Side Hustle School

In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from the founder of Cleanlots, a parking lot cleanup service that’s been operating for decades. In its early years, Cleanlots expanded too quickly, learning a valuable lesson before pulling back to its core competency. 

In this week’s “Throwback Thursday” segment, we’ll hear from a man on a mission to create “hair equality.” 

A crafty listener has found a way to avoid PayPal fees when accepting payments. Is he really on to something, or is it going to backfire on him?

This listener is making money with facepainting, but would like to grow by selling more to her customers. What should she try?

In this week’s First $1,000 segment, we hear from the co-founder of Jaju Pierogi, a line of delicious Polish snacks now stocked in hundreds of New England grocery stores.

When a grocery store manager hits a weightlifting plateau, he creates micro weight plates through hard work and heavy lifting. 

Two years ago, one of our listeners made $30,000 selling t-shirts on Amazon without stocking any inventory. Opportunities come and go, however, and today’s caller is wondering if the Merch by Amazon program is still viable.

A self-taught manufacturer of home decor transitions her part-time curiosity into a full-time woodworking business.

In this week’s “Throwback Thursday” segment, we’ll hear from a personal trainer who sells pumped-up pancakes full of protein.