Doing Business by the Good Book Ch 51

WWT's Success Story

• WWT, a company facing cash flow problems, landed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Air Force, which would have tripled the company's revenue from $17 million.
• Investing thousands of hours and $150,000, WWT worked hard to win the contract, but a competitor secured the deal instead.
• The General Services Administration (GSA) contacted WWT to offer a new start-up program contract related to technology expertise.
• WWT secured the GSA program contract in 60 days and its annual sales increased from 17millionto17 million to 17millionto74 million.
• This GSA contract, exceeding the one lost to the Air Force, distinguished WWT as an industry leader.
• The GSA contract helped WWT expand into non-governmental areas and demonstrated accelerated business processes common to governmental contracts.

Faith in Action

• The author believes that God is involved in WWT's success and credits divine intervention for their achievements.
• They advocate for prayer as a tool for guidance during business activities, even during critical phone calls.
• The author notes that faith is sometimes challenged during difficult times but can be regained.
• Sometimes faith is seen as optional or a relic of the past.
• The company's founder and wife, Thelma, organize Sunday School classes to promote faith-based business practices.
• The author encourages the idea of using faith to achieve business goals.
• The author and wife believe the company will one day be a $10 Billion company as well as reach a future billion-dollar objective.
• Faith, not past success, is an important component of future success, according to the author.

Faith and Belief

• Paul's words, "I can do all things through him who strengthens me," (Philippians 4:13) inspire the author.
• The passage from John 20:29, about faith in Jesus, is quoted to encourage faith in achieving future goals.