<prompt> Human: NY Several weeks ago, I was unemployed and starting to get uncomfortably close to bleeding through my emergency fund, so I applied for unemployment benefits. Now, since then, Ive been able to find some freelance work, so this is partly an academic question, but since this freelance work is not permanent I may be in the same boat a few months down the line.I have had a small business RPG publishing for the last 6 months and, when I say small, I mean not close to profitable yet. I dont expect it to be profitable for years if it ever is, and it is something Im working on in small doses in my spare time. Since Im not out to commit fraud on my unemployment application, I disclosed the existence of this business on my unemployment application, but made it abundantly clear that the business was not profitable and could not possibly be considered a form of employment.My application for benefits was disqualified due to the mere existence of a business. Is there anything I can do about this? Is there really no possibility for owners of small, unprofitable businesses that arent actually a job to get any kind of unemployment benefits?  <response>: Its a risk you take when you try to turn a hobby into a business. As far as NYS is concerned you chose to start an unprofitable company and thats your problem not theirs. 