These days when hit with a layoff, more and more people are deciding to take matters into their own hands to start some kind of business from scratch which later on is turning out to be the backbone of US economy, the concept of Self Employments and SMEs are indeed boosting the economies all over the world.
Necessity as they say is the mother of all inventions, the layoffs forced them to rethink their work futures. Most of them are starting up in the sector where they used to work, whereas some are working on chasing their dreams. Moreover in this era of digital marketing, the marketing costs have come down tremendously says these start up entrepreneurs. Most of them are starting with some sort of
One of them is Debra Kabarsky. She used to work in new home construction company, after she got laid off, she thought of opening a bakery business, with the support of her family, she started it and now she is making more money monthly than her annual package at her job. There are many others who have the same success story, they also start working in their respective industries like architect CP Kukreja who started his own architect firm and is one of the best names in the industry. Even the current age young entrepreneurs are either getting fired or even leaving their current jobs to start up something on their own as they arent getting enough job satisfaction. One of them is my friend Swayam Jaiswal who got well placed in a Steel Company but he left his job to start up his own venture on Bathroom ceramics and fittings and is already turning some heads in the industry.
One has to be prepared to put a lot into the business initially with very less return. They have to use this opportunity to do something that makes one happy with no one else holding you back now. Expect to work harder than you have ever in your life, you may not be rich very quick but your life will be enriched by doing what you love. We hope they do really well in these start ups and contribute to the economy with employment and taxes.
Cheers,
Akash Poddar
akashpoddar@live.com
Necessity as they say is the mother of all inventions, the layoffs forced them to rethink their work futures. Most of them are starting up in the sector where they used to work, whereas some are working on chasing their dreams. Moreover in this era of digital marketing, the marketing costs have come down tremendously says these start up entrepreneurs. Most of them are starting with some sort of
- Blogs
- Youtube channel
- Facebook Page
- A website
One of them is Debra Kabarsky. She used to work in new home construction company, after she got laid off, she thought of opening a bakery business, with the support of her family, she started it and now she is making more money monthly than her annual package at her job. There are many others who have the same success story, they also start working in their respective industries like architect CP Kukreja who started his own architect firm and is one of the best names in the industry. Even the current age young entrepreneurs are either getting fired or even leaving their current jobs to start up something on their own as they arent getting enough job satisfaction. One of them is my friend Swayam Jaiswal who got well placed in a Steel Company but he left his job to start up his own venture on Bathroom ceramics and fittings and is already turning some heads in the industry.
One has to be prepared to put a lot into the business initially with very less return. They have to use this opportunity to do something that makes one happy with no one else holding you back now. Expect to work harder than you have ever in your life, you may not be rich very quick but your life will be enriched by doing what you love. We hope they do really well in these start ups and contribute to the economy with employment and taxes.
Cheers,
Akash Poddar
akashpoddar@live.com