Build a business that delivers redemptive impact.
All the business foundations you need to get your venture started, anchored in a redemptive worldview–the only of its kind in Canada.
We aim to equip aspiring faith-driven entrepreneurs with business knowledge that’s grounded in biblical principles, so that their ventures are built to effect Kingdom change and bless the community.
Applications are currently closed. If you’re interested in signing up for the next one, please submit an interest form.
Program Details:
$580.00 (CAD)
8 Live Sessions
1 Session with a
Redemptive Business Coach
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Program Highlights:
Redemptive Business Worldview: Application of biblical narratives to the business context
Essential Business Knowledge: Gain foundational knowledge necessary to start your venture
Redemptive Business Canvas: A proprietary tool that incorporates redemptive elements into a holistic and actionable business plan
Community: Connect with peers who are on a similar journey for support, sharing, and collaboration
Coaching: One session at the end of the series with a redemptive business coach to prepare you to continue the journey
Key Areas of Learning:
Redemptive Essentials – Introduction to the redemptive mindset. This is the grounding philosophy so that you can view all areas of your venture through a redemptive lens.
Vision, Mission, Values – Establishing the ‘why, what, how’ of the venture, ensuring that the foundation is redemptive in nature.
Market Validation – Looking beyond the product/service you want to launch, to address needs in the market with redemptive solutions.
Sales & Marketing – Communicating and selling in ways that are relevant and compelling, delivering value to customers that is not solely driven by monetary gain.
Operations & Finance – Setting processes and structures that establish a healthy and sustainable organization, allowing the business to live out its redemptive purpose.
Team Development & Management – Building individuals and teams up in a culture that allows them to flourish, even as they work.
Instructor:
Hannah Lau
Founder, Principal Consultant
Astera Asia
Co-Creator, Redemptive Business Canvas
Lecturer, Entrepreneurial Marketing
University of Waterloo
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Hannah Lau is originally from Canada but has built a truly international career, including 15 years spent overseas. She is passionate about living out her faith through entrepreneurship and has been running her own redemptive consulting business, Astera Asia, since 2015.
She specializes in guiding small-medium-sized firms from startup to scale-up, applying a redemptive lens to every aspect. Hannah works collaboratively with founders to ensure their ventures have a strong foundation. From strategy (business planning, value prop/positioning) and organizational development (organizational structure, capacity building) to operations and marketing/communications, making sure a venture is set up for success.
With experience working in advertising and consulting agencies and as a founder herself, Hannah draws experience from a diverse background of contexts and client sectors. She has worked with 200+ businesses, is a lecturer at the University of Waterloo for entrepreneurial marketing, and is one of the co-creators of the Redemptive Business Canvas. Hannah is a perennial pioneer and is always ready to help build, fix, and change.
From past participants:
Alexandra Ermel
Andre Parris
Althea Fernandes
Abram Yung
Contact Information:
Email: hlau@tyndale.ca
