James M. Helms
Visiting Nicaragua | Microfinance Process Assessment
In the near future I’ll be taking a few days and visiting Nicaragua. I’m going as a member of a team to assess micro-finance implementation and complete a needs assessment. The micro-financing project was started over a year and a half ago. The capital that was used to initially start the program has been paid [...]
Introducing FormIt.us a Business as Mission Link Shortener
For individuals interested in getting the word out about the Formitus Business as Mission Resource page there is a new tool. FormIt.us is a link shortening tool that also frames in a link back to the Business as Mission site. When you send links to articles about Business as Mission the same individuals interested in [...]
Does Micro-Credit Reduce Poverty?
Poverty is an enormous problem throughout the world. While many recognize that poverty exists there are many different schools of thought on the best steps to eradicate it. There are many advocates of micro-credit and there are critics as well. This post isn’t going to answer the question in finality, I’m simply raising the question [...]
Business as Mission Resources | Check!
Well, I’ve been a busy person lately. I’ve launched into the MBA program at Concordia University (I’m procrastinating on completing a case study right now) and created a couple sites that I wanted to share with you this past month…
I’m always looking for resources and sites, in particular I’ve been looking for Information on Business [...]
Book Review | Banker to The Poor
Banker to The Poor presents micro-credit in a way that is both readable and understandable. Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and the author of the book was also the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 (shared with Grameen Bank). The book starts more than 40 years ago, including [...]
About The Imperialist Attitude Towards Central Asia
Let me first preface this entire post and say that it’s a blog post, not a research paper. Let me also say that I don’t have a ton of experience writing about Central Asia. That being said I do think about Central Asia often and have spent 15 months smack dab in the middle of [...]
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
A very interesting book that I had the privelege of reading recently was “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy“, you can follow the link for a preview of the book on Google books.
Granted, this book isn’t for everybody. If you’re similar to me and interested in understanding how global economies and trade [...]
Can You Have a Fear of Success?
Quite recently I and my business partner were returning back from presenting a proposal. It was a 2 hour drive and I spent some of the time reflecting on how the presentation went. It’s exciting to consider landing a larger project and some of the benefits that would inherently come with a new sale. The [...]
Three Cups of Tea | a Brief Review
One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
On the way to Central America this year I stopped into a borders bookstore in the Huston airport and purchased a couple of books for the journey. One of the books was “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson & David Relin, [...]
First Post FTW
Seriously, lifes a journey. I’ve been around for long enough to know that life is never dull and is simply a journey. This site is a bit different than other sites that I have created in that I don’t have a point, rather I need a place to spend some time writing, thinking, posting, about [...]
