Torch, Spring 1986

8 An axiom taught in business colleges is that the main business of business is to make a profit. Robert Hartenstein, President of Hartco, Inc . , used to believe this axiom, but no longer. EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Hartenstein is an unusual man . It is not because he is a Christian or because ofthe free enter– prise efforts that turned a small, falter – ing company into the stable firm that it is today. Rather, it is because he and his staffare committed to managing the company according to biblical princi- pies to glorify God. What makes Bob Hartenstein distinctive is the degree to which his commitment contrasts with the world's rules for business success . His story follows as told by TORCH Managing Editor Ron Coriell.