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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...

byJennifer Paley

March 16, 2023

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...

byRyan Robinson

April 23, 2022

How the Gig Economy is Transforming Entrepreneurship

Think about the last time you trekked across town, ordered food or looked for a place to stay in a new city. The common thread linking all three experiences is that, chances are, you used...

byMichelle Delgado

December 17, 2021

Scaling Your Bootstrapped Business: 3 Tips for Lean Entrepreneurs

Like most entrepreneurs, you have likely spent hundreds of hours developing skills to build your business. By the time you start turning a profit, you’re likely to spend thousands of hours and dollars trying out...

byMark Woodbury

October 25, 2021

10 Tools to Kickstart Your Freelance Operation

Making the decision to freelance is a big one. It requires some serious determination, entrepreneurial spirit and a whole lot more that you might not have initially considered. Things like tax forms, software and a...

byKim Walsh

April 6, 2020

3 Ways to Take Your E-Commerce Store from Good to Great

There is no doubt that e-commerce is a rapidly evolving industry. While this keeps things interesting for entrepreneurs, it also requires consistent improvements and constant innovation to ensure success. E-commerce business owners have to adapt...

bySimon Slade

September 10, 2019

How the Gig Economy is Redefining Entrepreneurship

Modern technology has had a disruptive impact on every aspect of our lives, and work is no exception. For the first time in history, we have the tools and resources to conduct our business from...

byCole Midkiff

June 19, 2019

5 Quick and Actionable Marketing Ideas For Your Startup

Here, we will talk about five actionable, real world ideas you can use to kickstart your startup’s marketing campaign. Implementing the following steps is rather easy; while the hard part is the follow through. However,...

byDean Mathews

May 25, 2019

What Do Freelancers Need to Know About Incorporating?

In 2018, a survey from Upwork in partnership with the Freelancers Union revealed the state of freelancing in the United States. Given the continual rise of freelance work, it wasn’t completely shocking to see that...

byMyCorporation

April 23, 2019

8 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Outsourcing

Outsourcing can save a lot of time and money, but hiring outside experts for the wrong tasks can also negatively impact your business. Here’s how eight business leaders and advisors in The Oracles decide what to outsource...

byThe Oracles

April 12, 2019

The Best Freelance Gigs and Side Hustles to Go After in 2019

Freelancing is becoming the new normal for American workers. Today, 40 percent of us use websites like Upwork and Guru to find gigs, which we perform as side hustles or as part of a larger...

byMeredith Wood

April 6, 2019

The Art of Bootstrapping: How to Start a Business with Little to No Money

Bootstrapping is a term that has long been applied to entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial process. According to Dictionary.com, when used as a verb, bootstrapping means to “help oneself without the aid of others.” In the...

bySimon Slade

March 21, 2019

6 Things Freelancers Need to Know (and Might Not)

Freelancing can be an incredible adventure, and a great way to start your entrepreneurial journey. That doesn’t mean, however, that it’s glamorous or easy. Particularly when getting started, there’s a lot of trial and error...

byBen Walker

November 1, 2018

How to Manage a Team of Freelancers

While many entrepreneurs start out as the only employees of their company, the smart ones end up hiring help, even if it’s just a handful of freelancers to help them do more faster. Delegating one...

bySusan Guillory

July 13, 2018

4 Common Traits of an Online Business That Scales

Any entrepreneurial individual loves the idea of starting a business. In particular, a business that allows him or her to sit back and pursue their life’s endeavors while the money flows in. With the increasing...

byDaniel Boterhoven

July 12, 2018

How to Value an Online Startup: Tips for Buying or Selling a Business

Of all the potential outcomes for an entrepreneur seeking to exit his or her online business, a profitable sale is undoubtedly one of the most favorable. In order to achieve a successful sale, it is...

byThomas Smale

April 24, 2018

6 Things Gig Economy Workers Should Do to Protect Themselves Financially

The gig economy has changed the way nearly 70 million Americans define work. But as a gig economy worker, you’re left to your own devices when it comes to finances. So what should you do?...

byKenneth Burke

December 19, 2017

Top 5 Qualities to Look for When Hiring a Freelancer

As an entrepreneur, you eventually get to the point where you need an extra pair of hands. It would be great to hire someone to help out with phone calls, emails or even redesigning your...

byBen Walker

October 25, 2017