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Common Challenges to Starting (and Maintaining) a Side Hustle

Every once in a while, you might find yourself dreaming of working for yourself, either as a full-fledged entrepreneur, or by testing the waters with a side hustle. Plenty of people have second jobs, or...

byNick Rojas

May 27, 2018

The State of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Today [Radio]

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, chats with Dr. Luke Pittaway, Ohio University College of Business Copeland Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Dawn Dickson, founder and CEO of PopCom and Flat Out...

byStartupNation

May 26, 2018

How Quitting My Job and Becoming an Entrepreneur Unleashed My Creativity

Two years ago, I had it all. I was working for a venture-funded company, we were growing, and I was in a leadership position with a decent equity stake. Honestly, I was living the dream, and I...

byTyler Hakes

May 25, 2018

6 Female Millennials Who Ditched Their Corporate Jobs for Side Hustles — and Were Successful

We hear stories all the time about entrepreneurs who leave their 9 to 5 jobs in favor of bringing their side hustles to life. But, what about those working in cushy corporate positions? If the...

byDeborah Sweeney

May 23, 2018

Former Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation President and CEO on 5 Things Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Should Know

The following is excerpted from "Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do" by Carl Schramm. Copyright © 2018 by Carl Schramm. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Good...

byCarl Schramm

May 22, 2018

How to Validate Your Business Idea

In my last post, I talked about how you can generate business ideas. Now, I would like to share some methods on how you can validate your ideas to see which ones you should pursue...

byDavid Pike

May 22, 2018

10 Steps to Start a Side Hustle (While Working a Full-Time Job)

Never in history have we seen such rapid growth in the number of entrepreneurs who’ve begun working for themselves. From app developers, to freelance writers, business consultants, creative producers and startup founders, there’s no shortage...

byRyan Robinson

May 21, 2018

Think You’re Too Busy to Start a Side Hustle? Why You Might Be Wrong and 10 Ideas to Get Started

The term “side hustle” is a relatively new one, but the idea has been around for decades. Your full-time job likely supplies you with the income you need to stay afloat, but if you had...

byAnna Johansson

May 19, 2018

Study Explores the Current State of American Small Business Owners

The early bird gets the worm. Nice guys finish last. You snooze, you lose. Sound familiar? As entrepreneurs, we’ve all been hardwired, to some extent, to believe that the more hours we put in and...

byKim Harris

May 18, 2018

How E-Commerce Can Take Your Startup Global

The global reach of the internet allows buyers from around the world to easily find your business and communicate with you, creating exciting growth opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups. The final step (buying from you)...

byEd Marsh

May 17, 2018

The Ultimate Legal Checklist for Freelance Professionals

Have clients, will freelance — it’s as easy as that to get started as a freelancer or contractor, right? Not quite. Before you agree to take on an assignment or project for a client, there...

byMyCorporation

May 15, 2018

How to Go From Side Hustle to Full-Time Freelancer in the Gig Economy

I can’t stand the word “hustle.” It gives me visions of a bloodshot-eyed, head-in-hands freelancer barely holding onto their dream of building an empire. Why do we see “hustling” as a good thing? Is becoming burnt...

byGaby Román

May 14, 2018

Starting a Business in Outer Space (and Other Places to Pop-Up) [Radio]

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, StartupNation founder and CEO, Jeff Sloan, is joined by two co-hosts, Norm Pappas and Mark Bennett. Together, they chat with two entrepreneurs making their startup dreams come...

byStartupNation

May 12, 2018

How to Classify Your Employees Right from the Start

Herd mentality is almost never a good thing. As social creatures, perhaps it’s only human to want to be included and be part of something bigger. When applied to business, the herd mentality often leads...

byDottie Chong

May 10, 2018

Entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau’s Formula for Creating a Side Hustle in 27 Days

Author, speaker and entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau is best known for his renowned books, "The $100 Startup" and "The Art of Non-Conformity." He is also an expert travel hacker, and host of the annual World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon....

byCara O'Bleness

May 9, 2018

How to Successfully Juggle Freelance Gigs as a Full-Time Employee

According to a recent study from TSheets by QuickBooks, 21 million individuals in the United States already have side hustles that they plan to keep going in 2018 and beyond. Data collected by Intuit and...

byDeborah Sweeney

May 7, 2018

The 3 Stages of Launching a Successful Side Hustle

The term “side hustle” is a huge misnomer. Why? Because “on the side” means that your new endeavor is going to fit in nicely with everything else going on in your life: work, school, significant...

byMike Miyake

May 4, 2018

Want to Get More Creative? Surround Yourself With the Right People

The following is excerpted from "Unsafe Thinking: How to be Nimble and Bold When You Need It Most" by Jonah Sachs. Copyright© 2018. Available from Da Capo Lifelong Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary...

byJonah Sachs

May 1, 2018

Top 5 Survival Tips for Acquiring a Business Successfully

After 13 years of owning a more traditional, boutique PR and marketing agency, I looked into buying a digital agency to round out what we can offer our clients. We wanted to be more in...

byHolly Rollins

April 29, 2018

Starting Up With Flexible Retail: Pop-Up Entrepreneurship [Radio]

This week's edition of StartupNation Radio features three pop-up shop connoisseurs, who offer the inside scoop to entrepreneurs looking to start small. Your host, StartupNation CEO and co-founder, Jeff Sloan, kicks off the conversation with...

byStartupNation

April 28, 2018