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Crowell News & Updates
Biola Financial Planning Association Partners with Institute for Christian Financial Health
Certified peer-to-peer financial counseling is available to all Biola students
Shane Enete — October 03, 2023
“Financial anxiety is the second highest stressor of college students…”
Crowell News & Updates
Crowell’s New Dean Shares How to Manage “Return to Office” Risks
Dr. Michael Arena speaks to Fortune magazine about “activity avalanche”
John Tuttle — August 01, 2023
Collaboration works wonders until it doesn’t
Business As Ministry
Sales Success Starts With People
Best Buy’s Bob Sokol says if you build into your team, results will come
John Tuttle — July 17, 2023
“If as a leader you're focused on things rather than people, you’re starting from the wrong place.”
Advancing Women, Business As Ministry
Ten Ways to Become a Male Ally at Work
Concrete steps to improve office culture and value female colleagues
John Tuttle — July 06, 2023
Female executives who have risen within organizations can pinpoint one or two people along the way who saw their potential and provided opportunities…
Business As Ministry
Find Your Superpower But Hold On To Your Values
VSCO CEO Greg Lutze on purpose, love and surviving going viral
John Tuttle — June 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs have to first find themselves, then work hard at not losing what they found.
Business As Ministry
CityVend: A Startup Aimed at Helping Other Startups
Biola Startup Competition winner Carlos Ventura talks about the needs of street vendors
Carlos Ventura — June 08, 2023
“Our goal is to create an all-in-one solution, because these folks could be much more successful with just a little help.”
Business As Ministry
CityVend Wins 2023 Biola Startup Competition
Project aimed at helping street vendors takes first prize
John Tuttle — May 19, 2023
“Startup competitions deliver an experience which connects all innovation stakeholders, like students, entrepreneurs, investors, alumni and faculty.”
Business As Ministry
Seven Finalists to Pitch Investors and Judges at Biola Startup Competition
Successful entrepreneurship requires community, creativity and connections
Silvia Mah — April 19, 2023
The Biola Startup Competition helps students conceptualize and launch businesses aimed at resolving the world's largest challenges through faith, skill and entrepreneurial spirit.
Advancing Women, Business Basics
Male Allies Can Help Women in the Workplace
Crowell Celebrates Women’s History Month
John Tuttle — March 16, 2023
Even before the pandemic, we certainly weren’t on equal footing. The pandemic made that worse.
Crowell News & Updates
Woven Conference 2023: Women Encouraging Women in the Workplace
Crowell’s annual women’s leadership conference featured Rachel Bodell, Michelle Lee
John Tuttle — March 09, 2023
“We were encouraged to ask questions, be curious, and to not be afraid to speak up.”
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — February 20, 2023
I have been thinking a lot about gratitude recently, and there is much to be grateful for.
Business Basics
Mentoring Matters — Ten Tips for Doing it Well
Sharing your wisdom and experience is not just good business, it’s godly stewardship
John Tuttle — February 06, 2023
“Woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”
Business Basics
Going Into Business For Yourself? Ask These Four Questions First
Your business must be more about you than about your bottom line
Randy Markley — January 23, 2023
“I do believe that answering these questions first is the best way to honor the person God made you…”
Money Life
What Does it Mean to Properly Consider Risk?
When investing, undervaluing risk can turn into gambling, but overvaluing it can mean missed opportunities
Shane Enete — January 09, 2023
“What if risk is not just a matter of the head, but also of the heart?”
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — November 07, 2022
After nine years as dean, I have discerned that this is the right time for me to retire and allow new leadership to take Crowell School of Business to the next level.
Business As Ministry
More Reasons to Be an Accountant
Being an accountant doesn’t narrow your horizons — it broadens them
John Tuttle, Philip Woodward — November 07, 2022
Jobs for MPAcc graduates are plentiful and on the rise [Part 2 of 2]
Business As Ministry
5 Myths About Being an Accountant
It’s Just Not What You Probably Think It Is
John Tuttle, Philip Woodward — November 07, 2022
More than ever, the business world needs effective accountants. [Part 1 of 2]
Business As Ministry
Leaning Into Work as Ministry
Dividing work into sacred and secular isn’t what God had in mind
Helen Mitchell — October 27, 2022
“Work has intrinsic value and is part of our calling and service to Christ.”
Business As Ministry
How to Reinvent Your Career to Match Your Values
Want to do something different? You don’t have to go it alone
Danielle Becker — October 20, 2022
Don’t be afraid to dream big and say ‘yes’ to what God puts before you.
Business As Ministry
How Simple Modern’s Founder Mike Beckham Does Business Differently
When generosity is more than words, a company can go off-script and still be successful
John Tuttle — September 29, 2022
“We view Simple Modern through a stewardship lens. The company is not mine.”
Money Life
God Gives Growth: A Biblical Perspective on Investment Returns
Keeping perspective in the investment process requires Godly discernment
Shane Enete — September 23, 2022
“The problem with my prayers was that everything was about me and my agency: ‘Lord, bless my amazing planting and my sufficient watering!’”
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — September 06, 2022
Vibrant organizations are always in tension between stability and change, and Crowell is no exception.
Business As Ministry
Changing The World, One Startup at a Time
Biola’s Startup Competition 2022 winners announced
Lindsey Hayden — August 30, 2022
We know this is going to happen. This idea just feels like a God thing. We couldn’t be more grateful!
Business As Ministry
Four Reasons to Lean Into the Unexpected from Magnolia’s Former CBO
Michael Rodriguez shares how he learned to live faithfully on the roller coaster of professional life
John Tuttle — August 12, 2022
“I've lived a life that has, by its very nature, been unexpected. It is the providence of God.”
Advancing Women
Clearing the “Confidence Gap” — How to Not Underestimate Yourself and Nurture Confidence in Women
For women in the workplace, is being competent ever good enough?
Laureen Mgrdichian — August 01, 2022
Confidence is not just a feeling that you are good the way you are and can do whatever you set your mind to. Confidence is more of an attitude with which you view and interact with the world.