I hate to see the various unemployment numbers being reported by the U.S. Government. Per the Washington Post:
“U.S. employers shed more than half a million jobs in November, accelerating a steady decline in the labor market with the worst monthly showing in 34 years. The unemployment rate rose from 6.5 percent to 6.7 percent, the highest rate since the recession of the early 1990s. The figure was tempered by the fact that 422,000 workers left the labor market, likely discouraged by their inability to find a job. The unemployment rate only includes people actively looking for work.”
If you find yourself unemployed and are looking for a career change or to possibly work at home, Microsoft has this BizSpark Program where they give free software and other resources for internet and technology startups. For those losing their jobs and wanting to work from home and start an internet business, this would seem to be a great program.
BizSpark
BizSpark is described as follows:
“The region’s celebrated reputation for entrepreneurship offered a fitting backdrop for Microsoft’s announcement of Microsoft BizSpark, a program designed to give young companies a boost at a time when credit and funding are more difficult to come by. The worldwide launch of Biz Spark was announced this week at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.
The program targets early stage software startups, with resources including access to Microsoft platform software and development tools with no upfront costs. The program will also provide access to technical support and marketing visibility from Microsoft, as well as support through a select group of network partners – industry associations, government agencies, university incubators and investors – chartered with advancing entrepreneurialism.”
Again, if you are unemployed, want a career change, or just want the ability to work from home, I recommend looking into the Microsoft BizSpark Program to get free software and other resources for your new home-based business. Learn more here.
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