Take this jobhunt and shove it! I'm my own boss...
A few recent college graduates, including 22-year-old Noah Thomas, say the tough job market they encountered last spring also motivated them to create their own options. Thomas, who lives in Columbia, S.C., and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in marketing and finance, spent about three months looking for a job with no luck.
''Nothing was happening for me,'' Thomas says. ''I didn't hear back from a lot of people didn't even know what happened to my resumes.''
So with a small amount of savings in his pocket, he started checking out less-expensive franchise options and bought into All About Honeymoons, a travel business that specializes in trips for newlyweds. As his business is getting off the ground, he's also teaching an SAT prep course to supplement his income. Nationwide, it's difficult to estimate the number of young small business owners: The federal Small Business Administration does not keep statistics by age.
But there are signs of growth. READ: Young and Self-Employed: More 20somethings finding ways to be their own boss
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