It’s a question becoming more common as the unemployment rate continues to climb: “I lost my job–now what do I do?”

New research has found that young people would opt to start their own businesses instead of taking their chances with the job market.
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WITH UNEMPLOYMENT WITHIN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AT DOUBLE THE NATIONAL RATE AND GROWING AS THE ECONOMY WORSENS, WE ALL HAVE FAMILY, NEIGHBORS OR ASSOCIATES WHO CAN USE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR GENERATING INCOME

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As more of us are thrust into poverty in what is now being referred to by most economist in the terms of “the jobless recovery” and “the lost decade” no matter what our religion, ideologies, politics, or opinions we as African Americans, have to be pondering some aspect of what, has been for us, the eternal questions “If not us, then who? And, for the sake of our children, if nothing else, “If not now, then when?

There are those of us who talk about it. There are those of us that complain about it, and fortunately, there are those of us that seek to find a way to do something about it. The fact is that we all talk about doing something. We all, somewhere in our innermost being, recognize that something must be done.

Unfortunately, we have been lead to believe that whatever must be done to alleviate(…)

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What can you do if you are looking for a way to generate income i.e. to start some enterprise that would allow you to sell a product or service, without incurring the cost, time and expense of a brick-and-mortar (physical) store?

As a ecommerce business owner you do not need to have a physical storefront and thus do not have to pay all of the overhead expenses that include paying monthly rent, buying and stocking inventory and the different types of insurance that all store owners must have (liability insurance is chief among these). You also do not need to have a physical Security System (burglar alarm) in place either; you also have the flexibility of changing or even down grading your inventory on the fly e.g. if you are selling new shoes and the economy/market worsens to the point that new shoes are not selling, you can quickly convert your(…)

According to a report in BusinessWeek, we have some startling and disheartening statistics on unemployment. Some of these numbers are the highest on record.

Let’s look at these numbers:

• In the past year 5.5 million people exhausted their standard 26 week unemployment benefits, the highest on record.
• 3.4 million people depend on extended benefits which last about 20 wees, also a record.
• Extended benefits vary by state, ranging from 20 weeks to 53 weeks. More than half of states have triggered the 53 week benefits.
• According to the National Law Employment Project 402,000 Americans will exhaust their benefits by the end of September. That figure will more than triple by the end of October.

The human toll is devastating. Here are some excerpts for people who have gone to the end of their benefits:
• 39-year-old Rudolf Augustine, received his last check in August. He used to drive a Saab, but now drives(…)