| By 2006 it has become self evident to the | | | | loss to do so. Secondly there is a growing |
| vast majority of us that the internet is not | | | | trend toward working from home! Why go into |
| a fad, nor is it a new tool entering an | | | | an office to sit in front of a computer when |
| existing paradigm of technology's interaction | | | | you can save the commute, sit at home, |
| with society. What has become obvious is that | | | | download all the information you need, and |
| the internet is a revolutionary and paradigm | | | | submit your work via the internet. |
| changing technology. Even more dramatically | | | | Communication is easy with email and phones, |
| the internet has been the catalyst of the | | | | and when you need a face to face meeting, |
| leap to an entirely new age in human history. | | | | video conference. From the home based |
| Just as the invention of the printing press | | | | business's perspective, the power of this |
| created the medium for information exchange | | | | trend is phenomenal, making it continuously |
| needed to spark the Industrial Revolution, | | | | more and more viable to start a low cost, |
| (which changed the basic underlying paradigm | | | | high return home based business, with a risk |
| that society operated upon from the Agrarian | | | | level that is laughable when compared to the |
| model to the Industrial model), so too has | | | | risk level endured by Industrial Age |
| the internet created the medium for | | | | business. Thirdly, there is no more job |
| information exchange needed to spark the | | | | security. Like it or not, the simple fact is |
| Information Revolution, and our societies | | | | that the job for life is an anachronism. |
| basic paradigm of production is in the | | | | Equally so are defined benefit retirement |
| process of transforming to the Information | | | | plans (company pensions) and viable |
| Age model. What does this mean for us as | | | | government funded social security (government |
| private citizens and the providers for our | | | | pensions). The only way to achieve financial |
| families? Firstly, the way that our parents | | | | security in today's world is to develop the |
| lived, the nature of their work life, the | | | | mindset and skills needed to acquire secure |
| core underlying assumptions of their | | | | cash flow producing assets. Basically, for |
| investment, retirement planning, and wider | | | | the 95%+ of the population born without a |
| aspirations are now obsolete. A new age | | | | silver spoon in their mouth, the only way |
| demands new answers, and to cling to the old | | | | they will be able to do this reliably is to |
| ways for no other reason than that we know | | | | work for themselves in a business of their |
| and are comfortable with them is a sure way | | | | own, and invest the proceeds. This needs to |
| to perish in the new world. Today we need new | | | | be done pre-emptively! (We need to dig our |
| answers….. One of the new answers that | | | | well BEFORE we get thirsty.) Where do we go |
| is emerging is a shift away from getting a | | | | from here? Start learning (and earning) |
| job at the bottom of a big company, and | | | | today! There is no need to quit your job or |
| spending 30 years, going into the office | | | | invest thousands of dollars. Some of the best |
| everyday, working our way to the top of that | | | | online business strategies cost less than |
| company. This change can be best understood | | | | $100.00 to start, and only require a computer |
| by examining three emerging trends: Firstly | | | | and an internet connection. Many strategies |
| there is a growing trend away from big | | | | don't need any programming or high level |
| companies to small companies. The impact of | | | | computer skills and some don't even require a |
| economies of scale, which once made the big | | | | website! If you are unsure how to start, |
| company a necessity, have in many industries | | | | there are a lot of educational products |
| been significantly reduced by the tools of | | | | around ranging in price from free to |
| the Information Revolution. Today a single | | | | thousands of dollars. Start with the more |
| person working from home with a computer and | | | | affordable ones… don't splash out a few |
| an internet connection can build an empire | | | | thousand for some product about internet |
| the likes of which was once unimaginable | | | | business, (at least not until you are |
| without a massive corporate headquarters and | | | | reasonably well established and have made the |
| hundreds of staff. Adding to this trend is | | | | money from your business to pay for the |
| the fact that many of today's home based | | | | product.) There is more than enough |
| business's have the massive advantage that | | | | information around in the $50 and less range |
| they can be started part time providing a | | | | to get you going well. Take the plunge and |
| further reduction in the risk associated with | | | | join us in the brave new world of the |
| starting a business as there is no need to | | | | Information Age! You really have very little |
| leave current employment and suffer income | | | | to loose, and a lot to gain. |