Bola Sokunbi - Clever Girl Finance - The Side Hustle Guide

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2 Title Page Clever Girl Finance The Side Hustle GuideBuild a Successful Side Hustle & Increase Your Income Bola Sokunbi

3 Copyright

4 Dedication

5 About the Author

6 Acknowledgments

7 It’s Time to Make Your Side-Hustle Dreams a Reality! HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

8 CHAPTER 1: Getting Prepared to Win CHALLENGING THE FEAR THAT HOLDS YOU BACK GET PREPARED TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MY SIDE HUSTLE BUSINESS STORY WHAT NOT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR SIDE HUSTLE MEET CAMILLA BANKS NOTES

9 CHAPTER 2: Laying Out Your Business Idea WHAT’S IT GONNA BE? BRAINSTORMING YOUR BUSINESS IDEAS DOING YOUR RESEARCH: GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND ESTABLISHING YOUR BUSINESS VISION AND MISSION MEET VICKII ONABOLU NOTE

10 CHAPTER 3: Your Business Plan CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU WHAT LEGAL STRUCTURE DO YOU NEED? WHO IS YOUR BUSINESS FOR, AND WHY SHOULD THEY BUY FROM YOU? DEFINING YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSESSING YOUR COMPETITION MEET TIWA LAWRENCE NOTES

11 CHAPTER 4: Building Your Brand and Marketing Your Business DEVELOPING THE LOOK AND FEEL OF YOUR BRAND CREATING A MARKETABLE BRAND STORY YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE AND CONTENT STRATEGY YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY AND LEVELING UP YOUR GAME MEET KALYN JOHNSON CHANDLER NOTES

12 CHAPTER 5: Business Finances—Let’s Talk Money! LAYING OUT YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND OPERATING EXPENSES YOUR BUSINESS BUDGET: AN ESSENTIAL PART OF YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS ANALYZING YOUR BUSINESS FINANCES: BREAKING EVEN, PROFIT, AND LOSS PRICING YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MONEY MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE BUILDING WEALTH WITH YOUR SIDE HUSTLE MEET SAHIRENYS PIERCE NOTES

13 CHAPTER 6: In It to Win It! LEVERAGING METRICS IN YOUR BUSINESS MANAGING YOUR TIME: TIPS AND TOOLS TO HELP WHO DO YOU NEED ON YOUR TEAM? MEET EMILIE ARIES

14 CHAPTER 7: Plan for Growth STAYING CONSISTENT AND PERSEVERING THROUGH SEASONS PRIORITIZING SELF-CARE MEET EBONY RUFFIN

15 In Closing

16 Index

17 End User License Agreement

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This book is dedicated to my mom, Emily, for being an incredible role model while I was growing up watching her be the ultimate side-hustle queen, and to all the clever girls working hard to create multiple streams of income to achieve their financial goals.