| With the recession in full swing, many businesses are | | | | make a considerable profit from each media server |
| now beginning to show whether they have what it | | | | that you sell, but you also continue to make a monthly |
| takes to operate long term in the midst of a recession. | | | | profit from each customer. The devices that you will |
| While some businesses will try to simply survive until | | | | sell don't come with any media, they connect to the |
| the economy turns around, the businesses worth | | | | internet and then provide access to TVME Inc.'s |
| investing in and getting behind right now are the ones | | | | massive library. With the commission from the sales of |
| that can not only keep their head above water during | | | | the devices and the ongoing service fee's, TVME Inc. |
| recession, but the ones that can actually profit when | | | | estimates that in the right market and with a motivated |
| the economy isn't great. With the lowest overhead of | | | | franchisee, one could easily reach six figures a year |
| nearly any type of business, work from home business | | | | and potentially reach 7. |
| franchises can be one of the most profitable and | | | | Vending machines are another great industry during |
| lowest risk businesses right now. With no office space | | | | recession. Statistically, the industries that most often |
| to lease or storerooms to keep stocked, home based | | | | profit during recession are entertainment, alcohol and |
| businesses put you at the helm of your own | | | | cheap food and snacks. While we probably won't see |
| businesses for a low initial startup cost and operating | | | | a vending machine liquor store for a while, there are |
| costs that continue to stay low for the life of the | | | | plenty of entertainment and food/snack based vending |
| business. If you've been thinking about a work at home | | | | machines available today that utilize new technology |
| business but have been waiting for the right time, | | | | and proven market research. DVDNow is quickly |
| make it your new year's resolution to start a home | | | | becoming increasingly popular in the US. You may |
| based business franchise, and take a look at some of | | | | have seen their sleek red and grey DVD rental kiosks |
| the best choices currently available. | | | | as the local mall or grocery store and been curious or |
| The internet has certainly transformed the way we | | | | even rented a movie or two. The concept is simple; |
| live. Whether doing research, communicating with | | | | provide convenient access to the most popular |
| friends and loved ones or ordering everything from | | | | movies as a reasonable price. With brick and mortar |
| pizza to Pilates machines, for many of us it's difficult to | | | | video stores being crushed by online rentals and |
| imagine going back to life before the internet. Business, | | | | mail-based services, DVDNow has slipped into a great |
| however, may be more affected by the advent of the | | | | niche-market where many people still enjoy the |
| internet that just about anything else, causing | | | | spontaneity of picking up a movie on the way home |
| businesses to not only start to use the internet for | | | | from work (rather than having to wait a few days for |
| sales and to attract new clients, but also causing entire | | | | the mail) and yet many people also still prefer a |
| industries to spark up to facilitate business and | | | | physical disc rather than trying to figure out how to |
| advertising on the web. While internet businesses are | | | | watch the movie downloads through their computers. |
| not unaffected by the recession, the interesting thing is | | | | This concept has really taken off in Europe, and while |
| to see how websites like reported their best Christmas | | | | it's gaining in popularity in the states, there is still plenty |
| sales of all time this year and many other internet | | | | of room to get in on the ground floor. Another vending |
| companies were able to achieve record numbers | | | | business that has shown no real sign of slowdown |
| despite a less than stellar retail season. What does all | | | | during the recession is Rocket Vending. They put a |
| this mean? While no one can be sure if this is due to | | | | new spin on an old business; selling candy through |
| more people putting their faith and their wallets in web | | | | vending machines that are labeled with "Support Our |
| retailers or simply that retail is directly tied to recession | | | | Troops" or "Breast Cancer Awareness". Many |
| and internet sales may not follow suit as easily, it's | | | | franchisees are seeing a boom in sales because |
| safe to say that an internet based business is probably | | | | people, when given the choice, will almost always |
| a better choice than a retail "brick and mortar" | | | | choose to purchase from the machines that promise |
| business is right now. | | | | to give a percentage of the profits to breast cancer |
| WSI Internet is one of the most popular and profitable | | | | research or to the National Military Family Association. |
| internet home based business opportunities. With | | | | The product that Rocket Vending sells and machines |
| countless awards including the #1 internet and | | | | used to sell it aren't exactly breaking new ground, but |
| technology franchise in the world, WSI Internet has built | | | | the philanthropic aspect of the business not only |
| a massively successful model that is scalable and | | | | makes more money for the franchisee, but allows |
| flexible for just about any situation. Franchisees do | | | | everyone from the franchisee to the customer to the |
| much of the sales and client relations and serve as the | | | | franchisor to give a little something back to help others. |
| front end of the business, while the staff at WSI | | | | With 2009 in full swing, anyone looking to start their |
| Internet headquarters handles all of the technical work | | | | own business needs to consider the current economic |
| so that literally anyone with a desire to run their own | | | | climate while we're all optimistic that the economy will |
| small business, regardless of background and training, | | | | turn around, business owners need to prepare for and |
| can successfully own and operate a WSI Internet | | | | anticipate the worst. A home based business provides |
| franchise. TVME Inc., another internet home based | | | | some of the best insulation from economic shifts due |
| business, also relies on franchisees to meet clients, | | | | to it's low overhead and due to the recession-resistant |
| make sales and keep clients happy and taken care of | | | | industries dominated by home based business. This |
| well after the sales are final. TVME Inc. sells a unique | | | | may not be the time for everyone, but if you have |
| product that provides nearly half a million music tracks | | | | thought about starting a new business, make 2009 the |
| and music videos designed to be deployed in public | | | | year that you start an internet home based business |
| settings like restaurants, bars or bowling alleys. The | | | | that will not only survive recession, but flourish. |
| beauty of this system, as a franchisee, is that you | | | | |