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A fashion and lifestyle blogger switches to satin pillowcases to address split ends and breakage, then starts manufacturing and selling her…
A busy high-school teacher has uploaded more than 600 digital teaching resources to a peer-to-peer marketplace and earns royalties on each…
A Texas oncology nurse uses knowledge of essential oils to create a hair-regrowth line for chemo survivors and earns $80,000. The product…
A florist and a sculpture professor who love making homemade gifts turn a side project into a lip balm brand, themed around presidential…
A Florida web developer partners with a faceless artist and uses celebrity-driven Instagram marketing to sell hip hop glitter pendants,…
A web developer builds an audio-based memorization system for medical students studying human anatomy; seven years later it still produces…
Brennan Dunn, founder of DoubleYourFreelancing, discusses how he hit about $20k/week freelancing, scaled an agency to millions, built and…
After her husband is diagnosed with a corn syrup allergy, a healthcare analyst develops a line of allergy-friendly baked goods that becomes…
A UK plant collector sells handmade glass terrariums while temporarily unemployed, earning £600/month in profit. The business is…
Psychologist Shirag Shemmassian built a side hustle helping students with college admissions, scaling it to $74,000. Based on his own…
An avid runner frustrated by gloves and mittens that don't keep her fingers warm while running designs her own and pursues a patent. The…
A former NASA employee who is passionate about horseback riding builds a stables-related side hustle that pivots midstream and reaches…
A resourceful college dropout works a corporate job and negotiates to run a new branch of his employer, effectively getting paid twice by…
Patrick McKenzie (patio11) shares wisdom on generating promising business ideas, finding first customers, working with smart people,…
Two Virginia college friends start a bow tie side hustle that earns $15,000. They upgraded their own wardrobes with bow ties and began…
An event planner in Boston designs a competitive scavenger hunt game that became a six-figure business. Participants pay to join themed…
A Tennessee man starts a low-tech weekend side hustle producing signage and earns about $50,000 a year with no website. The hustle runs on…
A blogger pivots from selling products to relying on sponsorships and earns $82,000 a year working two hours a day. He built the income…
A hand-stamped feminist jewelry line earns $25,000 in side income. The founder uses a hammer and metal stamping tools to produce bold,…
Tyler Tringas, founder of Storemapper (a store-locator widget for Shopify stores), discusses how to tell good ideas from bad, launch…
Four friends build an Uber-for-lawn-care marketplace, connecting lawn care vendors with customers. The platform tackles booking, routing…
A Michigan dog owner turns her baking hobby into a gourmet, healthy dog treat business. She sells artisanal treats for dogs as a side…
Two cousins in rural Pennsylvania launch a food truck, catering, and eventually restaurant business while one was under house arrest,…
A Texas photographer specializes in cosplay and Star Wars themed portraits, combining his love of sci-fi with photography to earn $47,000.…
