Archive for the 'Making A Difference' Category

I ran across this quote from Ludwig von Mises, an Austrian economist. It essentially describes entrepreneurs as leaders because they realize the uncertainty of the future, the fact that nothing remains the same, and yet make plans to make an impact in the future through their activities. It applies to social entrepreneurs and business ventures […]

I enjoy reading my Kiva.org updates. Here’s the latest on one of my loans to Va Chou. 76% has been repaid!
It’s always interesting to look at the field partners involved who administrate the loans. In this case it’s Credit MFI - World Relief . The interest they charge is 11% on this loan. The “competition” […]

Some kids from one of the poorest parts of the country came knocking at her door. If she gave them a hand out, a never ending stream of kids begging for money would live outside her door. She couldn’t give money to them all. So what could she do? Here was her answer. And it […]

Walter Siavichay one of the folks I’ve tried to help by partially funding his microloan of $1200 through Kiva.org
I got an email today that he’s already repaid 75% of the loan. When he hits 100%, then the money I loaned to him can be withdrawn back to my account or used to help another entrepreneur.
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I enjoy getting my Kiva updates by email. Since this blog is all about promoting small and home based business, I thought I’d put my money where my mouth is and support some entrepreneurs overseas with a microloan to get their business going.
I enjoy getting email updates when they’ve repaid part of their loan and […]

Angel Food Ministries is a faith based food ministry that is growing rapidly and should soon be able to serve the entire USA. What I’m about to tell you may sound too good to be true if you know people who are having a hard time making ends meet, so before I tell you that, […]

We take basic morality and tolerance for granted in the United States.
That’s why we take down a dicrator in Iraq and assume the people can immediately transition into a free and prosperous nation. When things go as they’ve gone we’re amazed.
Here’s another example - you go into Wal Mart to buy a vitamin or […]

In the work at home world, “Public Domain” courses usually tell you how to snap up public domain books and resell them. But there are manufacturing and other processes in the public domain that a smart organizer could help local folks put into production and then work from home brokering and marketing their products. […]

The popularity of Third World Microloans to help folks work their way out of poverty continues to expand. This story from the Observer-Tribune mentions how an investment banker is taking the microloan concept to rural Guatemalan communities…
The only place this doesn’t seem to catch on is the US. Perhaps because if you have a job and a […]

A $100 Laptop? Yes - coming soon to a child to an underdeveloped nation soon!
You can see a picture of one of those “$100 laptops” but don’t expect to buy one.
The International Organization “One Laptop Per Child” DOES plan to get the price down to $100 or so through mass production, but they probably won’t […]