply accounting mistakes, they are stewardship mistakes.

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In the fearless framework, dominion is all about stewardship.

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It is our responsibility to manage what has been placed in our hands,

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lead it well, and position it to fulfill its purpose.

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God can provide the seed,

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but we must decide whether to eat it, store it, plant it, or multiply it.

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Let's look at seven mistakes that may be keeping your business

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from becoming financially stronger.

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Mistake number one, building a business that is only big enough for you.

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The first mistake is thinking too small when designing the business.

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Many entrepreneurs build a business around the amount of money they personally want to earn.

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If they need £3,000 a month,

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they create enough products,

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services or client work to generate approximately £3,000 after basic expenses.

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That may solve an immediate income problem, but it does not necessarily create a business.

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It creates work for the founder.

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There is no financial room for someone else to deliver the service,

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manage the clients, handle the administration or oversee the technology.

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Even if the business uses AI agents,

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automation and other digital tools,

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someone will eventually need to monitor those systems,

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check the quality of the output,

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protect the customer experience and make decisions when something goes wrong.

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The founder may not need a large team,

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but the business model needs enough margin to pay for capacity beyond the founder.

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Otherwise,

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every time you try to delegate something,

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you discover that there is no money to pay anyone.

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This is one of the main reasons founders remain trapped inside successful businesses.

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They have priced the business to support their own labor,

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but not the organization the business needs to become.

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Isaiah 54 tells God's people to enlarge the place of their tent,

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stretch out the curtains, lengthen the cords, and strengthen the stakes.

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That is not only a promise of expansion, it is an instruction to prepare for it.

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The tent must be designed for the people who are coming,

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Not only for the people who are there now.

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In the same way,

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your business model should contain room for future delivery costs,

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management, technology, professional support, and leadership.

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You may not need the team today,

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but if your pricing cannot support one tomorrow,

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you are designing permanent founder dependency into the business.

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Ask yourself, could this business pay someone else to deliver part of the work?

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Could it pay someone to manage the systems and technology?

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Could I eventually step away for a month without revenue collapsing?

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Does the business create enough value to support more than one person?

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The goal is not necessarily to build a large company.

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The goal is to build a company that gives you options.

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You should have space to think,

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create new ideas,

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contribute to your community,

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spend time with your family, and respond when life requires your attention.

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If the business consumes every hour you have simply to earn your income,

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it has not yet created freedom.

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It has only created another form of employment.

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The second mistake is failing to calculate the true cost of delivering what you sell.

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This is especially common in product-based businesses.

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Someone makes cakes, candles, clothing, beauty products, or handcrafted items.

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They add up the cost of the raw materials and packaging,

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then add a little extra and call that the price.

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But where is the labor?

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If it takes three hours to make the product, those three hours have a cost.

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The fact that you made it yourself does not mean the labor was free.

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If you eventually hire someone to perform that work, The business will have to pay them.

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If the current price cannot cover their wages,

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the model only works while you continue donating your time.

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The same problem appears in service businesses.

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A consultant charges for a one-hour meeting,

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but forgets the time spent preparing,

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researching,

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traveling,

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corresponding with the client,

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writing the report, creating the invoice, and following up afterwards.

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A photographer charges for the hours spent at the event but not

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for editing equipment, insurance, software, and file storage.

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A coach charges for the session but not for the administration,

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program development,

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marketing, and ongoing professional education required to deliver it well.

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Your price may need to account for raw materials, labor,

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Packaging,

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Delivery and Fulfillment,

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Software,

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Payment Processing Fees,

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Marketing,

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Administration,

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Professional Services,

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Insurance, Wasted Returns and Corrections, Future Team Costs, Reinvestment, Profit.

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In Luke 14, 28,

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Jesus asks,

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who would begin building a tower without first sitting down to estimate the cost

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and determine whether there is enough to finish it?

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That is not only a lesson about construction, it is a principle for responsible planning.

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Count the costs before you commit to the price.

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Being affordable is not the same as being sustainable.

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If the price pleases the customer but slowly destroys the business, it is not a good price.

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And if your business cannot afford to pay you fairly for the work you perform,

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you do not have a profitable job.

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You have created an unpaid position for yourself.

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The third mistake is confusing revenue with personal income.

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A customer pays you a thousand pounds and you feel as though you have made

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a thousand pounds, but that money may already have several claims against it.

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Some may belong to suppliers.

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Some may cover the cost of delivering the work.

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Some may need to be allocated for taxes.

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Some may be required for software, rent, insurance, or payroll.

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Some should remain in the business.

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Only after those obligations have been considered Can you determine what

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the business has actually earned?

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Revenue is not profit.

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Profit is not automatically cash.

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And the balance in the business account is not necessarily the amount available

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for you to spend.

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This is where entrepreneurs can become confused.

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The business appears to be making money because payments are coming in,

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but the founder is repeatedly putting personal money back into the business

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or using next month's sales to pay this month's bills.

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That is not financial health.

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That is a cycle of catching up.

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Proverbs 27.3 tells us to know the condition of what has been entrusted to us.

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You need to know your numbers.

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How much money came in?

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What did it cost to generate that revenue?

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What does the business owe?

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How much must remain available for upcoming commitments?

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What is the actual profit?

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How much can the business afford to pay you?

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You do not need to become an accountant,

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but you cannot responsibly lead a business whose financial condition you refuse

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to understand.

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The fourth mistake is allowing money to arrive without deciding what it must accomplish.

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Unassigned money disappears.

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A payment comes in and you use it for whichever demand is loudest that day.

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You pay a bill,

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buy some equipment,

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cover a personal expense and perhaps purchase a new course or piece of software.

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By the end of the week, the money is gone and you cannot clearly explain what it accomplished.

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Stewardship means giving money instructions.

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Before the income arrives, determine how it will be allocated.

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A portion may be assigned to delivering the product or service, taxes,

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owner's pay,

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operating expenses,

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reinvestment, reserves, profit, generosity or community contribution.

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The exact percentages will differ according to the business,

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its location, legal structure and stage of development.

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The principle is more important than prescribing one universal formula.

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Every pound needs a purpose.

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This is not about becoming controlling or fearful.

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It is about being intentional.

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In Matthew 25, the servants were entrusted with resources according to their ability.

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The master later returned and asked what had happened to what he placed in their hands.

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The resources carried an expectation.

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They were not given merely to be possessed.

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They were meant to be managed productively.

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Giving money and assignment also helps you make decisions before emotion takes over.

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If money has already been allocated for tax, you are less likely to spend it on something else.

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If you have a defined reinvestment fund,

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you can evaluate business opportunities without raiding your household budget.

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If you have assigned yourself a salary or regular draw,

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you are less likely to treat the business account as your personal wallet.

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Money without an assignment will usually be consumed by urgency.

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Money with an assignment can build something.

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The fifth mistake deserves its own attention

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because tax surprises have damaged many otherwise viable businesses.

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Tax is not an unexpected emergency.

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If you are earning taxable income, some form of tax obligation is likely to follow.

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The amount and type will depend on where you live,

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your legal structure,

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your profits, and whether you are registered for that or another form of sales tax.

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The details require guidance from a qualified professional in your jurisdiction,

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but the basic principle is straightforward.

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Do not wait until the deadline to discover what you owe.

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Some entrepreneurs see tax as something to consider after the year has ended.

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By that time, the money has already been spent.

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Tax must be considered in your financial model and cash allocations throughout the year.

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This does not necessarily mean adding a simple percentage called tax to every price.

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That corporation tax and personal income tax work differently.

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It means ensuring that your prices produce sufficient margin and that

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the appropriate amount is regularly set aside.

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Jesus said to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.

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Whatever we may think about the tax system,

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Ignoring our legal obligations is not good stewardship.

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Get professional advice.

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Understand what applies to your business.

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Keep accurate records.

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Know the deadlines.

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Set the money aside as it is earned.

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The tax money may be sitting in your account,

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but that does not mean it is available for your next purchase.

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The sixth mistake is removing all the surplus from the business.

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The founder pays the immediate expenses and treats everything left over as personal income.

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But a business can't become stronger if nothing is returned to it.

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Reinvestment may pay for better systems,

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product development,

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research,

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marketing,

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technology,

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training,

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professional advice,

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additional capacity, intellectual property, equipment, or cash reserves.

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Not every purchase is an investment.

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Buying expensive software you do not need is spending.

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Hiring someone without a clear role is spending.

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Purchasing another course because you are avoiding implementation is spending.

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An investment should increase capacity,

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reduce risk,

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improve efficiency,

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create an asset or help the business generate greater value in the future.

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The parable of the talents shows us resources being put to work.

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The servants who acted wisely did not merely preserve what they received.

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They used it productively and produced more.

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That is multiplication.

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Fruitfulness produces something valuable.

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Multiplication takes part of what was produced and puts it to work again.

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Joseph provides another useful example in Genesis 41.

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During the years of abundance, he stored grain in preparation for the years of famine.

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He did not consume everything simply because it was available.

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That is the value of a reserve.

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A business with no reserve can be thrown into crisis by one late paying customer,

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a piece of broken equipment, or a quiet month.

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Reinvestment prepares the business to grow.

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Reserves prepare the business to endure.

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You need both.

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The seventh mistake is focusing on sales while ignoring timing.

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Cash flow is about when money enters and leaves the business.

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You can make a profitable sale and still have a cash flow problem.

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Imagine that you win a 20,000 pound contract.

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That sounds wonderful,

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but you must pay suppliers,

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contractors, and other delivery costs before the client pays you.

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If the client's payment terms are 60 days,

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the business may need to finance two months of work before receiving the money.

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The contract is profitable on paper, but you may not have enough cash to deliver it.

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This is one reason growing businesses can fail.

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They attract more work than they have the cash to fulfill.

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A founder must understand when customers are expected to pay,

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when suppliers and staff must be paid,

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what fixed expenses fall due each month,

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which months are usually slower,

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whether deposits should be required,

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whether payment terms need to change,

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whether the business can afford the work it is accepting.

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Cash flow also exposes the danger of feast or famine businesses.

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During a strong month,

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the founder behaves as though the new level of income will continue indefinitely.

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Money is withdrawn or spent.

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When the next month is quiet, there is nothing available to carry the business through.

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Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that life has seasons.

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Businesses also have seasons.

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Wisdom prepares during the abundance for the possibility of a slower period.

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That does not mean expecting disaster.

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It means acknowledging that revenue rarely arrives in a perfectly straight line.

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Look ahead.

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Create a cash flow forecast.

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Invoice promptly.

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Follow up on overdue payments.

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Ask for deposits where appropriate.

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Negotiate sensible payment terms.

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Do not wait until the account is empty to investigate what happened.

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Another mistake is treating the business account as an extension of your personal finances.

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A customer pays an invoice and uses the business card to buy groceries.

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You receive personal income and use it to cover a supplier.

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You pay business expenses from several personal accounts.

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By the end of the month,

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you do not know what the business earned and what it spent

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or how much you personally withdrew.

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This makes it difficult to see the true condition of the company.

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A business can appear profitable because the founder is quietly subsidizing it

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from personal income.

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It can also appear weak because the founder keeps withdrawing money

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without recording those withdrawals properly.

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Separation creates clarity.

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Use a dedicated business account.

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Pay business expenses from the business.

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Transfer your agreed pay to your personal account.

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Record any personal account invested in the business.

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Keep receipts and maintain accurate records.

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The legal and tax requirements will differ depending on whether you are

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a sole trader,

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partnership or limited company,

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but regardless of structure, the principle remains useful.

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Do not confuse the founder with the business.

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You may own the company, but you and the company do not have identical financial needs.

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The business needs enough money to operate,

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meet its obligations, prepare for difficulty and pursue appropriate opportunities.

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You need a clear and sustainable way to be compensated.

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When those two things are constantly mixed together,

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neither the founder nor the business gets an honest financial picture.

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1 Corinthians 14 verse 40 tells us that things should be done properly and in order.

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Order is not a lack of faith.

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Order gives you the clarity to store what God provides.

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Fail is one.

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These mistakes are not solved simply by making more sales.

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More money flowing into a poorly designed system may only produce larger problems.

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If the business is priced incorrectly, additional sales can create more unpaid labor.

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If the money has an assignment, additional revenue can create additional spending.

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If taxes ignored, higher income can produce a larger liability.

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If there is no cash flow management,

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a major contract can place the business under greater pressure.

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If there is no distinction between personal and business money,

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increasing revenue may still leave you unable to tell whether

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the company is actually profitable.

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The issue is not only how much money the business makes,

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it is whether the business has been designed to retain,

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manage, and multiply some of what it makes.

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That is stewardship.

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God's provision does not remove our responsibility to plan.

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Faith does not exempt us from counting the cost.

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Prayer does not replace pricing.

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Generosity does not replace record keeping.

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Trusting God does not mean ignoring our tax obligations, cash position, or operating expenses.

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We can pray for daily bread while learning how to manage the harvest.

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As you consider your own business,

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ask yourself,

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Have I built a business that could eventually support people and capacity beyond me?

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Does my pricing include the true cost of delivering the work?

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Am I paying myself for my labor or silently donating my time?

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Do I know the difference between my revenue, cash, and profit?

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Does every pound entering the business have an assignment?

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Am I setting aside money for taxes as it is earned?

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How much of the business's income is being reinvested?

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Does the business have a reserve?

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Do I know what money is expected to enter and leave over the next three months?

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Have I properly separated my personal and business finances?

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Which one of these mistakes is creating the greatest pressure in my business today?

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Do not attempt to fix everything at once.

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Identify the area creating the most risk and begin there.

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That may mean reviewing your prices.

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It may mean speaking with an accountant.

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It may mean opening a separate business account.

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It may mean creating a basic cash flow forecast.

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It may mean deciding how every payment will be divided before another one arrives.

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Clarity is a form of progress.

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Let's pray.

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Father, thank you for every idea, skill, opportunity, and resource you have placed in our hands.

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Forgive us for the times we have asked you for more while failing

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to manage what we have already received.

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Give us wisdom to build businesses that are fruitful,

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sustainable, and capable of serving others.

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Help us to count the true cost of the work.

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Give us the courage to charge prices that allow the business to deliver well,

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pay people fairly, meet its obligations, and prepare for the future.

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Teach us to distinguish revenue from profit and available cash.

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Help us give every pound, dollar, and euro an assignment.

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Give us discipline to prepare for taxes, reinvest wisely, build reserves, and manage cash flow.

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Bring order to our business and personal finances.

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Show us where fair, avoidance, pride, or a lack of knowledge has been influencing our decisions.

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Connect us with trustworthy accountants,

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advisors, and professionals who can help us understand what we do not yet know.

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As you enlarge our territory,

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strengthen our stakes,

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increase not only our income, but also our capacity, wisdom, and character.

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May the businesses we build provide for our families,

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create value for customers,

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support other people, and give us room to contribute to our communities.

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Help us become faithful stewards of everything you place in our hands.

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In Jesus' name, amen.

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Fairless one,

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your business does not only need to make money,

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it needs to know what the money is for.

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It must be able to pay for the work,

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fulfill its obligations,

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support the founder, prepare for uncertainty, and invest in what comes next.

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It must be able to pay for the work,

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fulfill its obligations,

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support the founder, prepare for uncertainty, and invest in what comes next.

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That is how income becomes an asset.

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That is how fruit becomes seed.

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And that is how a founder begins to build something that can multiply beyond them.

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Share it with an entrepreneur who is working hard,

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but still can't understand where the money is going.

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You can also find more guidance on building from identity,

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purpose,

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and wide stewardship in my book,

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Live Fairless, A Christian Entrepreneur's Guide to Life and Business.

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Thank you for listening to Fearless One with Nerissa Golden.

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Until next time, live fearless.