Archive for the 'Making A Difference' Category

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 [...]

Lillie Warren, a registered nurse, was on maternity leave with a child when she had a brainstorm to provide home health care to her rural county… despite the fact that she had NO business experience whatsoever. A few years later her business grossed $975,000 and employed 70 CNA’s (Certified Nursing Assistants) providing rural home nursing [...]

In a recently released study from the Center on Faith In Communities the organization surveyed 250 Faith Based Organizations in cities like Cincinnati; Boston; Houston; Philadelphia; Atlanta; Phoenix; San Diego; Memphis; Portland; Trenton; Indianapolis; and Kansas City. The survey found that 37 percent of the groups were currently engaged in earned-income ventures, while another 20 [...]

Ok, I know we’re a home business or work at home blog. Lots of people turn to this field because of a layoff or ‘downsizing’. In other words it’s chosen out of necessity and at the worst of times and – for that reason – more likely to fail or cause someone to fall victim [...]

I just got an email today that one of the Kiva.org microloans is already being repaid (in part anyway)! When the loans are fully repaid, I can take out the money or keep it in circulation. Why don’t you loan $50 through Kiva too? You can do so with PayPal or a credit card. If you [...]

I just got an email today that one of the Kiva.org microloans is already being repaid (in part anyway)! When the loans are fully repaid, I can take out the money or keep it in circulation. Why don’t you loan $50 through Kiva too? You can do so with PayPal or a credit card. If you [...]

Many people don’t realize that we cook legumes and other seeds to increase their digestibility and nutrient availability. Otherwise, chemicals in the plants would sicken us. Some plant products defy such home grown processing – the cotton seed was one. Until now. As reported in the Christian Science Monitor, a new genetically engineered form is being [...]

What do Intel, Yahoo, Sun Microsystems, Ebay, Google and many other companies have in common? The Wall Street Journal reminds us that behind each of these economic “engines” are immigrant entrepreneurs. A new study from the National Venture Capital Association finds titled “American Made: The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals on U.S. Competitiveness” found [...]

Hey, do you market anything that ties in with your community somehow? Maybe you sell cellular phones, CB radios, or GPS systems. Perhaps you sell “family emergency kits”. Possibly you sell nutritional products and just want a punblic service project to get you city wide, county wide, or area wide free publicity and contact with [...]

I was notified today that one of the Kiva.org loans I helped sponsor has been funded. The send me emails whenever the local agency administering the loan posts to their blog. Nambafu Kevin is a married woman of 45 years with 7 children and 4 dependants. She started this business with 40 bags of coffee [...]