Shania, as your brother in Christ I would like you to consider the following information when forming your new business adventure. While this is an exciting time for you with new challenges and the joy of being a small business owner, there are many critical decisions you have to make when starting a new business. I’ll address each item that you need to consider and which routes I recommend you take.
First, we need to decide which type of company or corporation you want to form. Based in the fact that your husband wants to invest, but doesn’t want to commit to an active part in the business, we need to form a business that allows him to do this. I also want to limit your personal liability if you should be sued or charged criminally. Another …show more content…
There is no more important union outside of our relationship with Christ than marriage itself. I’m afraid if you brought Kelsey into the partnership or even just as an employee you would be seen as causing marital strife by Kelsey’s husband. God first, family second, and work is the last priority. Kelsey’s life would be much less fulfilling if she was working, but was divorced and only saw her children fifty percent of the time. Explain your concern to her and that you would not want to be the reason for marital difficulties to develop. There is also the potential if you brought Kelsey on as a partner, her husband could sue for a portion of the business in the event their marriage dissolved and become a partner without you endorsing it. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14)? That quote from 2 Corinthians also would apply to your neighbor Carlos. While he may be a nice person, his basic morals and values are not going to align with yours and could potentially cause conflict in your business decisions. You may simply explain to him that you’re not interested currently in taking on additional partners. Now, he may just want the opportunity to be an employee. If this is the case, it would be a good opportunity to surround him with brothers and sisters in Christ, customers and employees who could witness to him and share the good news. A good starting point would be to explain the differences between the different Christ centered church organizations that he referred
First, we need to decide which type of company or corporation you want to form. Based in the fact that your husband wants to invest, but doesn’t want to commit to an active part in the business, we need to form a business that allows him to do this. I also want to limit your personal liability if you should be sued or charged criminally. Another …show more content…
There is no more important union outside of our relationship with Christ than marriage itself. I’m afraid if you brought Kelsey into the partnership or even just as an employee you would be seen as causing marital strife by Kelsey’s husband. God first, family second, and work is the last priority. Kelsey’s life would be much less fulfilling if she was working, but was divorced and only saw her children fifty percent of the time. Explain your concern to her and that you would not want to be the reason for marital difficulties to develop. There is also the potential if you brought Kelsey on as a partner, her husband could sue for a portion of the business in the event their marriage dissolved and become a partner without you endorsing it. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14)? That quote from 2 Corinthians also would apply to your neighbor Carlos. While he may be a nice person, his basic morals and values are not going to align with yours and could potentially cause conflict in your business decisions. You may simply explain to him that you’re not interested currently in taking on additional partners. Now, he may just want the opportunity to be an employee. If this is the case, it would be a good opportunity to surround him with brothers and sisters in Christ, customers and employees who could witness to him and share the good news. A good starting point would be to explain the differences between the different Christ centered church organizations that he referred