Last Thusrday I met a hard-working Auckland factory worker - who dreams of building a modest semi-passive income online... To offset the risk of being made redundant in these tough economic times.

Turns out he recently "invested" $4000 in an online retailing 'franchise' - allowing him to set up an online store, form relationships with drop-ship suppliers and start retailing products.

After many weeks and no sales (and, he suspects, no visitors), he contacted...

Tough times ahead... we’re heading into commercial equivalent of a global hurricane.
Jobs will be lost… businesses will fail… families will be torn apart… what can we do?
Well, life boats are more useful than pleasure yachts during a storm at sea, and similarly
as we the face a global recession, each of us must help others to reduce costs (safely),
preserve sales despite falling markets, guard our clients and associates from competitive
attacks, increase productivity,...