Igniting the entrepreneurial mindset in faith-driven people through training and support to create more abundant lives
34,378
Total New Businesses Created
147,793
Total Graduates
81%
Improved Quality of Life
84%
Increased Personal Income
88%
Increased Commitment to Serve
Provide a path to sustainable self-reliance.
Empowering Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Academy ACT NOW members receive action-based business training and ongoing support.
Phase 1: START NOW
Members begin the journey to sustainable self-reliance by implementing practical knowledge and income-generating activities.
Phase 2: GROW NOW
Members progress along the path to self-reliance by actively participating in monthly chapter meetings and advancing their business plans.
Phase 3: EXPAND NOW
Members increase their self-reliance through chapter meetings and significant business expansion.
Phase 4: GIVE NOW
Members give back by volunteering in local chapter leadership and mentoring others along the path of sustainable self-reliance.
“I am very grateful for the self-reliance courses and for the Academy. They have motivated and taught me how to start and grow a business. Today we support our house with the sales of these products! Thanks to Start Now, we learned that we can start a business and achieve self-reliance through entrepreneurship.”
Maria Rosângela | Brazil
“Due to my country’s difficult economic and employment situation, I felt that I should take the ‘My Business’ Academy course. I was able to recognize the skills and gifts I already possessed to start my own business and with guidance from our Heavenly Father, we set out to create our own automotive paint technician business.”
Carlos Ruiz | Colombia