Welcome to the United States of Side Hustles

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment
William Butterton
William Butterton is a full-time engineer. He runs Pack Daddies Card Co. and Viking Vendors on the side.

Chona Kasinger for BI

For burnt-out 9-to-5ers looking to start something of their own, there's good news and bad news.

The good news is that it's never been easier to start a side hustle. Unfortunately, that's also the bad news.

How 3 solo founders use AI to transform their content into business

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Katrina Purcell; Esosa Edosomwan; Gigi Robinson
Left to right: Katrina Purcell, Esosa Edosomwan, Gigi Robinson.

Isa Zapata and Joel Arbaje for BI; Courtesy of Esosa Edosomwan

AI is helping solo business owners work faster, think bigger, and stress less

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Dusti Arab; Pete Srodoski
Left to right: Dusti Arab and Pete Srodoski

Celeste Noche and Kendrick Brinson for BI

I got let go from my job. Now, NFL and college teams pay me for my muddy footballs.

Tech Insider : Sports, Business, Sports
Daniel Kolcun prepping a football in his home for his business.
Daniel Kolcun heat-treating a football.

Business Insider

How AI is helping these solopreneurs build more personal membership communities — with less work

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Lis Best, Gabriela Fiorentino and Clara Ma
Lis Best, Gabriela Fiorentino and Clara Ma

Michaela Vatcheva, Joel Arbaje and Isa Zapata for BI

6 book recommendations from 2 brothers who skipped college to start a multimillion-dollar business

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Sports
selkirk barnes
Jim, Mike, and Rob Barnes, the brains behind Selkirk Sport.

Selkirk Sport

Solo founders are using AI to take on the consumer brand industry, dominated by giants

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Amber Chaudhry, Ezra Rufino, Ann Ragan Kearns
Left to right: Amber Chaudhry, Ezra Rufino, Ann Ragan Kearns.

Ian Tuttle, Michaela Vatcheva, Cassandra Klos for BI

We quit our 6-figure jobs to launch a company together. Working with your spouse can be complicated — boundaries help.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Travel
a family of four poses on a green couch
Daniel and Gemma Ng and their family.

Courtesy of Daniel and Gemma Ng

I'm a coffee chain owner in San Francisco, and I'm being radically transparent about why I must hike prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCory
Lauren Crabbe and Michael McCrory own Andytown Coffee Roasters and are posting flyers at all nine locations to explain why they must hike drink prices by 7.5%.

Andytown Coffee Roasters

I'm a business owner in Minneapolis working 16-hour shifts so my staff can stay home to avoid ICE

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Michael Knox
Michael Knox runs a restaurant near Minneapolis.

Photo Courtesy of Michael Knox

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