SELF EMPLOYMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, Form

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I lost my job at the in 2009 right at the peak of Oregon's unemployment and I kind of ran into a spot where you know I had a strong resume in the industry that I'd worked in but I had to struggle just to even get interviews out there there was an open black hole where my resumes and my contacts went and there's just nothing nobody even called me back my position was eliminated I did go into the employment office and start to get oriented as to what that process is all about and at some point in that time I discovered the self-employment assistance program it works like this if someone gets laid off and is unlikely to find a job in their field they could work on starting a business while still collecting unemployment insurance benefits I noticed a certain attitude and the ACA program where they wanted to help you they wanted you to succeed they really cared Wow it was very exciting at the time you know and felt great you know to to go from what was really felt like a very desperate situ