How can you contribute your skills towards meeting real needs now and in the future? Paul and Sarah Edwards, the authors of Home-Based Business for Dummies, focus on the “Elm Street Economy” of locally-owned businesses rather than “Main Street”, which we hear so much about, but is comprised mainly of franchises. In the Elm Street Economy, local businesses meet local needs — for food, shelter, clothing, heating, electricity, healthcare, and other products. Sarah and Paul suggest: Keep your job and pay off your debts, while gaining enduring skills for the future. A large number of today’s professions won’t be around in five years. (www.elmstreeteconomy.com, www.letslivelocal.org).
Peak Moment 173: Transitioning to the Elm Street Economy
By Janaia Donaldson, originally published by Peak Moment Television
June 17, 2010
Janaia Donaldson
Tags: Building Community, Culture & Behavior, Media & Communications, Resource Depletion
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