Web Boost For Unlikely Entrepreneurs
The New York Daily News has an interesting article about a new breed of worker that has emerged from these tough economic conditions: the unintentional entrepreneur.
These are people who have lost their jobs and have been unable to find new employment, then decided to try their hand at consulting, freelancing or turning a hobby into an income stream.
Many have been helped by UnintentionalEntrepreneur.com, a new, free resource developed by Outright.com, the free bookkeeping site for the self-employed, and networksolutions.com, a provider of Web tools for small businesses.
Manhattan-based Yvonne Colebank – creator of weathergal.com – is such an entrepreneur.
She launched the site after leaving her job in the fashion industry, providing people with fun facts about storms, cold fronts and other weather patterns.
“Weathergal.com began unintentionally,” Colebank explained, “when I was caught in the Indian monsoon in Goa and had my handycam. I wanted to share this monsoon with the world but, more than just images, I wanted to share the exciting story of what a monsoon is, and how it affects everyone in this world!”
Photo by weathergal.
Jaclyn on October 21st, 2009 12:59 pm
I think that accidental entrepreneurship is on of the best ways to go about becoming an entrepreneur. It’s generally the accidental ones then tend to go far and succeed huge with their new business.
Yvonne on October 25th, 2009 11:29 am
Thank you for discussing Weathergal, Rich! Best of luck to all the entrepreneurs…the hardest part may be just plugging away through thick and thin, and one day, you may be surprised when success hits you when you thought all hope was lost!
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