Globally businesses have been affected by the global economic crisis. Staff reductions are happening overnight from Multi National Corporations. The employees that have not been laid off are forced to pick up the slack, take pay reductions and lose their company perks. Employees are losing their insurance coverage just so their company can stay in business.

Alternative sources of income are necessary especially with middle income families that have been left in financial disarray. Because of the global recession, home based businesses are growing in popularity as a source of primary or secondary income.

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