Why Does Apple Manufacture iPhone in Asia?

The New York Times has published a lengthy, but fascinating piece titled “How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work,” offering an interesting insight into Apple’s supply chain. Not just Apple, but almost every consumer electronic company’s manufacturing is outsourced to Asian countries. So what’s the reason behind that? You’d think it’s cheap, unskilled labor, but there’s a lot more behind these companies’ decision to move their manufacturing to Asian countries, than just saving money on paying wages. … Continue Reading

New Website

I spent this Christmas and New Years away from my family in Israel. It was hard on us all. I won’t go into the reasons for my trip but I do want to talk about one thing that did result from the trip….that is a new website that I’ve launched. Other teachers will be joining me writing articles and one is from Israel. As readers know I was not diligent in 2011 writing articles for Christian Business Solutions, I will do better. Most of my time in 2011 was spent working on apostolic teams and church government, part of the teachings that will be put forth on the new website. I had a lot of failures in 2011, they say it’s the best school. Time will tell. … Continue Reading

A New Year, A New Beginning

Dear friends of Christian Business Solutions, I know that 2012 is billed to be a year like no other, however it can and should be a year of prosperity for those businesses that tap into the eternal purposes of God. Why? I’ll tell you in a minute. All businesses struggle and those that are owned or managed by Christians seem to struggle most. It is important to understand that at times this is God’s plan and purpose. For it is through the struggles that the “blessed” diligently seek Him and the Word promises that He will be found. … Continue Reading

We’ve Been Here Before

The image is of John Maynard Keynes whose theories have help lead us to the financial disasters we face today. One of my favorite economic authors who dispelled the Keynesian myth is Garet Garrett (1878–1954), an American journalist and author who was noted for his criticisms of the New Deal. He wrote this excerpt in 1947. It tells us exactly where the political left is at on economics. The words and thoughts are exactly what we hear today from Obama and the left. Most Republicans really don’t understand what the economy is about. This is such a simple explanation. … Continue Reading

State of the Union

Below is the post I just wrote for my other blog, The Shrewd Investor, at http://theshrewdinvestor.net.

Last night a defiant President accepted partial responsibility for not clearly articulating his agenda to the American people. Obama truly believes that his problem is twofold. First, he just hasn’t pushed his agenda hard enough and second, if the America people truly understood his messiahship they would rush to support his solutions. What the President fails to recognize or admit is that the American voter clearly understands his agenda and has already given their response in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts. … Continue Reading

The Parable of the Sower, the Seed and the Soils

In Mark 4:3-14 Jesus said, ³ “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. ⁵ Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. ⁷ And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. ⁸ But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” … Continue Reading

Decision Making – The Point of Leadership

By now it should be obvious that Barak Obama lacks leadership skills. But this should come as no surprise given Obama came into office with no leadership, business or military experience. Why is he such an ineffective leader? What’s missing? Why can’t he transform the power of his personality and office into leadership skills? And more importantly what can we as business owners and managers learn from this. … Continue Reading

What Is Strategic Planning?

The word “strategy” is originally from the Greek word strategia which refers to an act, device, or plan employed by a general or leader to achieve a specific goal. Aristotle said, “…as there are many actions, arts and sciences, there ends are also many; the end of the medical art is health, that of shipbuilding a vessel, that of strategy victory, that of economics wealth.”

Thus, strategy early on was thought of in military or diplomatic terms but today strategy is also used in business to produce a competitive advantage or achieve a stated goal. To be successful the strategy needs to be written and this is called a strategic plan. To produce a strategic plan requires the ability to think strategically (strategic thinking). … Continue Reading

The Time Has Come!

The Time Has Come! Today more and more people are going into business for themselves. It’s currently reported that over 25% of all adult Americans are self-employed, with many more considering going into business for themselves.

People work out of their homes today  because technology has brought us to a place where we no longer need an office environment to be productive. A wide variety of  jobs can can be worked from remote locations. The computer, email, and cellular telephones have changed forever the way businesses operate. And with the low cost of equipment and technology it has become more affordable to go into business for yourself and compete with the big corporations. … Continue Reading

Successful Entrepreneurs

Success is a state of mind, just like happiness. One person’s definition of success might be different from another. To one, success might be paying bills and providing for family, to another success might be growing a business to 100 million dollars in annual sales. Success is relative. And at times, the more successful you are, the more you see and hear from your relatives.

Called by God … Continue Reading