The U.S. economy is slowly climbing its way out of the worst recession since the Great Depression. But unlike the 1930s, some of today's financially strapped families can use modern technology to take matters into their own hands and create their own opportunities online.
That's what Tori Redmond-Mize did to keep her family off the streets in Dixon, Mo., and work her way to financial stability. A snowball of events coinciding with the worst of the recession beginning in 2007 left her family nearly homeless. They found out their new house had lead paint, her husband lost his job as a manager at an animal shelter, his back issues worsened and they could no longer pay the bills. In one day she went from being a stay-at-home mom to planning how to become the breadwinner and only source of income for her family.
...In a matter of weeks, the pair launched Element Content, a company made up of a network of writers that creates online copy like corporate newsletters, marketing articles, and pay-per-click ads for businesses and other contractors.
Redmond-Mize began actively networking with her online community, finding mentors and researching what it would take to grow her new endeavor. But she is far from alone in venturing into the world of small online entrepreneurialism.
