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He Spent $3K to Start a Side Hustle That’s Eyeing $1M Revenue | Entrepreneur

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When did you start your side hustle, and where did you find the inspiration for it?

In May 2022, I launched Confusion Snacks to bring global flavors to everyday snacking using clean, guilt-free ingredients.

It didn’t begin with the intention of starting a business. It began as a way for me to stay connected to my Indian-American identity.

Growing up, I lived at the intersection of two cultures, constantly learning how to carry forward my immigrant roots while adapting to American life. Many times, those identities felt like opposites. One side of me was devouring my mom’s homemade meals and dancing to Bollywood hits; the other side was crushing a bag of Hot Cheetos while singing Justin Bieber in the shower.

I loved both sides, but never fully felt “at home.” Eventually, I embraced the truth: I’m both Indian and American. And I wanted to create something that celebrated that duality instead of forcing a choice between them.

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How a Mom’s Garage Side Hustle Hit $1 Billion Revenue | Entrepreneur

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What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?

I had just stepped away from seven years at eBay Inc., where I had launched PayPal Mobile and led the eBay fashion business. I was working on a new fashion-related startup idea before I ended up starting KiwiCo in 2011.

Where did you find the inspiration for the side hustle?

When my kids were younger, I tried to find ways for them to exercise their creativity and put their problem-solving skills to work. I wanted them to grow up to feel like they could envision and better the world around them. As an engineer by training, I saw creating and building through hands-on activities as a way to explore, discover, and build creative confidence. At the same time, I was drawing on my own childhood — I have such fond memories of making and building things with my mom while I was growing up.

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The Etsy Starter Checklist That Will Jumpstart Your Side Hustle | AllBusiness.com

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Starting an Etsy shop can be one of the most rewarding and creative ways to turn your hobby into a thriving side hustle. Whether you’re a crafter, baker, vintage treasure hunter, or digital product creator, Etsy offers a built-in audience and user-friendly platform for new entrepreneurs.

But launching your business successfully takes more than just uploading a few items and waiting for sales to roll in. With competition fierce and customer expectations high, the key to standing out and making money is preparation.

Here’s your complete Etsy starter checklist—created with insights and research assistance from ChatGPT—to help you launch your shop the right way and jumpstart your side hustle with confidence.

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Roommates’ Side Hustle Makes $1M a Month: ‘No Regrets’ | Entrepreneur

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When did you start your side hustle, and where did you find the inspiration for it? Whiteside: When Ben and I became best friends during our junior year at CU Boulder, one of the things that brought us close was our shared aspiration of building our own thing, not walking a 9-5 path working on someone else’s dream. This shared passion wouldn’t manifest until much later, though.

When I first started dreaming of a hair product company that went beyond styling one’s hair with toxic sh*t, I was working at an ecommerce startup in a marketing and operations role. We were a small team, and the company was struggling hard to establish itself. I learned a ton about problem-solving through the early stages of business, but I had one foot out the door, pulling me toward my calling of being my own entrepreneur.

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25-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Hits Multimillion-Dollar Revenue | Entrepreneur

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What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle? When I started EB Denim, I was still in high school. I started selling reworked vintage Levi’s to my friends and classmates because I loved having pieces that no one else was wearing. I was always repurposing clothes; even as a kid, I would destroy my brother’s clothes in the name of individuality. When I started bringing them to school, peers would keep asking for more, and soon enough, I was selling denim shorts out of my locker room. It was exciting to see something I did for fun turn into a real business so quickly

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Six Simple Ways to Make Money from Home in Just Six Months | Cool Business Ideas 

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In today’s fast-paced digital world, the dream of working from home has never been more attainable. Thanks to the internet, countless individuals are discovering new ways to earn money without leaving their homes. Whether you’re looking to supplement your income or start a full-fledged career, there are simple, effective methods to achieve financial freedom from the comfort of your own home. This blog will explore six of the easiest ways to make money online over the next six months. Let’s get started!

The Growing Trend of Working from Home

Remote work is no longer a trend but a global movement. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this shift, with many companies adopting permanent work-from-home policies. For many, this shift has opened up new opportunities to earn money online. In fact, a recent survey revealed that nearly 60% of Americans would prefer to continue working from home post-pandemic.

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His Side Hustle Out-Earned His Day Job, Now Makes $1M a Year | Entrepreneur

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This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kyle Needham. In 2011, he co-founded Oyster Party with Samuel Keller. The company serves private parties, weddings and corporate events by shucking oysters on the half shell, popping up raw bars and seafood towers, providing caviar bumps and more. Oyster Party hosts pop-up events at Smorgasburg, in Manhattan’s FiDi neighborhood and the Hudson Valley and has expanded beyond New York to the Tri-State area.

What did your day-to-day look like before you started your side hustle?

Before I started Oyster Party, I worked for a wholesale seafood company in Manhattan and retail fish markets in Columbus Circle and Grand Central.

What inspired you to start your side hustle?

I started shucking oysters at parties throughout Brooklyn. My love for oysters really took off then because I had more access to them and began eating them regularly. The enthusiasm that people showed when they would eat them after I would shuck them was palpable and continues to be to this day.

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Mother’s Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Sees Up to $20M a Year | Entrepreneur

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This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Elle Rowley, founder of Solly Baby, a company that produces sustainably sourced baby wraps made of 100% certified TENCEL Modal and other baby gear. In 2023, Rowley stepped away from her day-to-day role (she now serves the brand as a strategic advisor and is on the board), and the company welcomed Nicole Newhouse as CEO to lead the next stage of Solly Baby’s growth.

When did you start Solly Baby as a side hustle, and where did you find the inspiration for it?

After having my first baby in 2009, I was surprised to find a surge of creative inspiration that I had never known before having kids. My husband was still in school, and I was hungry to start something to supplement our meager student income. By the time I was pregnant with our second child in 2011, the online world was fertile ground for mothers looking to start a side hustle from home. I tried a few different things, but I intuitively knew that there was a gap in the market when it came to aesthetically pleasing baby gear, so I was pretty focused on that space throughout my pregnancy.

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How to Make a Profit on Antique Goods | Cool Business Ideas

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Do you enjoy exploring garage sales and thrift stores, looking for incredible deals on priceless antiques? If you do, you can easily make a career selling antiques.

This can be an awesome business to start on the side and with a small budget, since it usually does not cost much to purchase antiques, but you can still make a bundle selling them. Here are a few ideas to help you get started:

Find Collectibles

Collectibles can be lucrative because people who collect things are willing to pay high rates to add a hard-to-find item to their collection. If you enjoy research, trading in collectible antiques may be right up your alley.

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