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Internet Marketing And Home School Entrepreneurship Part I
n Amazing Home school striking in his words,
testimony: reminiscent of the creation of
entrepreneurship in Christian
Christopher Klicka, senior movements of the past. The
counsel for the Home School Legal renowned historian, Dr. Max Weber
Defense Association, an observed that wherever
acknowledged expert in the field Christianity goes, it stirs up
of home school education, made a the creation of honest business
remarkable observation. In a practice. But, and he added this
radio talk interview on the caveat, it seems that the deeper
Christian radio show, Gateway to the Christian reliance upon the
Discovery, he stated that over Bible, the more powerful the
50% of all home school graduates commercial expansion of
go on to start their own entrepreneurship.
businesses.
It’s no secret that home schools
Let that sink in - fifty around the country are usually
percent. Christian and “Bible centered” in
their vision and purpose. In
If that is so (and there is no fact, arguably “home school”
reason to doubt his expertise in means a Christian emphasis, and
the field of home school lays the groundwork (often
education), there is no movement unknowingly) for
in history that can make the same entrepreneurship.
claim. The potential influence of
home schools upon job and So, a more self-conscious “home
business creation through school entrepreneurship” is
entrepreneurship is enormous. beginning to grow. Let me
explain.
Actually, there is something very
Max Weber was a renowned Character, home schools and
historian (though not “Christian” entrepreneurship
per se). Weber researched
diaries, books, periodicals, Weber’s observations did justice
sermons, government archives, to the kinds of Christian
church records, business records principles guiding
and personal letters involving entrepreneurship. Having been
Christian entrepreneurs, involved in the home school
businesses and families, over a movement for over two decades
span of some 300 years (and meeting with literally
encompassing over a dozen hundreds of home school families
countries (including colonial in a variety of venues), it is
America). refreshing to point to the fact
that these same kinds of
In one of the most controversial principles, in fact, are cultured
(and famous) economic treatises, in many home schools around the
he argued in 1906 that movements country.
such as the Protestant
Reformation in the 16th Century, Which principles are guiding
and the impact of the Bible in entrepreneurship?
colonial America, created the
commercial (trade and Weber wrote of the impact of the
entrepreneurship) revolutions Book of Proverbs and repeatedly
that broke out in precisely those saw it quoted in his documents:
countries where the Bible and its
teachings were welcome. Seeist thou a man diligent in his
business? He shall stand before
kings.” – Proverbs 22:29
Why was that so, he wondered?
What the historical evidence
pointed to was the fact that “…Their action originated from
Christianity fostered good the faith caused by God’s grace
business. Note how Weber tied it and this faith in turn justified
to entrepreneurship. He wrote, itself by the quality of that
Christian entrepreneurship action.”
fostered:
Christianity (now through the
“…clarity of vision and the home school too) historically
ability to act. It is only by taught entrepreneurship and its
virtue of very definite and “gain-getting” propensities
highly developed ethical through skills and honest
qualities that it has been productivity… as opposed to war,
possible for him to command the corruption or the plundering of
absolutely indispensable one’s neighbor.
confidence of his customers and
workers.” Home school: a special advantage
for entrepreneurship
Weber noted a high degree of the
following character traits in the Home school children universally
Christian entrepreneurship he learn to be self-starters through
researched in country after the home school process. Many
country: subjects lend themselves to
school work in which business
“They were men who had grown up building exercises can be
in the hard school of life, incorporated into the curriculum.
calculating and daring at the Home school course work
same time, above all temperate exercises might include:
and reliable, shrewd and (yet)
completely devoted…” Business courses should be
practical applications that build
businesses while taking the insights in entrepreneurship and
coursework. (There is one course opportunity. In fact, all math
work concentration that is gives tremendous advantages, if
universally needed … but few mastered.
learn. Hence, their business
efforts fail or remain Accounting coursework in the home
theoretical. Do you what that is? school is yet another possible
See Part II or go ...). business application for learning
to do your own books and reports.
Home school English courses lend
themselves to copywriting Character formation, honesty,
(writing good copy: content for work ethic and value – those are
websites, books, emails, the keys to real entrepreneurship
articles, blogging and – are developed in the home
communication skills). school environment through
Copywriting is a vital skill for parental influence and are
Internet entrepreneurship. further developed through
Biblical and historical studies.
Computer science in the home
school lends itself to Internet Subjects in the home school can
skills into which Internet easily incorporate certain
research and marketing skills can Internet skills for business and
be developed. The skills of product development such as
entrepreneurship develop as scanning, photography,
academics are mastered in many spreadsheets, video and CD
ways. production, with minimal cost.
Business math in the home school Typing and word processing in the
lends itself to actual business home school coursework is easily
applications, and opens up learned in the home school
environment. studies are tailored to their
individual needs.
Coursework involving
communication skills, logic and Entrepreneurship progresses the
critical thinking skills are same way. Personal incentives and
crucial to home schools and the need for excellence drives
entrepreneurship. entrepreneurship. Of course,
Christianity drives the character
How does all of this come toward good stewardship of time
together for true entrepreneurial and resources. Homeschool
opportunity and real business provides the opportunity and the
building through the home school? environment. Honest business
helps your neighbor solve his
In part two of this series of problem. The Lord provides the
articles, the how of using the blessing. Great mix - as many are
Internet for developing a small beginning to discover.
business to find qualified
clients who are really interested Excerpted from Part II:
in your business, will be
explored. “Most home schools don’t
emphasize entrepreneurship
Remember, home school lends because of imagined “immense
itself to entrepreneurship – and start up costs” or simply through
internet entrepreneurship lack of vision and know-how. This
especially - in that home school is where Internet marketing can
children universally learn to literally plug the gap.”
manage and budget time, learn to
move ahead at an ever quickening “As an internet marketing
pace and usually gain incentive specialist, I find opportunities
for personal excellence because everywhere. True entrepreneurship
finds problems others need nationwide, threw up a quick mini
solved, and then finds the sales site, bought the windows,
solution.” and found a market – all before
he left the vacation area.
“I know someone who was
vacationing in North Carolina. He The point is, wherever he
found a place that offered traveled, he could take advantage
genuine antique stained glass of almost any opportunity as it
windows for decoration. As an came his way. That’s true
Internet Marketing Specialist, he entrepreneurship. Students can be
got his laptop, did his internet taught to learn how.”
research, found the going prices
About the Author:
The author is a skilled Internet Marketing Specialist, offering consultation, copywriting, SEO, and marketing campaigns for small businesses, training students, business owners, manufacturing companies, home school parents, and home businesses. http://www.aanddnet.com
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