9From Vision to Vehicle is based on biblical principles. Much prayer and research has been given to this work. Our team has gathered and packaged information that will give you the guidance you need for success on your visionary journey to your destiny. Up-to-date information has been gathered from religious leaders, secular business owners, vendors, consultants and other experts. Starting a business can be an exciting and rewarding adventure or it can be a devastating venture. Good times or bad, it is the character of the entrepreneur, which guides a business to success or helps it to bounce back from setbacks. To survive as an entrepreneur, you must be willing to sacrifice your time and energy to make your venture work. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs do not realize how much of themselves they will need to give their business. This partially explains why only a handful of new businesses survive past three years. There has been a substantial amount of professional efforts to complete this Guide. My prayer is that the deposit made, through you reading and using this Guide, will increase your knowledge to develop and operate a successful business, God's way. My final request is that you pay it forward and bless someone else with what you have learned. Dr. Ann Williams is known for her compassionate spirit and strong prophetic discipline toward people in need. She has over 30 years in public school education and over twenty-five years in humanitarian efforts in the State of Florida and Georgia. In 1994 she was inspired by God, and persuaded that there was a definite Call on her life to help the disenfranchised, with a focus on single moms and their children. Perhaps, her most significant contribution has been to empower and mobilize women, especially the formerly incarcerated woman. It has been through her experiences of establishing a purpose driven nonprofit organization (Sisters'... "Overcomers In Christian Unity" Ministry, Inc.), that many programs have been developed initiated and sponsored to enhance women's lives in many areas.