What makes Partners Worldwide different from other government and non government efforts to promote business development? Most importantly, Partners Worldwide does not believe that all business growth solutions come from North America.
Honduras is a nation of rich resources. Honduras is a rich nation. Hondurans can grow businesses and the knowledge to do so is currently in Honduras.
Last week a group of eight Christian businesspeople gathered to learn more about Partners Worldwide. I can only imagine what was going through their minds when they learned that we were offering very little to them. Of course there are opportunities for loans, training workshops and the establishment of a business network, but the idea that we offered them was that they had the knowledge needed to help smaller businesses grow. They are the experts.
Partners Worldwide offers a truth that is difficult to grasp due to the long history of donations to the "poor." It does not take a check from a wealthy person with a heart for the downtrodden to start change. Hondurans have started businesses that have grown. Stated differently, Hondurans have business experience, information and knowledge. Hondurans are business experts.
Before the meeting ended last week, it was agreed that we would each invite other business owners to join our network. We hope to grow the number of experts and diversity of business experience so that together we can network and promote business growth. We also had an intentional focus on helping small businesses that are still in the initial start up process.
Please pray for growth, unity and a common goal of showing Christ's love through our ministry. Please pray for understanding that our ministries are our businesses.
Monday, April 20, 2009
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