{"id":1508,"date":"2012-01-03T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T02:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nehemiah.pivotdev.com\/blog\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2020-03-16T23:20:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T06:20:42","slug":"business-for-the-common-good-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nehemiahecommunity.com\/members\/devotionals\/business-for-the-common-good-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Business for the Common Good","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><em>A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion<\/em> \u2013 <strong>Psalm 112:5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you operating your business for the common good or for personal gain?\u00a0 What does it mean to operate a business for the common good?\u00a0 Can it be done sustainably?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan made this statement, \u201cI have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.\u201d\u00a0 It is unfortunate that neither Wall Street nor Washington have lived up to these simple words of wisdom from our retired Fed Chairman. 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This would have prevented our current economic disaster, which is simply the result of greed. Our nation is being destroyed by greedy corporations, greedy investors, and greedy politicians all seeking their own interests. &nbsp;What our economy needs most right now is a new insurgence of entrepreneurs who are committed to doing business based on moral convictions for the common good, not just for personal self-interest. &nbsp;These entrepreneurs will not only be able to revive our economy through job creation, they will also be able to finance and hold a new breed of politicians accountable to restoring all levels of government to the good and decent values of the founding fathers.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"Retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan made this statement, \u201cI have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.\u201d&nbsp; It is unfortunate that neither Wall Street nor Washington have lived up to these simple words of wisdom from our retired Fed Chairman. This would have prevented our current economic disaster, which is simply the result of greed. Our nation is being destroyed by greedy corporations, greedy investors, and greedy politicians all seeking their own interests. &nbsp;What our economy needs most right now is a new insurgence of entrepreneurs who are committed to doing business based on moral convictions for the common good, not just for personal self-interest. &nbsp;These entrepreneurs will not only be able to revive our economy through job creation, they will also be able to finance and hold a new breed of politicians accountable to restoring all levels of government to the good and decent values of the founding fathers."}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"<p>What does it mean to do business for the common good?&nbsp; It means that your business exists not just for your benefit or the stockholders' but that it benefits all; the employees, the customers, the community and the nation.&nbsp; It means that you see your business as a 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