Milestones
Years
ago, our evaluation of business opportunity for an impoverished
and outcast group of Ethiopian Jews, pointed to micro-enterprise
development. Yet, the reality of their condition was such that
there had to be “something more.” It was the search for that “something
more” that led to the development our Global Equippers program.
In
Minsk, Belarus our program helped start a handful of small family-owned
businesses. With them, we trained the leaders for a small group
of new and potential business owners who met to pray, encourage
and simply to be a support to one another. Not only did the new
businesses grow, but in two years the number of businesses from
that group quadrupled.
In
Israel, our program has been the means to train, orient and help
numerous small businesses to get their start. By bypassing the
Western tendency toward rugged individualism and returning to
the strong community roots held by the Jewish people, businesses
that were started have not only grown, but have assisted others.
For example, a single mother with a distinct talent as a hairdresser,
not only operates a home business that pays her bills while allowing
her to care for her children, but she employs other single mothers
who she trains to support themselves as she does.
In
central Africa, existing and potential entrepreneurs traveled
up to 600 kilometers across wastelands to embrace the entrepreneurial
and community principles needed to commercialize their individual
talents and come under the radar to break the bondage of poverty
that impacts so many areas across Africa. In eastern Russia, existing,
seasoned entrepreneurs were trained as mentors to assist new and
potential business-owners to plan with the wisdom needed to turn
risk and adversity into realistic opportunity.
Around
the world, Global Initiatives is paving new ground with faith-based
initiatives that offer hope and change, where hope is often dim.
As catalysts for change, its venues are opening gateways of opportunity
that succeed against the odds, in a time of growing instabilities,
when the ground rules are undergoing major paradigm shifts.
Global Initiatives'
activities and agendas utilize the vehicles of business planning,
management consulting; business startup expertise; workshops and
conferences; as well as professional involvement and coaching
with joint ventures, corporate turnarounds, new venture activities
and entrepreneurial training as a platform for community building.
Likewise, these initiatives
extend professional services to alleviate suffering and pain by
means of counseling clinics, classes and seminars; psychological
and spiritual restoration and healing programs; as well as case
management of medical rehabilitation services.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES |
- Trauma counseling in Kosovo, Albania and New York after
the 9/11 2001 tragedy.
- Founder of Seercast, a forecast of opportunity and trends
based on a perspective that views geopolitical and economic
developments being driven by subtle spiritual and ethnic
factors.
- Consultant for new business start-up programs and corporate
turnaround strategies in both Western and emerging nations.
- Author of "The Joseph and Daniel Calling"
and "God's Economy, Israel and the Nations"
and numerous articles on God's move in the marketplace,
community-building and entrepreneurial strategies for
God's people.
- Spiritual and business consultant for entrepreneurial
faith-based initiatives in lands of distress, crisis and
poverty. Defining life cycle strategies for new stages
of growth and effectiveness.
- Trauma counseling for traumatized Afghan men, women
and children. Trauma seminars for physicians in Kabul,
Afghanistan.
- Spiritual and business planning consultant and board
member for ministries-in-transition.
- Private and public conferernce speaker for those operating
as faith-based ambassadors within the business and professional
arenas.
- Business planning and consulting assistance for commercializing
innovative technologies developed by Israeli believers.
- Speaker on trauma counseling for disaster relief seminars.
- Leadership seminars for spiritual business leaders seeking
to make a difference and bring positive impact their communities.
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Global Initiatives Foundation
is paving new ground as catalysts for change and enabling opportunity
in a time of growing instabilities, when the ground rules are
undergoing major paradigm shifts.
OBJECTIVES
Building Up Israel and
the Jewish Roots to Faith-Based Agendas
Establishing God's Economy
in the Marketplace
Isaiah 58 and Isaiah
60 Initiatives
Strengthening Faith-based
Leaders Bringing Change as Economic Community Builders
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