Part-time and Profitable
Crain’s New York Business, May 12, 2010
The holy grail: A profitable side business that doesn’t take time away from their main career… This kind of gig isn’t easy to find. Ventures that fit the bill usually revolve around work that can be done outside of traditional business hours, or that can be automated using low-cost technologies or outsourced to low-cost providers… David Wurtz, a product manager at Google, runs a fast-growing online store called TopTVMounts, which sells hardware for mounting televisions. He uses a service called Shipwire to store inventory around the country and make local deliveries. “I put in three to four hours a week,” says Mr. Wurtz, who has two part-time employees. Read more. | PDF version.