Sleeves and Totes for Work and Play
Grace plays many roles: she is a talented seamstress, wife and mother. But now, thanks to the Paradigm Shift business training, she is also a sharp businesswoman who invests and saves her business income.
Eager to give back to her community after all she has learned, Grace now volunteers with the Paradigm Shift program and helps other entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
Grace is a gifted seamstress. While attending design school in 1999, she realized God had blessed her with a talent for sewing. Now Grace is able to make a wide range of products including ironing board covers, placemats, tablecloths, blankets, chair covers and custom-designed clothes for women and children.
Through the Paradigm Shift business training at New Creation Family Church, Grace has become as adept at managing her business as she is at sewing beautiful products. For example, by implementing a detailed record-keeping system, Grace is able to track her cash flow, her best selling products, her raw materials costs and more.
As a recipient of two microloans, Grace has proven herself to be creditworthy by faithfully repaying them. In just over one year, Grace’s business income more than doubled. In addition to investing her business income back into her business and family, Grace has also become a disciplined saver.
Although her business has prospered, Grace has also faced significant challenges in her personal life. When her husband lost his job, it was not only an economic setback, but also a test of faith. Grace did not waiver in her trust in God to provide for her family, and she has developed a greater sense of compassion for others who are experiencing similar financial challenges.
Grateful for all she has learned, Grace now serves as a volunteer with the Paradigm Shift program and helps other entrepreneurs grow their businesses along with their faith in God.
Grace says, “I thank God for sending the Paradigm Shift program. I was nobody, but now I am somebody. For the first time in my life, I have money in savings, a business brand and confidence in myself and my abilities to run my business.”
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