Hi Phil,
Thanks for linking to those posts... Especially the reminder of Gordon's prediction from last year (which so far has been coming true)...
Most of the news you see is strictly "doom and gloom". However, there are "beacons of light" also shining through the darkness... You just have to look a little harder for them...
Every change closes some old doors, and opens up some new ones... The winners are those who "hop to it"!
Here's a quick "recap" of some recently mentioned success-stories that are happening "right now"...
Recession ACCELERATED business and money making opportunities
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23296
A few more things that boom during a recession...
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23317
A lady with a "recession-proof" piano-selling business...
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23434
"People are looking for real, cost-effective solutions in today's economy..." My translation: if targeting the public, then low-prices sell better than ever right now...
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23978
Taking "down-turn" lemons and making promotional lemonade...
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23999
If people close their eyes to these success stories, they won't see the opportunities that are right now opening up... So one of my "missions" over the next few months is to find more of these success stories, and write about them - here on the forum, in the
SeedZine, and in my emails to the
Hidden Business Ideas Letter mailing list (just ask for the sample articles to get on it)...
Best wishes,
Dien