I was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt before launching my side hustle. I'm debt-free now and booked more than $200,000 in revenue last year with these 3 entrepreneurial strategies.

• Aneri Desai started her career-coaching business as a side job before taking it full-time this year.
• She aimed to pay off hundreds of thousands in debt while helping immigrant women find jobs.
• Here's her advice on building a business while in debt, including how to invest your time.

When Aneri Desai started her job hunt after college in 2013, she faced many barriers. She received nearly 300 job rejections and had difficulty finding a company that would sponsor her visa as a first-generation immigrant, she said. 

Simultaneously, Desai's arranged marriage fell through and she had accumulated hundreds of thousands in debt, she said.