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Why one project manager partners with entreprenuers, and why you should too.

Creation, Growth, Change, Improvement

These are the elements of project management I really enjoy.  Making something great that didn’t exist before is where I find my passion for the discipline.  Does your passion come from a similar place?

Project management is what enables entrepreneurship to flourish, even if it’s not recognized as project management it is what people are doing.  The start-up phase of any company is a project.

This is why I am also passionate about micro-lending to entreprenuers.  Let me explain.

Why I Support Entrepreneurs

People who start and run businesses are in the process of creating value and prosperity.  Economics is not a zero-sum game.  Given a free market and honest participants, when two parties make an exchange both sides are better off .  Otherwise, the transaction would have never occurred.

“Entrepreneurship is the engine that drives economic prosperity. Capital is part of the fuel mixture that allows that engine to run. I want to see our global community prosper.”  – from the pmStudent.com Kiva Lender page

Why YOU Should Support Entrepreneurs

I’ve been a lender on Kiva.org since the beginning of 2008, and have made 10 loans so far.  It has been a richly rewarding experience for me.  I enjoy getting updates from the entreprenuers about how their business is doing.  I like the fact that I’m not giving someone a hand out.  I am enabling them with the cheapest capital available to them so they can make strides towards making the lives of their family and community better.

You should support the hard-working and trustworthy entreprenuers through Kiva.org for these reasons too.

There Is a Ton of Talent Out There

I’ve had discussions with people who are from the same countries I’m loaning capital to.  They are bright, motivated, and very interested in project management.  Interacting with people through pmStudent.com, Kiva.org, and a multitude of other online resources has done nothing but bolstered my respect and admiration.

Every day I get a little more optimistic and grateful for the awesome potential my brothers and sisters around the world possess.  Turn off the TV for awhile and actually interact with people from around the world.  They are amazing!

More Information

For more information, please go to Kiva.org!

You can check out the video below from CNBC as well.  (Please bear with their 15-second advertisement in the beginning, it was choppy for me but the rest of it plays just fine)

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