Simple idea to help the unemployed and under-employed

[pathansen]

START YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
After I did this, my income doubled!
Many people start their own business very successfully by first creating a website. It may take a while at first so don't give up. I also know people who have become successful just selling certain products online.
(1) First decide on a skill or service where there is a demand for that you are interested in or you are good at. Its best if you don't have much money, to do some sort of service with little or no overhead rather than a product.
(2) FREE TRAINING: YOUTUBE videos are also great for free training on how to learn a specific skill and how to start your own business. For example, good handymen can make up to $100/hour. You could also try a lawn care service, snow shoveling, painter, etc. Or start a professional cleaning service for businesses, write your own music, etc.
(3) FREE ADVERTISING: Advertise on Craigslist for free.

The following link shows 10 ways to start your own business:

[magical thyme]

1. I'm hoping to within the next year

I can replace 1 p/t job with SS, and free up the time. That's the goal, anyway. Something that I'll hpefully be able to do for a loooong time.

[My Good Babushka]

2. Everyone I know has started their own business

We're all still pretty broke.
Trying to sell to each other.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/mygoodbabushka

[pathansen]

5. I understand that its a much better idea to provide service than to sell products.

It requires much less start up costs.

[My Good Babushka]

6. My start up cost wasn't anything

because I'm a compulsive painter, and I was going to paint anyway.

[JaneyVee]

3. Isn't this spam?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Kind of looks like it.

Given my lack of income, my income could expand infinitely if I 'started my own business' and sold 1 item. So 'my income doubled' sounds pretty pointless to me.

[Taitertots]

7. Does nothing to address systemic problems causing unemployment

Making it fundamentally useless to the national discussion on reducing unemployment.

Even simpler idea: Keynesian spending to stimulate growth and decrease unemployment. Also known as "the plan supported by both real world data and economic modeling".

[Fumesucker]

8. If you've never been a handyman and try to start a handyman business from watching Youtube

Bless your heart.