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3 individuals who turned their reselling side hustles into full-time gigs share their strategies for finding profitable products
"You can't just list garbage, for lack of a better term, and expect a great result."
A full-time eBay reseller who spent no money upfront explains how to start on a budget — and 2 worthwhile purchases for any reseller
"I was taking photos on my iPhone, I used natural sunlight, and you can list everything from your phone."
A 29-year-old thrifter who replaced her 9-to-5 income reselling clothes on eBay shares the strategies she uses to find profitable items
Full-time thrifter and reseller Kendall VanGilder shares the tips and tricks she uses to find profitable items at stores like Goodwill.
Months into launching a pickleball eCommerce company with $10,000, I'm already over budget. Here are all of my startup costs, including a surprise $2,095 expense.
My business partner and I have gone through about 60% of our budget — and we haven't even placed our first big inventory order yet.
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My friend and I pooled $10,000 to start an e-commerce company. After months of brainstorming products, we chose pickleball paddles.
To select a profitable product to sell on Amazon, my cofounder and I talked to experts and used data from Helium 10.
I started an e-commerce business with $5,000 up front after writing about financially independent Amazon sellers. Here's how I doubled my budget.
How hard is it really to launch an e-commerce business? I decided to find out for myself.
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Taboola is looking to compete with Google and Facebook for small-business clients using a new generative AI tool for ad campaigns
Abby looks to make campaign setup easier for busy, resource-sapped business owners who aren't up on the latest marketing techniques and jargon.
From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
Lam Wing-kee's Causeway Bay Books moves to a new location in Taipei, striving to offer books critical of Beijing despite financial challenges.
Singaporeans are used to paying less than $5 for a meal. This 30-year-old chef charges double, and diners keep coming.
Gwyneth Ang, 30, is now opening a modern Asian grilled seafood restaurant in Singapore's latest lifestyle hub, New Bahru.
How descendants of Taj Mahal artisans are keeping marble inlay work alive
Parchin kari is the art of placing precious stones into carved out marble to create elaborate, colorful designs.
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I spent $2 million restoring a cruise ship I bought on Craigslist. The project took over my life, but I don't regret it.
After spending more than 15 years and tons of money on a labor of love, he walked away from the sinking ship. He said he made the right decision.
I'm a Florida-based bridal makeup artist. Hurricane Milton has battered the wedding industry and cost me thousands.
Hurricane Milton's impact on Florida's wedding industry has hit makeup artist Jennifer Gaffney hard, with cancellations damaging her livelihood.
After 5 years in tech, I wanted something new. An internship on a tea farm in Japan was the wake-up call I needed.
As part of her MBA, Cherie Luo interned on a matcha farm near Kyoto, Japan. It made her reflect on being in "hyper-growth mode" all the time.
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After multiple layoffs, one entrepreneur went all-in on her pet portrait side hustle. She took a pay cut but has more freedom and isn't 'bound by meetings from 9-to-5.'
"Building something that's your own definitely comes with a certain level of contentment — knowing that it's something, to a degree, that you control."
Entrepreneurs who bring in millions flipping clothes and sneakers explain how they find profitable products, including 'home run items'
The home run deals are out there, "but you have to touch a lot of items and you have to give yourself a lot of opportunity to be able to find them."
Hurricane Helene ravaged our 10-year-old furniture store in Asheville. We lost everything, but we're not walking away.
Atomic co-owner Megan Walsh told Business Insider the water reached 15 feet in their store, destroying 95% of the inventory.
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Hurricane Helene devastates Asheville's small beer breweries: 'It's quite heartbreaking.'
Small breweries damaged by the hurricane are scrambling to help workers and figure out how to rebuild.
He left his corporate job to help his mom in the family's 90-year-old restaurant. He almost gave up but figured out how to turn it around.
Iszahar Tambunan, 45, has taken over his family's nasi padang store in Singapore. He hopes his kids will do the same.
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I wanted my coffee shop to become a haven for Hurricane Helene survivors. The storm totally destroyed it.
Susan Scoggins wanted her North Carolina coffee shop to be a safe haven after Hurricane Helene. Instead, the storm destroyed her small business.
Forget the inheritance — here's how millennials are cashing in on boomer wealth
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I let campers rent part of my backyard for $70 a night. It helps pay our high home maintenance costs.
Rocki McCrocklin loves hosting on the campsite and lodging app Hipcamp. Strangers pay to park or set up tents on her two acres of land in Oregon.
A 27-year-old has sold over $4 million worth of sneakers in 2024 by shifting to 'live selling.' She explains how it works and why every store owner should learn the skill.
"Live selling has just now started. We're at the tip of the iceberg," says one entrepreneur who sells sneakers on the platform Whatnot.
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A millennial left his job to start a consulting business and booked $400,000 in revenue in the first year. He shares his advice on launching a startup.
Mario Vasquez Zuniga founded a consulting company in June 2023. He said getting regular meals with trusted advisors was key to building the business.
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How 3 friends without any hospitality experience started renting out over 400 tiny homes in remote locations around the world
Adrian Chia was inspired during a vacation in Australia and partnered with two friends to develop tiny houses placed in nature.
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A 27-year-old who runs a 7-figure sneaker business made a costly mistake with fake Yeezys. It taught her an invaluable lesson about reselling.
"This was a big lesson for me because I was getting cocky," said Val Zapata.
A 27-year-old who quit her job to resell sneakers online explains how she got her start and sourced profitable products
Sneaker reseller Val Zapata started sourcing products on sites like OfferUp, which she describes as "the magic cheat code."
How a Gen Z immigrant went from paycheck to paycheck to financial independence by turning her shoe collection hobby into a 7-figure business
Val Zapata started reselling sneakers with her dad during the Covid pandemic, and eventually scaled the side project to a seven-figure business.
My bakery fell prey to a counterfeit check scam. Running a small business is hard enough without having to navigate fraud.
Eat Your Flowers bakery was scammed with a $7,500 counterfeit check. Loria Stern told BI it's added yet another challenge to running a small business.
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Small business owners could be poised for a 1990s-like boom
One economist warned entrepreneurs against letting fear of the economy guide emotional business decisions: "There are bright days ahead."
A day in the life of an American startup founder in Singapore who juggles timezones, 8 employees, and WhatsApp chats with hundreds of customers
"I have to remind myself that with your own startup, the work never ends. So you have to create the boundaries yourself."
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After 9 rejections, she landed her dream job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant. Six years later, she quit to open a hawker stall.
Cherry Tan, 29, says her parents weren't happy about her career change. "Even until today, they asked me why I had to give up a comfortable job," she told BI.
A small bakery is out thousands of dollars after a check for a 1,000-cupcake order turned out to be a scam
A Los Angeles bakery, Eat Your Flowers, received a $7,500 cupcake order. It turned out to be part of a costly counterfeit-check scam.
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I took a 50% pay cut to leave my sales job and work on a potato farm. I have no regrets.
Tyler Heppell says he has learned more about business while working on his family farm than he did in his sales job.
I'm a product manager who interned at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Now I'm opening up a candy store.
Elly Ross is a product manager who previously interned at Big Tech companies. Now, she's decided to start a candy shop, "lil sweet treat."
A laid-off baby boomer got frustrated with the job hunt, so he started his own business. He explains why age is an asset for entrepreneurs.
Joseph Loria, 61, launched his business after losing his job last year. Now he's his own boss and is helping younger founders.
Teacher found a lucrative side hustle decorating college kids' dorm rooms
A mom who did up her daughter's dorm room posted photos online. Now, other parents pay her to decorate their kids' spaces with bedding, art, and rugs.
I've been disappointed countless times in my career, but controlling my emotions is my secret to success. Here's how I do it.
Susie Moore has been a life coach since 2014. She says the biggest key to growing her 7-figure business was learning to control her emotions.