Inc. 500 Entrepreneur Starts Network to Help Small Businesses Thrive

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Aug 27, 2013, 09:13 ET

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From years of working as a marketing consultant, Faith Driven Business Founder Steve Hoeft knows the No. 1 problem entrepreneurs face: sustaining profitable growth.

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"Entrepreneurs are big dreamers," Hoeft said. "They start off in business intending do something purposeful and wonderful, but then it doesn't take long before they become desperate for dollar bills. It's a tough job because they have to do everything a bigger company does. They have to wear all those different hats as a marketer, strategic planner and operations manager, even if they're not gifted in all those areas."

As a twice-recognized Inc. 500 entrepreneur, Hoeft founded Faith Driven Business to help entrepreneurs grow in their faith and fill in the gaps in their business knowledge. Since start-ups face a dismal three-year failure rate of 44 percent, they need to stay on top of the best business practices to thrive. Faith Driven Business has recruited experts in eight business categories—strategic planning, leadership, sales, marketing and social media, communications, management, financial planning and human resources—to train entrepreneurs where they need it most.

The brand-new site empowers entrepreneurs to Connect, Grow and Give.

Connect with seasoned entrepreneurs through:
- "Best in Business Chats": live Google Hangout interviews with experts like NY Times bestselling author Jon Acuff, who works for popular financial radio personality Dave Ramsey;
- Faith Driven Business social media.
Grow spiritually and professionally through:
- Subject Matter Experts: leaders in the eight business categories, who train entrepreneurs via webinars, Q&As and 1:1 coaching;
- Daily blog posts: the latest small-business tips as well as spiritual wisdom for business from contributors such as Saddleback@Work
- Ethics training from the Colson Center;
- The Vineyard tri-weekly e-newsletter.
Give to others: Faith Driven Business helps entrepreneurs brainstorm and implement strategic giving related to their products and services.

For the network's launch this week, Faith Driven Business will host a Google Hangout titled, "How to Get Your First 1,000 Facebook Page Likes," and give away copies of Jon Acuff's book, "START," and three titles by CEO mentor Richard Blackaby. Tuesday's blog post features start-up success tips from founders of three innovative businesses.

As GetReligion.org recently observed, the relationship between business and religion "remains largely unexamined by major media outlets."

NY Times bestselling author Jon Acuff said: "I hope through Faith Driven Business and other organizations like [it], we can redeem the idea that being a 'Christian business' doesn't mean we're good at prayer and horrible at our craft. It means we're amazing at our craft."

About Faith Driven Business

Approximately 19 million American small business owners identify as Christian. Faith Driven Business (faithdrivenbusiness.org) launches a movement of entrepreneurs who want to merge their faith and business lives.

Find Faith Driven Business on Facebook and Twitter (@FaithDrivenBiz).

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Steve Hoeft
Founder, 314-575-1400
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Editor and Community Manager, 630-890-8917
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SOURCE Faith Driven Business, LLC