1. Turning a Layoff Into a Sweet Startup

    Business & Small Business (Jan 28 2012)

    1. These days, when hit with a layoff, more people are deciding to take matters into their own (flour-covered) hands and start bakery businesses from scratch. These three entrepreneurs turned lemons into lemon snaps when layoffs forced them to rethink their work futures. Here's a look at their career paths -- along with some advice for anyone considering sweets as an encore career. Then: Worked in the home-building industry for 22 years; laid off in January 2011. Now: Owner of The Last Crumb, a coo (Read Full Article)

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