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Redemptive Entrepreneurship

Praxis Academy coined the term Redemptive Entrepreneurship.  According to Praxis, there are three rings to the redemptive framework: Exploitative, Ethical, and Redemptive. Exploitative Entrepreneurship is when a company exists only for profit, and will do anything to achieve profit even if it means exploiting their customers. Ethical Entrepreneurship is when a company engages in ethical business practices […]

Soapbox

Soapbox is a company that sells personal care products ranging from hand sanitizer, shampoo, and body lotions, but they are far greater than a soap business. Soapbox is a redemptive business that has a mission to give back and provide sustainable impact in communities. Every time someone purchases from Soapbox, a bar of soap is […]

1%

  One percent of the planet is a nonprofit organization that is truly rooted in redemptive entrepreneurship. They are a company that helps teach other companies on how to be redemptive in their giving but also making a smaller carbon footprint on the environment. They recognize that they cannot solve the climate crisis however, they […]

Patagonia

In class we have discussed redemptive entrepreneurship and what that looks like for different areas of business, organizations, and philanthropy. However, we have not quite looked at the application of redemptive entrepreneurship and companies that are doing this well. Well, today I will look at one company in particular who has captured the essence of […]

Tegu Blocks

Tegu is a company that is known primarily for their unique wooden building blocks that magnetically stick together, but there is much more behind the story. Tegu is a company, founded by Chris and Will Haughey, in Tegucigalpa Honduras, hence the name “tegu”. Tegu does much more than just sell unique building blocks, they are […]

Clean Juice: Faith-based, Holistic, Organic

A couple of weeks ago I was delivery driving for Uber Eats. When I show up at a restaurant to pick up an order, I will sometimes order food for myself when the place looks elite. In this instance, I ordered an avocado turkey wrap from Clean Juice in Pittsburgh. I will say, the ingredients […]

Ocean – A Mission to Build More Redemptive Company Cultures

Ocean is a redemptive company that provides Christ-centered training for current and future entrepreneurs to bring impact and influence to today’s culture. Business owners are the future of culture. It is important to have culture influenced by the Bible rather than the secular marketplace and Ocean has recognized the growth in the entrepreneurship vocation but […]