| Even in light of the downsizing of Christmas this year, | | | | There seems to be surge of individuals coming from |
| the anticipation, joy, excitement and hope for a select | | | | the real estate industry where sales and commissions |
| group of individuals who are already implementing | | | | are the norm for them and they are very comfortable |
| strategies for creating prosperity in 2009 is running high. | | | | dealing with people. There also seems to be many |
| They've come out of their comfort zones and have | | | | doctors and nurses who love what they do, but are |
| set their sights on new paths, that being a small | | | | tired of the red tape and politics that tie their hands. |
| business opportunity. | | | | In talking with several of these individuals, they are |
| These individuals have surfaced over the course of | | | | accustomed to higher wages and commissions in their |
| the last couple of months, they carry an | | | | chosen professions and its important to them that the |
| entrepreneurial spirit deep within themselves and have | | | | home business they choose offers them the same |
| taken advantage of the crashing economy to put their | | | | opportunity for earnings as well as a strong value |
| dreams of home business ownership into action. | | | | driven in-demand product. |
| Instead of thousands of dollars in gifts under the tree | | | | Home based businesses in the travel industry that |
| this year, they have invested in a small business | | | | offers a high ticket item with big commissions yet |
| opportunity with plans to enrich the lives of their family | | | | offers tremendous value to the bottom line consumer |
| and secure their financial future. | | | | is very attractive to the traveler, the professional who |
| This group of people are diverse, coming from multiple | | | | is used to traveling in style and to the average family |
| backgrounds and a wide range of experience and | | | | who would not otherwise be able to afford such |
| skillsets (from the beginner to the advanced). Some | | | | luxury. |
| are unemployed and working their new businesses full | | | | According to the TSA, the travel industry is a 7 trillion |
| time while others are still somewhat secure in their | | | | dollar a year business and is growing at the rate of |
| careers and working at it part time. The career | | | | 23% per annum. People are still traveling, be it by car, |
| backgrounds range from waitressing to teachers to | | | | plane, cruise ships and they enjoy being pampered. |
| doctors and other professionals. Many are just hard | | | | The travel industry is being pushed by the baby |
| working moms and dads who have sat across the | | | | boomers who have waited their whole life to travel. |
| kitchen table with a yellow note pad planning out ways | | | | They have planned for it for years and they are doing |
| to not become part of the bankruptcy statistics. | | | | it. |