1996 was the first time I quit my corporate job and 2017 was the second. For years I had a very lucrative career in the healthcare industry. During those years the Lord asked me to trust Him and suspend my corporate endeavors. The first time was to raise and homeschool my five children, I knew after I got pregnant with my 5th son I was going to have to sacrifice something to raise them; my husband and I agreed I would stay home.
The second time was to expand my entrepreneurial mandate. I have always been an entrepreneur, it is intertwined in my DNA. My father was an entrepreneur making beautiful furniture, my cousin was a serial entrepreneur, and my grandfather was one too. Following World War II, my grandfather started a very successful business that was in the family for over three decades. Proverbs 13:22 says, " A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous."
The Lord has been dealing with me about the wealth transfer since 1992, the scripture that keeps resounding in my spirit is Haggai 2:8, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.” I am a witness that God will give you the skills you need to obey Him and advance His Kingdom. That is why I am so excited about the Marketplace Prophet’s Business Academy because I get to train people to expand their online influence and increase their wealth.
While I was taking care of my five children, I started a jewelry design business called Stones of Virtue. With no previous design experience, I ran that company for four years. I have always been convinced that if God tells you to do something He will equip you to do it. My jewelry was in department stores, on the pages of magazines, and on Hollywood stars. It far exceeded my expectations.
Also during those years, I was reading a book called, The One Minute Millionaire. This prompted me to learn more about the Internet, I began my quest for a new business opportunity. At that time there were only 100,000 websites and Amazon.com was just an online bookstore; Today there are more than 192,375,760 websites. The last big surge online was the Dot.com boom, which started in 1998 and ended in 2000. We are headed for another major efflux as new technology is being created with the AI boom. I want to encourage you that no idea is stupid, and someone is waiting for what you carry.
2024 holds promise for those with the ambition and foresight to seize opportunities during evolving consumer behaviors and geopolitical shifts. While such transitions may instill uncertainty, they also create fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship. Here are four reasons 2024 is a divine time for entrepreneurial expansion:
The Kingdom of God is expanding, and we need money are resources to gather the harvest.
The global economy is in a state of flux, there are wars and rumors of wars and big box stores are crumbling under the weight of a broken economy. This is the breeding ground for innovation, new products, services, and new businesses.
Technology is advancing and creating new platforms that enable entrepreneurs to run multi-million-dollar businesses from their homes with minimal overhead.
New niches and industries are emerging. As economies recover and adapt to new realities, gaps emerge that savvy entrepreneurs can fill with innovative solutions. Just think there was no such thing as a web designer in 1993.
If you already have a business think about how you can scale it with the use of new opportunities and resources. If you are thinking of starting one and need a little help, book a free 30-minute discovery session, I would love to talk to you.
