Archive for the 'Making A Difference' Category

Remember when you were a kid, you’d try to make extra money by having a lemonade stand?
Inc.com is celebrating young entrepreneurs and their lemonade stands with The Best Lemonade Stand In America Contest .
The winner can receive a $1,000 Savings Bond.
So what are you waiting for… encourage a young entrepreneur to enter!

I spent quite a bit of time tracking this information down yesterday on this opportunity where you can have your office at home but you have to go out and meet people… and my source was a bit “closed mouth”.
Still, I think there’s enough here to show you where to look for this opportunity if […]

Kiva is a portal that let’s individuals, groups, churches, schools, etc. participate in microlending. Elizabeth Omala pictured here was the recipients of such a loan and her “blog” link(yes, each project has it’s own page)
Microlending involves helping the working poor in a Third World nation get enough capital - say $500 to build and stock […]

Do you need a mature virtual intern to help your small business or non profit organization?
Do you have tasks that would amount to valuable experience for an intern but are something that just keeps getting pushed off your “to do” list?
Here’s help, for free, courtesy Ursiline College:
I am a graduate student, working in career services, […]

“Retirees” are finding themselves bored out of their minds and seeking new ventures or, in this case, adventures.
The Purpose Prize is a new award that recognizes older Americans whose innovative projects make a difference in others’ lives.
Robert Chambers is one of the 15 prize finalists. He’s a 61-year-old former car salesman […]

If you’d like your kids to have a head start as an inventor or entprepreneur… or just in life, here’s a summer activity that may just be the thing you’re looking for: a camp that uses an invention motif to help younger children improve their overall literacy and “numeracy” (the new buzz word for math […]

Rich Mullins describes the backbone of America… our small business owners in comparison to, say, the Big Wigs of the Fortune 100.
It pays to ponder the differences between the two creatures… governments cater to the latter. That’s why the government calls a “small business” has 500 employees or less: other businesses aren’t even on the […]

Could you make a living helping people with lousy credit get homes?
Mark Hopkinson did. He got tired of cruching numbers as a bank analyst and wanted to go into real estate.
He chose the niche of helping people with bad credit because his mother in law had lost a home to a mortgage foreclosure.
He looks for “fixer uppers” and […]

This is a bit unusual for our Mailbox segment, but oh well.
I’m 27, single mom with a psychology degree. I want to go to Law School at night to get a degree and be able to take care of my kids. But I don’t know a lawyer to give me a reference. How do I […]

Mother’s Day is big business. In our town, you’d better get to lunch early with your mother or you’ll both be standing in line.
It’s interesting to know that Mother’s Day celebrates the efforts of an industrious “social entrepreneur” and mother who changed people’s lives for the better.
The mother described reminds me of the […]