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Are you ready to test the entrepreneurial waters? Learn how to start a side hustle or freelance gig.
Summer Side Hustle: Turn Your DIY Skills into a Profitable Venture
Whether you're a crafty person or not, there's no denying it's easier to make money when you enjoy what you're doing. While many people spend the summer months relaxing on their couch or at the...
How to Make Passive Income with an Online Dropshipping Store
After my husband passed away unexpectedly in 2006, I decided to launch a side hustle to help me feel more financially secure. But, as a therapist who was used to earning money based on “billable...
How Do I Choose the Best Side Hustle to Make Extra Income?
When it comes to making extra income, one of the coolest and most profitable side hustles over the past few years has been reselling sneakers. Tales abound of sneakerheads boxing up profits by flipping Air...
5 Easy Ways to Get into E-Book Publishing
The publishing world has well and truly gone digital, with e-books selling in their millions and more people choosing these intangible tomes over their physical printed counterparts. Better yet, e-book publishing is a potentially lucrative...
6 Recession-Proof Side Hustles You Can Start Today to Bring in Extra Cash
With a couple of banks going under and jitters spreading about the banking industry overall, fears of a recession are back in the headlines. So it's only natural that with this economic volatility comes more...
The Ins and Outs of Reselling: From Extra Cash to a Side Hustle
With inflation rates still naggingly high and recession fears creeping across cable news and social media, it seems everybody could use a few extra bucks. Reselling, and in turn consignment, is one way to make...
15 Quotes That Will Motivate You to Start a Side Hustle (and Be a Better Entrepreneur)
It's normal to experience dips in motivation, to want to procrastinate instead of dealing with the mountain of work that lies ahead. But at the end of the day, true entrepreneurs know that you have...
11 Reasons Why You Need a Side Hustle
Side hustles aren’t new, but in today's volatile economy they’re more popular than ever. Especially now, with so many ways to make money online, more and more people are deciding to pursue a side hustle. ...
Why Diversifying Your Income Provides More Opportunities in the Long Run
One of the most common reasons people pursue the path of entrepreneurship is to achieve financial security and independence. If the events of the COVID-19 pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that anyone -- regardless...
How to Bootstrap Your Side Hustle into a 6-Figure Business
How do you successfully bootstrap a side hustle into a six-figure business? Building a wildly profitable business is simpler than you might think. With the right business model and strategy, you can build a successful...
How to Leverage Your Full-Time Job to Fund Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
When I accepted a position at a software development company after college, I was clear with them from the start. During the interview, they asked about my passion and my goals. I shared that I...
The Rise of the Side Startup Makes the Most of Remote Work
On this segment of "The Pre W. Smith Show," Jeff talks with Rani Molla about her Vox article on remote workers starting a side startup without quitting their jobs. Story: https://bit.ly/3ToyDQd Listen to the conversation...
Need Extra Cash? Pursue a Side Hustle
On this segment of "The Pre W. Smith Show," Jeff Sloan shares ideas on side hustles you can pursue during inflationary times, or any time you need some extra cash. Tune in for the full...
11 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Up a Side Hustle
"This summer I've been making an extra $1,000 a month, and it only takes a few hours a week," said Mark Russo in a recent TikTok video. "I only had to invest a few hundred...
The Value of Home-Based Businesses to Economic Recovery
The challenge of America’s economic recovery, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is to spread it to every community – and especially those that have been historically excluded. The key to meeting that challenge...
How to Channel Your Skills and Find Your Best Side Hustle
Are you ready to test the waters of entrepreneurship? Start with a side hustle. Having a side hustle gives you security, reassurance, diversity of income, and most importantly, it gives you the possibility for something...
5 Lessons This Entrepreneur Learned Building a Side Hustle
Like many entrepreneurs, I knew I wanted to run my own company from early on. I received an MBA, then spent several years in management consulting, which helped me learn how top executives think, what...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Gig Economy (and How Freelancers Can Pivot)
It’s hard to see any area of work and life that has been left untouched by COVID-19. This unprecedented pandemic has impacted industries and businesses of all sizes, and that includes the gig economy. In...
A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Blog Side Hustle
Blogging can be a profitable side business. Startup costs are low and the nature of the business is flexible. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and...