<prompt> Human: The company that Ive been working for just over 15 years went under and laid off everyone. At my current age and occupation, it may take some time to find work but I have been actively looking. I been accepted for unemployment and receiving a check every two weeks.Over the last couple years, I had a hobby of selling hand crafted beer bottle openers on ebay. I never really took it seriously but it made enough money each month that I pay taxes on it each year.Ive been thinking if maybe I should take his bottle opener hobby more seriously since I do have a bit more free time on my hand, maybe even make it into a business. Im still actively looking for a job because chances are this business will fail and it does not pay even close to my old job. My question is: at what point do I stop collecting unemployment if I make more money on my small hobby business? Should I even be collecting unemployment because I have a bit of income generated off this hobby business? Currently, the hobby business makes me much less than the unemployment gives but theres a chance it will be more if I spend more time on it. I would like to follow the rules regarding collecting unemployment to make sure I do not break any laws. Any advice would be much appreciated.  <response>: In Oregon there is an unemployment insurance program for people starting a business. It raises the income threshold for cutting you off benefits and allows you to forgo applying for jobs. You should check your state to see if there is a similar program. 