Shavon Dion Bethel recently discussed how taking part in church activities can improve your business.
Attending church can have many positive impacts on your personal life. It can also positively influence the success of your business. Businessman and avid churchgoer Shavon Dion Bethel recently discussed how taking part in church activities can improve your business.
“You don’t go to church in search of greater success for your business, but it just comes as being part of the church community,” Shavon Dion Bethel said. “Churches offer an extremely strong sense of community, and this community positively affects your business, even if your business is not associated with church happening in any way.”
First, Bethel explained that attending church opens yourself and your business to a variety of networking opportunities. Through church, you will meet fellow business owners, and possibly even vendors and potential clients. All of these connections can help you advance your business more rapidly than if you weren’t part of a church community.
Shavon Dion Bethel added that being actively involved in church activities shows your customers that you care about God and your community. Many customers will choose a company that aligns with their beliefs over a company that doesn’t.
“Through church, we take part in a wide range of activities that help the community,” Shavon Bethel said. “We participated in community service, helped feed the hungry, provide gifts to families in need at Christmas time, and countless other activities.
Bethel explained that younger generations are becoming extremely concerned with the ethics of the companies they choose. Taking part in church activities that benefit the community let your customers know that you’re an ethical company. In fact a recent study showed that consumers view a company’s ethics as more important than the product itself.
Similarly, Shavon Dion Bethel explained that the church can connect you with like-minded people who could be potential employees. Employees whose beliefs and community efforts align with yours can be longer-lasting and more motivated than those found from outside sources.
“The church connects us with countless people with similar beliefs. These people may one day be business partners, our employees, our vendors, or our clients,” The key is to treat everyone with courtesy and respect.