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As the economy skids along, and secure, rewarding employment remains out of reach for many, a few young women are creating their own dream jobs, working for themselves.

Erin Estell, 27, took that path when her sales job at Sealmaster Inc., a Northbrook-based fabric-protection company owned by a family friend, evaporated last year in the downturn.

Rather than encouraging her to find another job, Ms. Estell says, her husband pointed her in a different direction. "He said, 'Why don't you start selling your jewelry?' "

Erin Estell had planned on turning her hobby making jewelry into a  business years from now, but a layoff accelerated her schedule.

To read the full, original article click on this link: With stable jobs scarce, young women take risky path to entrepreneurship | Crain's Chicago Business

Author: Sandra A. Swanson