An Entrepreneur contributor published a video showing seven ways solo business owners can delegate tasks to AI tools, including using Lovable to build apps, running customer-recovery campaigns, and coordinating multiple AI agents without hiring staff or writing code. The piece cites Intuit QuickBooks' 2026 AI Impact Report, which found 78% of U.S. businesses said AI improved productivity and 43% said it increased revenue.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-31
Laura Taylor launched Mingle Mocktails in February 2017 after being inspired by crafting her own mocktail for a friends' trip to the Poconos. The business reached $250,000 in sales within 18 months, prompting her to leave her corporate tech sales job in 2019, and has since grown into an eight-figure company sold in more than 15,000 retail locations including Total Wine.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-29
A growing group of TikTok users across multiple languages are posting videos of themselves stripping copper wire from appliances and cables to sell as scrap, often showing the process in visually dramatic detail. Participants range from electricians and hobbyists to teenagers, with at least one seller offering hand-cast copper ingots on Etsy. The trend coincides with copper prices hitting record highs this year, reaching roughly $14,473 per metric ton in September, according to IMF data cited in the report.
wired.com
· 2026-10-26
Georgia Young, 28, developed the caffeinated gummy brand Rallee in 2025 while working full-time in sustainability consulting, launching it in January of that year. Following a February relaunch, Rallee is now sold in nearly 2,000 Walmart locations and is projected to generate about $1.8 million in revenue by 2027.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-22
Cami Lane, 48, left a 25-year nursing career to flip secondhand furniture full-time after her side business began outearning her job within six months. Working from her family's garage, she refinishes and resells pieces, with her best month bringing in about $8,400, according to PEOPLE. She now also sells a $37 flipping guide and has added brand partnerships to her income.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-21
Hannah Crawford, a 29-year-old theater producer in London, began offering moving services for women and LGBTQ clients after breakups, aiming to replace male "man-with-a-van" movers that some clients found unsafe. The business grew from solo van rentals to a team of 20 movers across the U.K., now generating about $13,000 a month, according to Crawford.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-19
An Entrepreneur contributor's video essay examines how Lovable grew into a business with a reported $400 million in annual recurring revenue by February 2026 by solving the problem of people who had app ideas but couldn't code. The piece also cites an Adobe Express survey of 1,010 gig workers showing 46% said they earn income from AI side hustles, and recalls Dropbox's early struggles paying $233-$388 to acquire customers for a $99 product before a referral program lifted signups 60%.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-17
Ronneil Ramlal and his wife Yuvika Wadhwa launched meal delivery service Protein Chefs in 2015 while Ramlal worked as a UPS supervisor, starting with $2,500 in savings. He left his job in 2017 to run the business full-time, and it now generates over seven figures in annual revenue, up from an earlier $30,000 monthly figure.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-16
Alexandra Rutkay, a New York City makeup artist, launched the diaper bag brand citymouse from her apartment at the end of 2022 with about $8,500 of her own savings. The company earned $135,000 in its first full year and has since surpassed $1.7 million in total sales, including a weekend that brought in more than $50,000 in three days.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-12
Sosy and Grace Hachigian, a mother-daughter duo, launched MODA Mocktails in 2025 after struggling to find a store-bought mocktail with clean ingredients, strong flavor and a reasonable price. Grace, who worked as an associate brand manager at Nestlé USA, applied her consumer-marketing background to help build the brand, while Sosy leads the West Coast operations. The pair have personally invested roughly $500,000 into the business, which has already generated about $500,000 in revenue.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-08
A tax expert writing for Entrepreneur outlines that Americans living abroad remain subject to U.S. taxation on worldwide income, including side-hustle earnings like freelance work or e-commerce, even when paid into foreign accounts. The piece notes such income triggers a 15.3% self-employment tax that popular breaks like the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit cannot offset.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-29
Stephanie Yuhas, an award-winning TV and film writer and producer, launched a pet-sitting side business called The Funny Sitter after industry disruptions from the pandemic, writers' strikes, and a personal divorce upended her entertainment career. The business grew through word-of-mouth referrals, and she eventually hired trusted staff to help expand operations. It now brings in about $5,000 monthly on average, with earnings surging to roughly $15,000 during the holiday season.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-09
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