Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Entrepreneurship in Turbulent Times

Despite the economic storms around every corner, a small but growing band of believers are trying their hand at entrepreneurship. Business is actually up at the nonprofit San Francisco Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center. The clients are often non-native English speakers, people without much education or money, and young parents who have trouble finding their footing in the old economy. Add to their ranks the recently unemployed, and you can see why the small business classes at Renaissance are filling up. KALW’s Melanie Young spent some time at Renaissance and reports on the dream of business ownership in turbulent times:

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's an inspiring place! I should think anyone looking for a new direction... or maybe a new career... would jump to be part of that kind of training. Loved the story about the sweet shop owner who completed the program.

Anonymous said...

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