This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 26-year-old Emely Cepeda, a Boston-based dental student who earns extra money with the online marketplace Taskrabbit. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Courtesy of Emely Cepeda What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?I started tasking when I was...
Running a small business is never easy, especially during inflationary periods. In 2023, when the average rate of inflation was 4.1%, 35% of small businesses reported reducing staff as a result of increasing costs, according to a survey of 1,000 small business owners conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Melio. At the beginning of 2024,...
Despite mass layoffs in recent years, the tech industry still has major appeal for job applicants seeking generous salaries; it’s not uncommon for entry-level roles at big tech firms like Google and Facebook to start in the six-figure range. Of course, those attractive salaries and other benefits often mean serious competition for the role, particularly...
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kayla Valerio. Valerio owns Haus of Color, a six-figure salon business specializing in vivid hair colors. Image Credit: Courtesy of Haus of Color. Kayla Valerio. What was your day job (or other sources of income) when you started your side hustle?I was still a hairdresser and doing hair but...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lylette Pizarro, founder and co-managing partner of Influence Media Partners, a New York-headquartered music and entertainment company “whose mission is to transform the music space by partnering with artists, songwriters and creative executives to steward legacy works and build future brand value.” In 2022, Pizarro secured...