John Clidy is a retired State Trooper and began selling real estate while pursuing his career with the New Jersey State Police. He gave up his six-figure salary and pension to pursue his dream of being a real estate business owner full-time in 2014. He is involved in real estate in numerous ways, including being […]
7 Tips to Start Your Side Hustle Today
The number of small business applications has been on a steady rise in recent years, and you’re probably here because you want to start your side hustle too. Congratulations on your decision, and I am honored to help you on your journey! As you probably know, owning a small business has many benefits: Be your […]
Top 10 Small Business Podcasts from 2020
I started my #SmallBizChat podcast in the fall of 2019, so in 2020 – in the middle of all the craziness of the pandemic – I was happy to celebrate the 1-year mark. And I am even happier that the podcast became tremendous support to my small business readers as they faced uncertain times and […]
5 Powerful Tips to Help You Become a Successful Freelancer
Most small businesses start today as a side hustle first. While some Americans have shifted to independent temporarily, more have shifted to make it their full-time careers. According to the Freelancing in America Survey, 35 % of U.S. workers are now freelancing. In 2019, 57 million people worked as freelancers. We can see this number […]
20 Top Side Hustle Businesses to Launch in These Uncertain Times
If you have been laid off or furloughed, you need to earn money right now. You can wait to get a call back from your job, or you can use your skills to generate income elsewhere. Thanks to the internet and social media marketing, you can make money in side hustle businesses despite what is […]
The Ultimate Side Hustle Success Formula
Are you thinking about launching your own side hustle? Or maybe you already have one, and you are starting to feel the pinch of your competing to-do lists. Lots of people out there have side gigs, and it’s a good thing with all the talk of recession coming in 2020. You can turn a hobby […]
How to build a profitable business while working your full-time job
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Audra Upchurch who inspires career women to embrace their authenticity and thrive in their personal lives. She is also the […]
SmallBizLady’s 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Side-Hustling Part 1
Starting a business is hard work. It’s best to launch while working and develop a side-hustle first. That way you can test the waters and learn some of those expensive lessons in business while you are still collecting a paycheck. This is part I (read part 2, here) of my series on how to become […]
6 Steps to Turn a Hobby Into a Small Business
Do you have a hobby that people line up for to buy from you? If so, you really could create a profitable business. If you can do something you love and get paid for it, that’s not real work right? But before you go and quit your day job, I want to encourage and caution […]
SmallBizLady’s Top Do’s and Don’ts of Side-Hustling Part 2
I believe you should start a business as a side-hustle first, that way you can learn some of your hardest lessons in business while you are still working a full-time job. This is part 2 of my series on how to be a successful side-hustler. This post focuses on the top 10 Don’ts of side-hustling. (Read […]