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Data and Decisions
Digital Business Students Learn SEO from Expert in the Field
David Bourgeois — August 11, 2017
Evan Baer, a serial entrepreneur and author of Get Backed, was asked the question during a panel on raising capital, “Where is the best place to...
Crowell News & Updates
Crowell School of Business Biola Faculty Member and 2 Biola MBA Alumni Ring the NYSE Closing Bell
Shane Enete — August 11, 2017
Crowell School of Business Biola faculty member and 2 Biola MBA alum ring the NYSE closing bell. Two Biola MBA students, Aaron Moon (’15) and...
Alumni Spotlights
Alumni Spotlight: Wes Wasson ('89) CEO and Co-Founder at DreamStart Labs
The Crowell School of Business (CSB) asked Wes Wasson, 89’, CEO and Co-Founder of DreamStart Labs, to provide an update on his business activities – and to talk about how he integrates his faith at work.
Wes Wasson — May 15, 2017
Crowell: You love building new things. For the past 20 years, you've been in technology leadership positions in the vibrant Silicon Valley. What...
Business As Ministry
Talent Tithing
Laureen Mgrdichian — May 12, 2017
What is the first thing you think of when you think of the word tithing? Most likely, the word “money” would be in the top three of most people’s...
Business As Ministry
What is "Business as Ministry?"
Gary Lindblad — November 8, 2016
When you come into the lobby of Biola University’s business school you’ll see a banner that reads, “Crowell School of Business: Business as...
Business As Ministry
Turning your Passion into a Business
John Schad — September 6, 2016
Pursuing Your Passions as an Entrepreneur God has given each of us unique talents, passions and spiritual gifts. God has a plan for you and will...
Crowell News & Updates
Announcing our New Concentration in Business Analytics
David Bourgeois — April 26, 2016
The Crowell School of Business is pleased to announce the launch of our new concentration in Business Analytics, which will begin this fall. The...
Startup Competition
Student to Startup
Kayla Harrington — April 26, 2016
Kayla Harrington is a student in the Crowell School of Business at Biola University. She led her team, White Elephant Post, to the first-place finish in the inaugural Biola Startup Competition. In this post, she shares her thoughts about her experience.
Business Basics
How Can Design Thinking Help Organizations Become More Innovative?
Jeff McHugh — March 3, 2016
This is the second post in a two post series that examines the best practices of innovative companies and the factors that predict whether a...
Business Basics
Building a Culture of Innovation
Jeff McHugh — March 1, 2016
This is the first post in a two post series that examines the best practices of innovative companies and the factors that predict whether a...
Business Basics
The Pitfalls of Cost Control
Nick Sherwin — February 23, 2016
In today's blog post, Dr. Nick Sherwin, Associate Professor of Management, shares some personal experiences that demonstrate the impact that misguided cost control may have on a company's competitive advantage.
Business As Ministry
What is Biblically Responsible Investing?
Shane Enete — February 4, 2016
Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) is a growing movement among Christian investors and investment firms, with significant potential for cultural impact. BRI is an investing approach that seeks to ensure that a Christian is investing in a way that is consistent with the moral standards of the Bible.
Business Basics
Entrepreneurship: America's Greatest Opportunity for Prosperity
Ruth Lopez Novodor — December 14, 2015
At the Advisory Board meeting of the Biola Startup Competition, Ruth Lopez Novodor, CEO of Beverly Oncology and Imaging (BOI) Medical Group, Inc., shared her passion for entrepreneurship, especially in light of the launch of the Biola Startup Competition. We asked her to articulate these thoughts for the Crowell School of Business blog. Here they are.
Business Basics
Why Most Startups Fail (and How to Avoid It)
Wes Wasson — November 17, 2015
Have a great startup idea? Chances are, it’ll fail. According to a recent study from Harvard Business School, only 25 percent of startups earn back...
Women Leading
Book Review: Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead
Laureen Mgrdichian — November 16, 2015
A friend once commented to me that the difference between our moms and us is that when we asked our moms “What’s for dinner?” they actually knew. I...
Crowell News & Updates
Recap: Crowell Distinguished Speaker Series with Martha Daniel, CEO of IMRI
Robert Curtis — November 2, 2015
Martha Daniel – How to Manage with G.U.T.S. “Success is personal. It is defined by your dream, achieved by your desire, and measured by both.” — ...
Startup Competition
Recap: Startup Competition Kickoff
Robert Harp — September 28, 2015
On September 14, the Biola Startup Competition, http://crowell.biola.edu/startup, kick-off event opened with a standing-room only crowd of...
Crowell News & Updates
Recap: Crowell Distinguished Speaker Series with Michael Fleming, CEO of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor
Robert Curtis — September 25, 2015
You can view the video of Michael’s talk at: http://open.biola.edu/resources/six-phases-of-faith-in-business The speaker for the first Crowell...
Business Basics
Control Systems Gone Bad?
Nick Sherwin — May 12, 2014
Management has four primary functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Controlling is the process of measuring performance and...
Business Basics
Corporate Moral Conscience — The Hobby Lobby Case
Thomas Wilson — April 30, 2014
In the near future, the United States Supreme Court will rule in the Hobby Lobby case, which is being closely watched by advocates of religious...
Business Basics
So You Want to Work From Home?
Thomas Wilson — January 27, 2014
As the digital revolution unfolded a number of years ago, the concept of working from home (“WFH”) became a commonplace practice. Many businesses...
Business As Ministry
Do Economic Incentives Help or Hinder "Business as Mission" Practitioners?
Steve Rundle — December 11, 2013
There is a lot of excitement nowadays about businesses that have multiple “bottom lines.” Whether one calls it "Social Entrepreneurship" (SE) or...
Data and Decisions
Understanding Financial Ratios from a Management Perspective (part 2)
Nick Sherwin — October 10, 2013
In part one of this blog topic, I took a critical look at two of the five specific categories of financial ratios required in the undergraduate...
Business As Ministry
Will Someone Please Explain To Me: What Is Business as Mission?
Steve Rundle — October 3, 2013
These days the term “Business as Mission” (BAM) gets used a lot, and synonymously it seems, with many other terms such as “Marketplace Ministry,” “...
Business Basics
Seriously Now... Reflections on Birthday Marketing
Laureen Mgrdichian — August 30, 2013
I love August. Summer is in full swing, and the family and I have sufficiently adjusted to not having a school schedule. But more than anything,...

The Crowell School of Business (CSB) asked Wes Wasson, 89’, CEO and Co-Founder of DreamStart Labs, to provide an update on his business activities – and to talk about how he integrates his faith at work.

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