scott gerber, the head of the young entrepreneur council thinks so. >> it is about creating something that has the ability to sustain you, your family and others who can rebuild the american dream. >> chocolate wasn't the first choice of career for fabian and his partner eric, but it turned out delicious nonetheless. in starting the business in late 2009, they have sold over a million dollars worth of chocolate and they now employ between 8 and 9 people. >> we weren't looking to create jobs for others. we were looking to create jobs for ourselves. >> the world has changed and so have young people, creating their own opportunities, like here, this space is empty right now, but in a year they hope to fill it with cubicles and staff, an alternative to unemployment and the corporate life. abc news, new york. >> okay pie is a word that -- occupy has taken on a new meaning by protestors pitching tents. today new census data shows a record number of americans, nearly one in two, are living in poverty or classified as low income. princeton professor purnell west is highlighted across the coun

scott gerber is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and owner of sizzleit.com. david s. rose the first panelest to appear on "your business" is back with us. the chairman and ceo of gust, a platform for early stage investing. great to see both of you guys. >> pleasure. >> this is such an interesting topic. you were saying on the break, it's a game changer. in what way? >> especially young people who are not able to see the vcs or angels to give them several million dollars. in many cases in the donation world you can get tons of different people putting in a smaller amount of money. crowd funding as a way of raising capital, it could a game changer for young people. >> it was interesting. i did a story on the lending club where you get a loan from a bunch of people. the guy said, it's different. when you go to a bank you need one person to approve your whole loan. a place like this, you need a lot of people to approve a small part of it. that's easier to get in some cases. >> it's motivation. it's a way of commerce and patronage. it's very, very different from investment

scott gerber is the founder of the young entrepreneur council. he's a serial entrepreneur and owner of sizzleit.com. and david s. rose, the first panelist ever to appear here on "your business" is back with us. he is the chairman and ceo of guff, which is a collaborative platform for early stage investing. great to see both of you guys. >> pleasure. >> i think this is such an interesting topic. because, as you were just saying in the break it's a game changer for a lot of entrepreneurs. >> especially young people that might not be able to be, you know, finding the vcs or the angels out there that can give them several million dollars. you know, in many cases, in the donation world you can get, as was said before, tons of different people putting in a smaller amount of money. but if we start moving more towards things in this country like crowd funding as a means of raising actual capital, which is being talked about now in washington, d.c., it could be a total game changer, especially for young people. >> yeah, it was interesting. i did a story o