Faith & Business
Business by the Book
Larry Burkett
Biblical principles for running a business with integrity.
Recommended for: Every member, no matter the stage.
Resources
Practical Help for the Work in Front of You.
Trusted, no-cost resources we point members to — plus the questions we ask each other around the table. Faith and practicality belong together.
What Do You Need Help With?
Start with the problem. We'll help you find the right next resource.
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Business stage
Resource type
Learn + Apply
Not an online school — learn one thing, use it, and report what happened.
- Learn something
- Apply it to your business
- Set a next action
- Get help if needed
- Report what happened
Starting
First Customers Path
Building
Cash Flow Path
Starting & Registering
Get the legal and licensing foundation right from day one.
U.S. Small Business Administration — Start a Business
Step-by-step guide to structure, registration, and licenses.
OpenNYC Small Business Services
Free NYC courses, licensing help, and business counseling.
OpenNew York State Business Express
Register your New York business and find required permits.
OpenMoney, Taxes & Bookkeeping
Steward it well — clean books make every other decision easier.
Overhead Calculator (free tool)
Total your monthly costs and see the revenue you actually need.
OpenPEP Sheet — Project Estimate & Profitability (members)
Full job estimator: labor, materials, subs, equipment, overhead, markups and profit — save it and export to Word or PDF.
OpenPricing Worksheet — PEP (free tool)
Price a job with materials, labor, burden, insurance, overhead and profit — sample job included.
OpenEmployee Handbook Builder (members)
Answer simple questions and get an employee handbook draft — policies, time off, conduct, safety and an acknowledgment page. Save it and export to Word or PDF.
OpenProposal Templates (6 free samples)
Ready-to-use proposal samples for construction, landscaping, cleaning, design, bookkeeping, and consulting.
OpenIRS Small Business & Self-Employed Center
Tax forms, deadlines, and recordkeeping requirements.
OpenSBA Funding Programs
Loans, grants, and investment options for small businesses.
OpenMentoring & Counseling
Outside wisdom, at no cost — and then bring it back to the table.
Faith for the Work Week
Scripture that speaks directly to work, wisdom, and integrity.
Biblical Principles for Wealth & Business
Searchable principles for work, leadership, money, and integrity — growing toward 365.
OpenProverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
OpenProverbs (full book)
The wisdom book every business owner should read slowly.
OpenColossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.
OpenPopular Resources
Start with your biggest challenge, then use books and practical tools to move forward.
Major Resource
Biggest Challenges & Solutions
Search 20 common business challenges and find a practical action plan, diagnostic questions, tools, books, and next steps.
Find My ChallengeMajor Resource
Biblical Principles for Wealth & Business
Search timeless principles for wealth, work, leadership, integrity, money, customers, growth, and giving — growing toward 365, one for every day of the year.
Explore the Principles
Systems
The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerber
Why most small businesses fail — and how systems save them.
Recommended for: BUILDING stage owners stuck in the day-to-day.
Faith & Business
Every Good Endeavor
Timothy Keller
Connecting your work to God's work — why your job matters.
Recommended for: Owners wrestling with purpose.
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Bring Your Biggest Challenge
Our most useful resource isn't a link — it's the room. Come prepared with four answers:
- 1
Name the one thing that's actually holding you back this month.
- 2
Write what you've already tried — and what it cost you.
- 3
Say what a win would look like 30 days from now.
- 4
Bring it to the table. Let the room and the Lord sharpen it.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”Proverbs 27:17
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