Owning a business is a rewarding, challenging and life-altering
experience. In today’s economy, the difficulties are plentiful, but so
are the success stories, as many brave entrepreneurs battle against the
odds to make their dreams a robust and blooming reality. These issues
become especially intriguing when these trailblazers launch faith-based
ventures.
As you may know, The Marketplace by The Blaze features
and promotes unique small businesses that are run by owners who face
some of these profound issues — and joys. Scott Osborne of SentForHim.com and Mark Smith of Gifts Catholic, two of the faith-based businesses in the Marketplace, connected with TheBlaze this
week to share their experiences building up their businesses. They also
issued advice for Christian entrepreneurs who may be looking to follow
in their footsteps.
THE SENTFORHIM.COM STORY
Osborne’s idea for SentForHim.com,
an affordable and unique greeting card company, came five years ago
after he and his wife noticed that the messages in greeting cards have
turned, in many instances, negative. While walking in a card aisle at a
local store, he recalled having to very-literally shield his children’s
eyes from offensive messages.
“I remember thinking — ’What happened to the old days when all the
cards were family friendly?,” he said. “We thought, ‘Someone should do
something about that.’”
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