/biz/ - Business & Finance

However, instead of falling into despair and wailing in our own misery, we should be proactive and try to come up with some solutions to weather the coming storm. Looking back at the Great Depression and the time of hyperinflation in Europe, a time of, among other things, greatly reduced consumer spending, which types of businesses survived or even thrived? Which types of jobs were secure? Are there any concrete examples of business men who successfully built a company and attained wealth and fortune during those trying years? Let's discuss and try to find some opportunities.