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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.
Business As Ministry
Learning by Doing: Student Managed Investment Fund Makes it Real
For these finance students, their grades are benchmarks and earnings
Billy Chedester — July 08, 2022
If a career in financial planning involves making wise investments with clients’ money and resources, what better way to learn than with real money and real investments?
Crowell News & Updates
Message From Dean Gary Lindblad
Gary Lindblad — May 18, 2022
Much of our shaping of students takes place in the classroom, but that’s by no means the full picture. To be prepared, our students have to step out into the business world, and we must also bring the business world to them.
Crowell News & Updates
Crowell Students Take Their Startup to the Next Level
Startup Competition-winning project gets funding and preparation for the big stage
John Tuttle — May 11, 2022
“The Crowell curriculum and faculty and staff have built us into who we are today…”
Crowell News & Updates
How Crowell Faculty are Contributing to the Culture, the Church and the Craft
Faculty news and updates
John Tuttle — May 04, 2022
The excellence of a school is built upon the excellence of its faculty, and despite the obstacles and tensions in our culture and in our world,...
Business As Ministry
What Do Entrepreneurs and Investors Have in Common? Curiosity and Passion
Business mogul Sylvia Mah says that investors often look at a founder’s character more than their product
Silvia Mah — April 11, 2022
“You want investors to say, ‘Yes, I want to invest in that business. It has a market, it has a sustainability plan, and it has a founder who has a value system that I want to invest in.’”
Crowell News & Updates
Woven Conference to Feature Helen Mitchell and Grace Samson-Song
Crowell’s annual women’s leadership conference returns to campus April 1
John Tuttle — March 31, 2022
“Our speakers will bring a fresh perspective on navigating the workplace environment in today's climate.”