Good Business Books to Help Manage a Catholic Family Business

Good business books to purchase and obtain ideas for
managing a Catholic family business

Managing and operating a Catholic online business for the
Catholic family will not only be profitable, but also
meaningful, and with significance, if the ideal of service
is ingrained in the vision and philosophy vision of the small
business. The following list given below are titles of
business books which one can purchase and read to gain the
necessary business wisdom and insight that is important for
the operation of one's Catholic online business.

Service as a business mission is exciting and builds
positivity and enthusiasm. Even when the economy is
experiencing hard times, if one's Catholic family business
is rooted well in the ideal of service excellence to people,
then the business will surely not only survive and thrive,
but also be at its best, in its desire to serve others.

The Catholic sector of business still has to produce much
business books to guide all who want to operate a Catholic
family business. There are however, Church documents which
give guidelines on how Catholics are to operate their
business ventures. To give a sample of these documents and
also other business books that are Catholic in perspective,
a list of titles is given here below which you can search
and purchase online or in bookstores:

• Gaudium et Spes, Chapter Three, "Economic
  and Social Life
• "Heart-Business: Building a Kinder, Gentler Workplace"
  by Dolores Lynn Torrell
• "The Hundredth Year" by Pope John Paul II
• "Bringing Spirituality to your Daily Work", by John C.
  Haughey
• "The Holy Use of Money", by John C. Haughey

Aside from the business books written from a Catholic
perspective, there are also great books that are rooted in
the service ideal which we can also apply to the Catholic
family business. Below is a list of these business books
and also a brief review of selected books from the list to
help you know more about the content of the books and make
a good purchase online or from the bookstore nearest you.

List of good business books to purchase to manage
and operate our Catholic online business

• 12 Steps To Success Through Service by Barrie
  Hopson and Mike Scally
• 138 Quick Ideas to Get More Clients by Howard
  L. Shenson and Jerry R. Wilson
• Good Service is Good Business: 7 Simple
  Strategies For Success by Catherine DeVrye
• Service, Service, Service: A Secret
  Weapon for Your Growing Business by Steve
  Albrecht
• What Losing Taught Me About Winning:
  The Ultimate Guide for Success in Small
  and Home-Based Business by Fran Tarkenton
  with Wes Smith
• 101 Ways to Make Profits by Steve Pipe
• 101 Ways to Promote Your Business by Godfrey Harris and
  Gregrey Harris
• The Direct Selling Entrepreneurial Mindset: Learn the
  7 keys towards attaining financial independence and personal
  freedom as a direct sales entrepreneur by Josiah Go
• 101 Ways to Get More Business by Timothy R. V. Foster
• Samurai Selling: The Ancient Art of Service in Sales
  by Chuck Laughlin and Karen Sage, with
  Marc Bockmon
• Sell Successfully by Herbert N. Casson
• How to Start and Build a Business by Herbert N. Casson
• The Chinese Art of Excellence: Timeless Wisdom from
  Chinese Classics by Adam Sia
• In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's
  Best-Run Companies
• Clients for Life: Evolving From An Expert For
  Hire to an Extraordinary Advisor by Jagdish Sheth and
  Andrew Sobel
• The Power of Positive Thinking in Business by
  Scott W. Ventrella
• My Father's Business: Guidelines for Ministry in
  the Marketplace by Peter Tsukahira

Brief Reviews of some the books

Although most of these business books have been written with
businesses that are not yet well computerized or highly
technological, the same principles hold true for online
businesses that still have strong interpersonal contacts and
relationships with customers and clients (click and mortar
businesses). All the business wisdom and insights written
in these business books and resources can easily be
translated to the culture of the internet and the way of
servicing clients and customers online.

In Search of Excellence is a business book so
classic that all business people can not but read if they
wish their Catholic family business to succeed in the online
marketspace. The very basics and rudiments of a successful
business enterprise are given here through the examples of
America's great corporations. These business principles can
be easily translated to the way we operate our online
business.

Clients for Life is very valuable for business people
who wish to commit themselves to the service profession. This
business book will fully establish one's Catholic online
business so that one can have a permanent, faithful and loyal
clientele and customer base. This customer base will compose
the core or bulk of our repeat sales and business - one that
will call us to serve "clients for life".

Samurai Selling is by far the best business book on
service in sales that all can read and translate for our modern
context. Though the business wisdom and insight are taken from
ancient principles of the samurai in service of his lord, it
can be well translated to our small online business context.
The values and ideals of the samurai is best seen in what the
term really means. "Samurai" means one who serves.

The Power of Positive Thinking in Business is a very
vital and significant business book that can truly help us
build the Catholic family business. The book gives 10 traits to
help us develop a positive attitude in building and operating
our business. For those experiencing difficulty in finding
means and ways to obtain a positive attitude and outlook in
business, because of the negative circumstances that happen in
our business environment, this business book is indeed a great
help to brighten our outlook. It gives 10 solutions to help us
fight anxiety and worry in operating our small online business.

• Optimism
• Enthusiasm
• Belief
• Integrity
• Courage
• Confidence
• Determination
• Patience
• Calmness
• Focus

My Father's Business is perhaps the business book that
truly encapsulates the Christian principles of ministry. It is
to be remembered that before Catholicism and Protestantism, Paul
the apostle, earned his keep in ministering to the Gentiles. His
business and profession was tentmaking. So as not to burden the
Christian households to whom he ministers and preaches the gospel,
he engaged in the tent making business. This business book,
"My Father's Business", tells us that even though we are engaged
in business in the online marketspace, we can, like Paul the
Apostle, also witness to others as a Christian, and make our
small online business a venue and context for ministry and
mission.