The recession is, thankfully, ending and as the world economy slowly recovers you might be thinking about your future and how best to take control of it. If you're in a job, is it secure now and in the months to come? Are you just a number that could be 'deleted' at any time? Do your employers place any value in you at all?
NO? Then consider an Internet business as a way to regain control over your own destiny. Starting an online business doesn't mean you have to discard everything in your life thus far. You can adapt your new business to fit in with your current home and work life.
Start up costs are low compared to other routes. You can stay in your current job while you work on your new online business learning and training as you build and develop it. You have the comfort of a regular income from your main job while you establish your online presence. When you start making more money from the online business than your job... jump in full time and CANE IT!
Or not! Some people are not looking to earn life-changing amounts of cash or to own a thriving full-time online business. Some people just want an extra revenue stream to compliment their main income and are quite happy in their current job. That's cool too! The world will always need employees!