What do Circuit City, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Linens and Things and Sharper Image all have in common? They, among dozens of others, are closing their doors in the face of todays economic implosion.

2009 doesn’t look any better, at least for the first few months. The number of pending bankruptcies is still rising and will likely continue for the first few months of the year. Many people are now looking for additional ways to generate income from home.

Many insiders already know that the best industry to pursue in these tough times can be a solid network marketing company. You see over the past 50 years each and every recession or economic depression that has hit the US, one industry has consistently grown in these tough times - network marketing.

Today even professionals like Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki are singing the praises of network marketing as a strong and viable path for todays independent entrepreneurs. The benefits, such as low startup costs and overhead, no inventory to manage or ship, no employees, no franchise fees and many others, make network marketing a wise choice to generate additional income from home.

Today more than 125,000 new home based businesses are opened each and every week in the US. Those numbers are sure to grow as the market and economy continues to struggle for the foreseeable future. Political uncertainty and a falling stock market will continue to strip hard working Americans of their jobs, but you don’t have to be caught off guard.

By starting small and conservatively, you can begin to gradually create a supplemental income stream that can even replace your full time income over time. By starting now you have the opportunity to begin to take control of your financial future even during these tough times.