[Hidden-tech] Re: Recession

Joseph Steig joseph at steig.com
Fri Dec 5 09:48:02 EST 2008


All,

I know that general event pitching on this list isn't entirely appropriate
but had to mention that the Regional Technology Corp has Scott Kirsner, tech
writer for the Boston Globe, coming out Thursday the 11th to talk at an RTC
event. Subject: entrepreneurship and innovation in the context of bad
economic times and how Massachusetts relates to the rest of the country and
the world in this regard.

http://rtacentral.com/featured_event.php?ID=112

Joseph

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On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:15 AM, ussailis at shaysnet.com <ussailis at shaysnet.com
> wrote:

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>
> As a general rule, the not-high-end "hobby business" increases during hard
> times... until the money from unemployment runs out. Folks without a job
> need something to do.
>
> Something I haven't seen is the usual increase of unemployment payments
> duration. In past recessions I believe that has increased to a year.
>
>
> Jim Ussailis
> jim at nationalwireless.com
>
>
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Charlie Heath htcontact at townwebsites.com
> Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:40:27 -0500
> To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Re: Recession
>
>
>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
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>
> There are always exceptions in recession, even one where the signature
> of the recession is a reversal of the truism that housing is always
> local and almost always goes up.
>
> Back in the '81-83 recession, tech had pockets of strength.  I started
> that recession working for an automatic test equipment manufacturer
> selling large scale capital equipment to manufacturers like the auto
> makers; they got hit pretty hard.  But I switched into video games,
> which remained in a boom until well after the end of the recession -
> before that bubble burst!  Then, during the bursting of the video game
> bubble, everyone except a few die-hard companies got out of that
> business - a few years before the industry matured into an even bigger
> and more stable one.
>
> Locally, I've been surprised to hear from independent trades people -
> carpenters, plumbers, etc - that they are incredibly busy this fall.  I
> doubt that extends to the new home builders, though the Pioneer Valley
> in general seems neither to have seen as much of a bubble in home
> building & prices nor as big a bust now, as many other places.  And if
> getting a parking place in downtown Northampton is any sort of economic
> indicator, it still seems to me to be stuck close to "maxed out".
>
> Charlie Heath
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>
> Julie Roads wrote:
> >    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's
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> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Great article, Marcia...on the same note, I posted about the top 7
> > reasons not to stop marketing during the
> > recession:
>
> http://writingroads.com/blog/top-7-reasons-not-to-stop-marketing-during-a-re
> cession/584<http://writingroads.com/blog/top-7-reasons-not-to-stop-marketing-during-a-recession/584>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > …Write where you want to go.
> > Julie Roads * Writing Roads
> > Copywriting for Web and Print
> > 413-281-6013
> > Visit Writingroads.com <http://www.writingroads.com/>
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Marcia Yudkin wrote:
> >
> >   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's
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> >
> >
> >
> > --- fredbliss at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >> I'll offer it up for discussion, then, what are YOU doing
> >> to keep things going during our (now officially
> >> recognized) recession?
> >>
> >
> > For the last month, I've been busier than during all the
> > rest of 2008, and it doesn't look like it's tapering off
> > any time soon.  So the recession is definitely NOT hitting
> > everyone.
> >
> > I've put together 33 suggestions for keeping business going
> > despite the economic news, and if you haven't already seen
> > this (I can't remember if I mentioned it on Hidden Tech),
> > you can download the 12-page report free at
> > www.yudkin.com/recess.htm .
> >
> > No opt-in is required, and you're invited to pass the
> > report along to your own clients if you find it helpful.
> >
> > All best,
> > Marcia Yudkin, Goshen
> > www.yudkin.com
> >
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