There is plenty to suggest that, as counterintuitive as it may seem, recessions are a good time to start a business (assuming you have the right ideas, the money, and the patience).  We've written before (here and here) about the surprising number of successful businesses that started during economic downturns.  From Southwest Airlines to Microsoft to Target, the list goes on.  Today, on Weekday, KUOW radio's daily news-talk program, host Steve Scher spoke with entrepreneurs who started businesses during the current recession.  Here's the program blurb:

Stocks are down, pink slips are flying, and houses are in foreclosure. What better time to start a new business! What have you got to lose? We talk to entrepreneurs who venture into today's economy with high hopes. What are their business plans? And where are they getting funding?

KUOW, a Seattle based public radio station, is the top news station in Washington, and Seattle is one market that seems to have a concentration of entrepreneurs.  Washington state is one of the top five states for entrepreneurs, according to the Small Business Entrepreneurship Council.   So while this is a local program, it is an interesting look at what entrepreneurs are doing to find success in this recession.  Listen online or download the podcast here.