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Entrepreneurship: An Engine of Human Flourishing
Entrepreneurship: An Engine of Human Flourishing
Feb 11, 2026 7:32 AM

As leaders of HOPE International, an organization that empowers men and women across the globe through business training, savings services, and small loans, Peter Greer and Chris Horst have witnessed the transformative impact entrepreneurship can have on individuals munities, particularly when paired with the power of the Gospel.

In Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing, a new book for AEI’s Values and Capitalism project, they explore this reality at length, pelling stories of businesspeople that illustrate the profound importance of free enterprise and entrepreneurship in equipping the poor and empowering the marginalized.

Watch the trailer for the book here:

You can order the book here.

For an example of Greer’s marvelous ability to tell such stories, see any number of videosin the PovertyCure series.

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