Adam McLane

Tag: Kiva

  • McLane Creative Celebrates its 25th Loan

    At McLane Creative I make a simple promise: You invest in us and we invest in someone else.  For every new client I take on I make a small loan to help a woman with her business around the world. This morning I made our 25th loan, helping a newly married woman in Mozambique buy more…

  • 3 Ways to Help McLane Creative Get Off the Ground

    A few days ago I relaunched the website for McLane Creative to highlight a new thing I’m doing. It’s called the Concierge Service. It’s a flat fee deal which helps bloggers take their blog/personal brand to the next level. What’s cool about it is that it’s helping people all the way around. I’m helping bloggers.…

  • 10 Simple Ways to Change the World in 2011

    You don’t have to be the President of the United States, Bill Gates, or Bono to change the world. Here are 10 simple things you can do to help make the planet a better place to live in 2011 and beyond. Become a mentor or tutor to an at-risk youth. Every community has students who…

  • 5 Socially Conscious Christmas Gift Ideas

    The retail world is made or broken based on what happens the 6 weeks surrounding Christmas. The entire world may not bow at the throne of Jesus, but a made-up celebration of his birthday is the biggest fiscal holiday on the planet. Jesus declares his glory even through the mundane giving and receiving of presents…

  • The gift of Kiva

    Learn more about Kiva. Start investing in entrepreneurs around the world, just $25 to get started. I’m not going to pretend to be the biggest Kiva supporter in the world. But I made my first loan with them in May 2007 and watched that $25 get repaid, then made another loan with that same $25…

  • Change the World, Today

    This morning my family invested in a small beauty shop in Nicaragua. The best part about our investment in Sheyla is that we aren’t expected a return on our investment. All we hope to get is the principal with no interest. Thanks to Kiva, our family can partner with Sheyla or thousands of small business…