My last few days Karen and I were staying on the Miracle Mile in Chicago attending the annual meeting of the Social Enterprise Alliance learning how to "Fuel Economic Growth and Drive Social Impact". See linked.in/socialenterprisealliance
I heard many people who have a real passion to serve others tell how they developed businesses that hired former clients and community members in need to operate them so they would have a job. One lady said that there are 350 small loan companies in America that offer loans and business training to low income people so they can start a business. Within one year, on average, those new businesses expand to hire two to three new workers. She mentioned that if they expanded their business by doubling their loans it would end joblessness in the USA.
To make things sound even better, many of these businesses have become self supporting and have incomes that cover almost their total costs of serving the people. These stories inspired me to look for new ways to integrate enterprise into our ministry and connect heart to healthy income.
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