As old industries die out or slim their production lines, more and more of us are out of work. But redundancy payments offer many workers the potential working capital to become their own boss.
Christopher Brasher investigates the satisfactions and tribulations of people who have done just that.
He meets Clive Sinclair - the electronics genius, Peter Taylor - the Salcombe man who builds the fastest single-handed Olympic boats in the world, Joe Radley - who makes money making holes, Ivor Jackson - who has gone from laid-off steelworker to self-employed steel frame manufacturer, Nigel Fitzhugh - who turned his home brew into a one-man brewery, and Brenda Breakwell - the one time Mayor of Dartmouth, who is trying to set up her own fish-processing business to bring employment to Dartmouth.
Could you do it? Could you be your own boss? Watch this documentary to find out.
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