This would seem a strange period to be considering starting a business, as the financial situation is still uncertain. But some businesses actually do better in such a climate as people look for alternative ways to make money.

It may seem unusual but some now consider lotteries to be the best way to earn a salary, assuming the correct method is employed. A big number of individuals play a lottery every week and, within the UK alone, 70% of the people now play frequently.

You need to remember of course that a lottery is still a lottery with the low prospects of winning the top prize. However if you join a syndicate the odds are reduced considerably.

Obviously you are still unlikely to win the jackpot but as a member of a syndicate you have better opportunities to win from the smaller prizes. I have even seen it suggested that you can receive regular amounts in this particular way, making lotteries almost as good an investment as the stock exchange in these difficult times.

The Elottery business takes this idea to a new level. In 2002, Len Fitzgerald and Tom Brodie created the Elottery idea which plays the UK lottery draw, the European lottery and a few other draws. Now members hail from 127 different countries all around the globe.

The syndicates are organized in groups of 49 which gives members an incredible 733% improvement in their chances of winning any prize in the UK lottery draw and an astounding 3600% in the European lottery, Euro millions.

You may build a of group of players and earn a commission every time one of those players plays the lottery. Of course this provides you with an ongoing and regular income.

There is extensive training to be found on the Elottery website along with personal support and online seminars (weekly) and offline seminars several times per year.

Indeed, the parent company seems committed to giving members full support. This includes not only the personalized website but customer support, promotional material, e-mail marketing campaigns, online marketing support and payment processing. All these functions are handled for each member.

Other perhaps unexpected benefits are to be found as soon as you delve just a little deeper. Most activities within the business earn you ‘Golden Ticket’ points for which there are regular draws for various useful prizes and once over a year there’s a draw where one person wins a car. Every week too there is a ‘Grab-A-Grand’ draw where one lucky person wins Ł1000. Interestingly, the individual that brought that winner in to the business also takes home Ł1000. Also it may be of use to note that the company have suggested these prizes will increase as time goes on.