This would seem a strange time 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 a great way to earn a wage, assuming the proper method is employed. A sizable number of individuals play a lottery every week and, in the UK alone, 70% of the population now play regularly.

You need to remember of-course that a lottery is still a lottery with the low chances 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've got better possibilities to win from the smaller prizes. I have even seen it suggested that you can receive regular amounts in the way, making lotteries almost as good an investment as the currency markets 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 over the globe.

The syndicates are organized in groups of 49 which gives members an incredible 733% improvement within their prospects 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 gives you an ongoing and regular income.

There is extensive training to be found on the Elottery website together 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 can include 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 when you delve a little deeper. Most activities in the business earn you 'Golden Ticket' points for which you can find regular draws for a number of useful prizes and once over a year there is a draw where one person wins a vehicle. Every week too there's a 'Grab-A-Grand' draw where one lucky person wins Ł1000. Interestingly, situs toto the person 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.