The business of business (in faith)

Note this was written 9 years prior to the rest of this post:

I’m writing this because business is confusing. At least for me, I’m not a businessperson. But I feel God has called me to start a business. Not a non-profit just a regular old business. Mix faith in things “unseen” with money and business plans and the partnership agreements of the “seen” and you get one wacky balance of things. What do i need to start a business? Im assuming a business partner, I have never been very good at going it alone.

Business partner, check! Got one of those, now what do I do with them?

Well, we need a partnership agreement I suppose, and we need to figure out our business structure. Sounds pretty easy. Just write down every single detail of how you make decisions and settle disputes and try to cover all your bases, so you don’t have issues in the future. How hard and time consuming could that possibly be? 😳

Thankfully I have a great partner and another on their way. We should probably put a clause in the partnership agreement about me blogging about our business shenanigans.

Now time to figure out what in the world a dividend is and how to make stock available. Seems a little overboard but in order to make the right choice the first step is knowing your options!

God help me to follow your will in this, keeping my eyes on you and following your lead. Help me to use the resources you have given me and knowledge I have to do the work to get me where you want me. Amen!

#business #faith #planning #prayer

Back here in reality 9 years later (2022)

This entry really makes me laugh looking back on it 9 years later. Those "business partners" are still great partners and people but they aren't involved in the business God actually had me on course to open. Not only do i now have a business partner but also an amazing husband I swore I would never have again. Working in an industry I swore I would never return to. I guess God has a funny way of reminding us that he is the creator his plans will always trump our plans.

Is the business of business hard? I suppose. Its more annoying and frustrating at times. It does consume all your time if you let it but it is also a blessing. It is a lifestyle more than anything. The first few years where just working 24/7 to keep things going. Like if we stopped running on a hampster wheel the whole thing would just fall apart. And it would have! We have been in business for 6 years (him 1 before that so 7 total for the business). While I was single, I was in prayer every day and writing and planning for this business. And then this business still blind-sided me. I was planning a coffee shop ministry (sounds cliché looking back but also sounds delightfully simple).

I was not prepared for this in any way (or so I thought). I was actually super excited and once I realized that God sent me a husband and not just a ministry partner, I was flabbergasted. When we met I was his first employee. I was working at the church and then for him part time when needed on his food truck. He started getting busier and busier and needed more help and offered me enough hours and money to leave my job at the church. His mom bought out his old business partner and I took over administrative things. And the rest, well that's history.

We had a full truck season and few crazy events. One was a 3-day music festival and we worked practically for 3 days straight in a food truck that averaged about 130 degrees. I smashed my thumb in the fry cutter that weekend, almost passed out twice, slept in tent, stole showers from the campground and made it out alive. My husband says the fact that we made it through that and were still having fun was how he knew he was gonna marry me. We planned a wedding during truck season (just a 6-week engagement, no I wasn't pregnant). And then we were off. Truck season, into building rehab for a new restaurant location and a wedding. One might say we like to jump in with both feet.

Entra... entrapran.......Entrepeneur?

I couldn't even spell entrepreneur and sure never thought of myself as one. I always wanted to go to art school. So I could work for myself and be my own boss. I never finished art school but I have become my own boss. I thought it would be this hard. We can talk about Time management for the self-employed, what do you do when no one's watching, and day off activities that keep me on track, At a later time. For now we can call this post updated and move along down the line to newer and more exciting things.