“Tough times often lead to new ideas when jobless (inventors) let their creativity go,” sugggests USA Today.

Remember the old saying," Out of adversity comes prosperity?"  Maybe losing the job, or getting serious about what to do IF the job disappears, may be the best thing yet.

I've seen it often enough with friends and co-workers, and here's an article with a case study of just that happening.

Of course, there is one other step, apart from inventing, developing, manufacturing, and so forth.   That step? Marketing and selling it . . .  which is where this blog fits in.

I've included the link to the USA Today archives below, but since I find anything of USA Today online to be extremely difficult and persnickety to use, the article was "Tough economic times provide fertile soil for inventors' creations," by Dan D'Ambrosio and Adam Silverman, in the issue of July 20, 2011, page 3B.

Link to that USA Today article