How Not to Be Weird: Living Lives That Make Sense

by Patrick Lai When we first started working with Muslims we…

Why Integrate Business and Church Planting?

There are some good reasons to combine business and church planting.…

Apples to Apples: Measuring Progress Across an Organisation

We interviewed Timothy, a consultant with a mission sending organisation…

Getting Started: Essential Metrics for your BAM Company

Every business is unique, metrics need to be tailored to the…

Making Sense of the World of Metrics

Measurement and metrics can be deceptively simple. We pick an…

Measuring the Impact and Performance of BAM: Intro to Metrics

Business as mission is hard. Very hard! Missionaries with little…

Patrick Lai on Mentoring [Book Excerpt]

One of the 11 building blocks of BAM or Business for Transformation…

Staying on Track: Metrics and Accountability for BAM Companies

How are we doing? How do we know how we’re doing? These are…

Business on the Frontiers: Creating Jobs in Nepal

A landlocked nation hedged in by the Himalayas, Nepal is…

Do Economic Incentives Matter? A Nosey Economist on BAM Financing

Interview with Dr. Steve Rundle Steve, I know you have been…

7 Creative Ways Practitioners Integrate Business and Mission

We are launching a new series on the topic of ‘Integration…

Business as Mission: Chronos and Kairos

by Mats Tunehag Originally published on MatsTunehag.com, reposted…

Good Questions to Ask Yourself When Considering a Business

Choosing a Business: What do you like to do? If you are enthusiastic…

Don’t Miss This: Essential Preliminary Research for a BAM Company

We asked our team of BAM experts to give some practical advice…

Startup Planning Questions: Discovering your Business Model

by Larry Sharp This is Part 2 of a two-part post, read Part…

Startup Planning Questions: What to Do Before the Launch

by Larry Sharp   What is the opportunity? By failing…

How to Develop a Vision and Goals for Your BAM Company

We asked our team of BAM experts to give some practical advice…

12 Stakeholders You Should Engage in Your Business Startup

We asked a team of BAM experts to give some practical advice…

Discovering the Right Thing to Build: How to Get Started with Business Planning

by Colleene Isaacs In every new business I have had the pleasure…

10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Evaluating a Business Idea

By Robert Andrews I would ask questions like these in a couple…

5 Stages of the Birth of a New BAM Company

by Peter Shaukat Peter Shaukat, CEO of Transformational SME…

4 Natural Tensions of the Pushed Together Model

We are exploring the integration of business and mission, and…

4 Tensions to Avoid of the Hitched Together Model

We are exploring the integration of business and mission, and…

Hitched Together Versus Pushed Together: BAM Integration

Business as mission is all about the two I’s: Intention and…

Keeping Your Eye on the Ball: Resolving Business Tensions

by David Skews Tensions tend to arise when we take our eye off…

7 BAMers Talk About Why Their Industry is Strategic

We've been taking an in depth look at BAM companies in the IT…

Pioneering an IT Company in India: Interview with a Founder

It was after a survey trip to a small city in India 20 years…

Tips for Hiring and Staff Training in the IT Industry

by Joseph Vijayam Information Technology is a knowledge industry…

God’s Technologists: Learning from Eighteen Years of Olive Technology

Interview with Joseph Vijayam Joseph Vijayam founded Olive Technology…

Seven Keys to Finding Hidden IT Aptitude in Developing Countries

by David Stone I think there are seven keys to finding the right…