True stories of people who lost their jobs but were able to get ahead with effort and ingenuity.
Examine your skills, what interests you, what you have always wanted to do but did not perceive as a possible source of income.
Some people are born entrepreneurs, others, the majority, become an entrepreneur out of necessity, here are some real examples:
Architect 57 years, with great experience and many small works to his credit, from the usual spare parts of bathrooms and kitchens, to the construction of houses in countries, construction management in apartment buildings, etc.
One day, almost suddenly, he ran out of clients, his life fell apart both economically and in the family.
A friend invited him to his wedding, he had no money to give him a gift, but he fervently wished he could give him something.
For years he had a hobby of making ceramic objects, so he came up with a gift to make a small sculpture with the image of a popular singer.
Many friends saw the sculpture and congratulated it and began requesting pieces with other designs.
Result turned his hobby into a source of income, although it was not what he previously earned as an architect, it allowed him to get out of trouble and most importantly, he improved his self-esteem and was able to look at the situation from another perspective, recovering positions in all aspects.
Another case
Age 39 years, employed in a financial, economics studies, trips around the world, exclusive clubs, platinum cards, first-rate health prepaid, house located in a luxurious neighborhood, (with a small mortgage), wife and two children in expensive schools.
The company suddenly closed, and this young man did not worry too much, he could sustain himself well with the accumulated and began to send his resume to how many companies in the area he came up with.
Most did not bother to answer and those who did informed them that their salary claims were very high, that their CV was overqualified, or that their age exceeded what they were looking for.
A time passed and the anguish began to grip him.
He was always a good father, he liked to play with his children inventing intelligent games for them.
He decided to invest a little money in making two puzzle games aimed at tweens.
The first products he made together with his wife in the garage of his house, cardboard boxes but well designed, an attractive instruction and fundamentally something that was not in the toy stores.
Not in vain had he studied marketing, he used his knowledge to devise a strategy to place his products and in 3 years he became a successful manufacturer of games, with interesting export volumes and his products placed in major hypermarket chains.
I can count 100 more cases, from that of an unemployed builder who felt enormous shame because the one who kept the house was his wife.
He had the idea of trying to improve some everyday things, such as cleaning the kitchen appliance under and to the sides, which always fills with grease.
He built, with parts purchased from hardware stores, a simple system to move the kitchen and be able to do the cleaning. Over time, he managed to place his system in restaurants and hotels.
In summary
Examine your skills, what interests you, what you have always wanted to do but did not perceive as a possible source of income.
To that, perhaps you can find, how it can be profitable, in what way it is possible to transform it into your work.
Important: Consult professionals and take the example of other entrepreneurs.
You may not realize it, but you could be faced with an excellent opportunity to launch yourself as an entrepreneur.
