For seventeen years I had a small chain of retail art, rug and decorative accessory galleries in Chicago.  They provided a great living.  I had two homes and two cars, but hardly ever had the time to enjoy them.

A few years ago the retail climate changed, and my stores started to fail.  I looked for a way to get enough income to “float” the stores through the worsening economy.  That’s when I started in MLM. But before long I was deep in debt to meet my business expenses, and I realized that MLM would not be the answer for me.  It would take years of development and thousands of recruits to get the income I wanted. 

I was finally forced to close my stores. I went online looking for a business without heavy overhead, but with great profit potential. I discovered a new internet marketing business model.  For a very low investment I was able to start a new business online, and started to climb out of the financial hole.

That was when life threw me a curve-ball.  In November of ’08 I got a call to get to Massachusetts quickly because my father was dying.  I packed my laptop and a black suit and flew out, expecting a funeral.

My father recovered, but he needed constant care, and the hospital recommended that he be placed in a nursing facility because he would be incapable of living alone. 

I am so grateful to be working online now!  I am free to offer to take care of my Dad for as long as he needs the help. 

Of my siblings, I am the one who is not tied to a job or a business (one sister owns a picture framing shop, the other works in one.)  I set up my office on my Dad’s dining room table, and have not missed a beat.  He’s glad to be home, and I’m proud to be able to help out.  There is no way I could have done this without my online business!

-Bruce Wood