Small Business Samaritans Featured Friday

Next Meeting: December 9, 2022 - 8am Friday

SBS Featured Friday meetings are hosted by Phillip Saxton. Mr. Saxton says, “Business owners need an organization that is dedicated to their success. It is absolutely necessary for business owners to grow, be encouraged and interact with fellow business owners to discuss ideas and challenges of day to day operations.”

SBS Featured Friday is a small business networking group that meets each Friday at 8am. We started our meetings in Dacula, GA and after several years, moved to The 1818 Club in Duluth Georgia. Because of the current COVID-19 crisis, we started having Zoom meetings. Later in 2021, along with our Zoom meetings, we will have in person gatherings.

Over the years, hundreds of business owners have benefited from attending our weekly one hour meetings. Our meetings are free. To receive an invite to attend, complete the ‘contact us’ form and include your email address.

Hundreds of business owners have benefited greatly from regular attendance and participation in SBS FF.

SBS FF Value

The value of Small Business Samaritans Featured Friday is to provide a mental space & platform for business owners to come together, discuss business issues, fellowship, network and to take on the responsibility to pray and encourage our fellow business associates. In each of our meetings, we think hard about how each business person can be enhanced & helped. We encourage participants to join in on our weekly mission to enhance the lives of others and dedicate ourselves to their business success.

Agenda

Opening Prayer & Breakfast (For our Zoom Meetings – Feel free to have your coffee)
Teaching/Sharing Moment: Each meeting is about growing and learning business concepts
Featured Presentation – ‘Now Is The Time to Celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ – Merry Christmas.’
Each attendee share: Networking
Announcements
Closing Prayer

Invitation

We encourage participants to invite others to attend and join in on our weekly mission to enhance the lives of others and dedicate ourselves to their business success.

You may use these meetings to invite a potential client or friend to participate and enjoy our meetings. Use this meeting as part of your marketing program.

Attendance is FREE.

We network, share common interests; learn business principles and provide a platform for people to share how God has impacted their lives and businesses.

SBS FF 2022 Theme: ‘We stand on the shoulders of giants. We operate on Faith. We follow our calling’.

Business people are called

The meetings are denominationally inclusive and politically neutral and geared to business people sharing their faith in Jesus Christ and how that works in the marketplace. You do not have to be a Christian to attend, we just want people to know that we use Christian principles in business discussions. We believe that all business entrepreneurs are called by God to provide goods and services to our community. Businesses are to provide economic support and jobs for people living in the community. You do not have to be a Christian or even believe in God to start and operate a business. God uses all of us in the accomplishment of his purposes.

Many of our meetings feature a personal testimony. Join business owners and managers for our expanded teaching & fellowship events.

We expect to continue to have Zoom meetings well into 2022 because of the convenience and protection from COVID. We will plan on having in person fellowships and meetings during 2022. These in-person meetings will be announced.

Weekly Prayer

Dear Father, thank you for your help, your blessings and your support in 2022. We look forward to 2023 as we continue to work towards bringing joy and honor to your kingdom while we serve our customers and our community. Father, we are excited about the future and we shall endeavor to bring goodness to all. Amen.

Weekly Scripture

^“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Weekly Quote

“Confucius held that if there was one word that could serve as a guide throughout one’s life, it should be “forgiveness.” He said: “Do not do to others what you don’t want to be done to you.” The “forgiveness” he referred to, means putting oneself in the position of others, and refraining from forcing others to do what one does not want to do. This is a basic principle for conducting oneself in life and dealing with affairs.”

Weekly Teaching Moment

2023 will be a year of accomplishment. Our ‘Samaritans of Greatness’ will share how they will meet their calling as business people serving customers & our community.

Phillip Saxton – ‘Let us Celebrate the Birth of Jesus’

Great Business Secrets

Over the next 10 weeks, we are going to carefully examine the following 10 business secrets. This will lead to great discussions, personal growth and successful businesspeople.

Have a positive relationship with money
Put your business calling before yourself
Be an owner not an employee
Don’t do to other people what you don’t want done to you.
Do unto others what you would like other people to do for you.
Be honest
Actively manage your ‘cash-flow’.
Take one day of the week to rest
Support and help others
Trust God

“Confucius held the view that a person should help others to attain the goals they are starving toward; if he does not want others to treat him in a certain way, he himself should be the first not to treat others that way. In short, you try to understand and treat others by putting yourself in their shoes. Before doing anything, you should think about how you would do it if you were in the same position as others. This way of thinking will most likely result in a fairly correct solution to any problem.”