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Top 5 Businesses You Can Run from Home

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With the global economy in recession, more and more people are finding themselves unemployed as companies find themselves hard put to operate. Some business have gone bankrupt, while others have downsized their operations to avoid being in the same scenario.

Having a business nowadays is no longer a luxury as it used to be. It is no longer an option for those who want more control of their time and resources. For some, it has become a difficult reality, and it spells the difference between having food on the table or seeing your whole family hungry.

But what are the best home businesses that right now? Here are our top 5 picks for the best businesses you can run from home.

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Top 5 Ways to Survive the Recession

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Top 5 Ways to Survive the Recession

Top 5 Ways to Survive the Recession

Admit it or not, the world is in the worst recession it is affecting the richest of nations, biggest of companies, right down to individuals but there are ways to survive the recession. Here are the top five.

5. Get a more secure job.
This is actually more difficult to do than it sounds but if you are one of those lucky ones who have a job now, and have the skills and opportunity to shift to a better career, then you might as well consider making the move. Right now, there are recession proof industries like education, health care, social housing, video games, accounting, auditing, insurance, energy, and IT. If you can find a good job opportunity in these industries, then it may be good to transfer.

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5 Easy Ways to Get a Loan during Recession

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5 Easy Ways to Get a Loan during Recession

5 Easy Ways to Get a Loan during Recession

Can you loan me a dime? In this period of the 21st century where even the lone economic and military superpower in the world admits to be undergoing financial crisis, people seeking loans to tide them over is as common as panhandlers in the streets. Times are hard. If you need a loan bigger than 10 cents, do not be embarrassed to try and get one. The following steps may be of help.

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The Video Game Industry “is” Recession-Proof

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I’ve heard about claims that the video game industry, along with healthcare, is recession-proof. Well, these claims might be proven to be true, especially when you take into consideration the gaming industry’s February 2009 sales in the United States, which involved a double-digit growth year-on-year at a time when overall retail sales growth was sluggish. That is made even more special when you take note of the industry’s consistently growing sales for the past few months, while the rest of the world was experiencing recession blues.

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Desktop PC Shipments Are Expected to Fall to Record Lows in 2009

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If InformationWeek is right, desktop PC manufacturers are in for a bleak 2009. InfoWeek reports that global PC sales will most likely fall by 12% this year. If that happens, it will easily surpass the record 3.2% drop registered in the year 2001.

Citing the market research firm, Gartner, the report says that the combined effects of the current economic slowdown, as well as changing consumer behavior, have influenced the bleak outlook. With more and more people out of jobs, and money being tight, desktop PC owners are trying to save money by holding on to their current machines. Businesses are also seen to follow the same pattern as individual PC owners.

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The Internet and the Recession

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It is generally accepted that the subprime mortgage crisis involving real estate properties was the first domino that fell. This caused the entire United States economy to fall into what is now widely perceived as a recession. The problems in that area spread like wildfire as it started to affect banks and other financial institutions. As soon as it did, banks reacted by placing more stringent policies that made loan refinancing even more difficult for the average consumer. Soon, the subprime lenders were facing foreclosure, while those who used to be eligible for a home loan found it difficult to obtain one. The whole real estate mortgage system was out of whack.

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