This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 20-year-old college student Jacob Shaidle, founder of Ontario-based barbecue cleaning business Shaidle Cleaning. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Courtesy of Shaidle Cleaning. Jacob Shaidle. What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?I was a 15-year-old high school student when I … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There are few guarantees in business, but this one is certain: If you don’t keep customers, you won’t have a business for long. Yet, at a time when most companies are desperately trying to maintain customer loyalty (retention is more profitable than acquisition, after all), there’s often … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Hemingway famously wrote that the best way to determine if someone is trustworthy is simply to trust them. In most businesses, particularly in tech, trust has historically been hedged on two main factors: security and compliance. I believe this approach (much like Hemingway’s advice) is not only … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A niche market is simply defined as a subset of an overall market, with the individuals comprising it sporting unique and often nuanced needs. This is why businesses that target them typically focus on one type of product or service. And this focused effort can result in … Read more
