City's DIY Solution To Unemployment | Crain's New York Business:
Via nycworkforce1:
Unemployed and receiving disability payments since 2010, Tracey Hamilton was determined to weave her knitted and crocheted beaded necklaces and bracelets into a steady income stream.
So, recently, she took a five-session course to learn the how-tos of building a business around them.
"It’s a tough market, and if you have any kind of gift, you need to know how to market it, said the Bronx resident.
Held at the New York City Department of Small Business Services’ Workforce1 Career Center in Harlem, the course was part of the NYC Craft Entrepreneurship Program, an ongoing venture of SBS in partnership with Citi Community Development and e-commerce firm Etsy.
