Use Your Free Time for a Side Business
Over at Achieve-It!, Brad Isaac talks about 4 good reasons to start a side business:
1. Independence and self-esteem you usually don't get working for somebody else.
2. Putting your eggs in more than one basket.
3. Better use of free time than watching Mama's Family marathon on TNT.
4. If you're not careful, you just might learn something.
As Brad points out, a side business is different from a small business. It's just something you can do at night or on the weekends if you have a "real" job. In other words, it's something you do on the side.
My wife and I have one side business going at the moment that developed from her interest in making jewelry. And now that we've got that one streamlined so that it isn't taking up all of our free time, we're working on starting up another. We're having fun, making a bit of extra cash, and learning heaps -- including how to work as husband & wife and as business partners.
I think if you've got some free time, starting a side business is a good way to use it. If you don't have any free time, then you need to seriously think about how you could change your life so you get some. And then think about starting a side business. It may turn into a small business. Or maybe even turn into your full-time real job. Or you may never make a penny of profit. But even if it doesn't work out, it's still better than watching that Mama's Family marathon, isn't it?
Hat tip to LifeHacker (yes, again!) for the link.
1. Independence and self-esteem you usually don't get working for somebody else.
2. Putting your eggs in more than one basket.
3. Better use of free time than watching Mama's Family marathon on TNT.
4. If you're not careful, you just might learn something.
As Brad points out, a side business is different from a small business. It's just something you can do at night or on the weekends if you have a "real" job. In other words, it's something you do on the side.
My wife and I have one side business going at the moment that developed from her interest in making jewelry. And now that we've got that one streamlined so that it isn't taking up all of our free time, we're working on starting up another. We're having fun, making a bit of extra cash, and learning heaps -- including how to work as husband & wife and as business partners.
I think if you've got some free time, starting a side business is a good way to use it. If you don't have any free time, then you need to seriously think about how you could change your life so you get some. And then think about starting a side business. It may turn into a small business. Or maybe even turn into your full-time real job. Or you may never make a penny of profit. But even if it doesn't work out, it's still better than watching that Mama's Family marathon, isn't it?
Hat tip to LifeHacker (yes, again!) for the link.
<< Home