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[Norbert Bollow]

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Art <inions7 at fastmail.fm> wrote:

> Our God in Heaven is rich but somehow we are missing something along the 
> way and are not cashing in yet. Will appreciate prayers very much so 
> that we will know what needs to be done.
> 
> How will the mentioned "business model" fit in a situation like the above?

I'm afraid that the business plan which I have in mind is not likely
to help you with your hardware needs directly.

My business plan might however help indirectly, in either of these two
ways:

(a) I can imagine that there may be Thai nationals with
    computer-related skills who care deeply about your ministry.  If
    some of them will work in the business which I'm planning to
    start, they'll probably be able to send some money your way.
    I'm thinking that there will probably two components of salaries:
    On one hand the members of the company will earn a decent "middle
    class" salary provided that the company is able to pay this.
    (This salary component will depend significantly on where you
    live.) Secondly, if/when the company is profitable (i.e. there's
    money left over at the end of the year after all commitments have
    been satisfied) everyone who was involved in one or more
    profitable business projects will have discretion over how a
    portion of the profits from those projects will be used (adding it
    to reserves, investing it in some way, or donating it to a
    Christian ministry).

(b) As I wrote in an earlier posting, I plan to provide business
    coaching to missions-minded Christian businesses.  Perhaps someone
    is interested in starting a Christian computer hardware business?
    I suppose that such a business might be able to help you in a more
    direct manner.

Blessings,
Norbert.

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Norbert Bollow, Weidlistr.18, CH-8624 Gruet (near Zurich, Switzerland)
Tel +41 1 972 20 59        Fax +41 1 972 20 69       http://norbert.ch
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