Joined this movement. reporter: his plan was just the book a voice and data consulting company gsc global needed. we had the extra incentive to pull the trigger. the economy is not great but we had the opportunity to give back at the same time and hire someone. reporter: maria hogan had been out of work since 2008. i really believe we could turn the recession around and get people back washing. reporter: and expert says all it takes is one entrepreneur to change the world. gene didn t wait for permission. he says here is what i m going to do, here is how i ll get into the public dialogue and here is how i ll put my money where my mouth is and encourage people. reporter: over 250 small businesses have signed on which was the original goal. that goal was met this week by the way. according to epstein thousands of people have e mailed him and 300 more people are going to follow his lead to get people back into the workforce. jamie: they are taking plenty of