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.