If you’re out of work right now, consider hiring yourself. One ex-mergers and acquisitions guy with an MBA is spending 20-25 hours a week, in addition to his overnight job at FedEx, developing his idea for a blind bidding website for bulk team equipment. Matthew Vuturo says:

One thing I’ve certainly learned is that great ideas really do need to start somewhere. If I don’t pull the trigger and take some fliers based on nothing but faith in my own ability, great dreams won’t ever be realized

Recessions are a good time for innovations to take root. Why not yours?

Launching a Business While Unemployed [Laid Off And Looking] (Photo: Matt McGee)

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