With unemployment at a four-year high of 5.5%, many people are out of work and many more are either underemployed or in fear of losing their jobs. Many of these workers have long thought of owning their own businesses, but set their dreams aside in favor of the job 'security' offered by their corporate positions. But times have changed and people no longer feel the same level of stability in corporate America. Many are now re-examining their dreams of self-employment and The Accidental Startup.