Running a side business while working full time can be difficult because you’re required to give your all to your job, and a decline in your performance could get the organisation searching for your replacement in no time.
While most people want to start a side business so they can earn an extra income, many of them do not have an idea of the challenges they’d face, and plunge in unprepared, only to end up disappointed at some point.
To make the most of your efforts in trying to start and grow a successful side business, here are 4 critical challenges you’ll face when building a side business while working full-time:
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1). Financing Your Business:
Securing the required finance to start, run, or grow a business is usually one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face. It’s even more challenging for people running side businesses because they do not have enough time like full-time entrepreneurs to go all out in search of funding for their businesses.
Unless you have a well-paying job where your monthly income could easily cover as startup capital, raising funds for your business would be extremely difficult.
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2). Too Little Time:
Doing pretty much anything else while working full-time can be a tough task since you have too little time to do anything of value. What’s even more difficult is running a side business at the same time.
Since all you’ve got is your spare time, your entire side hustle could get frustrating because spare time is apparently the only little time you get to rest, so sharing it between running a side business and actually resting can cause little to no progress on whatever you’re doing.
3). Stress:
Just as highlighted in the section of having too little time, stress is one of the unavoidable parts of running a side business, and will take a major toll on you if you don’t manage it right.
What you can do is to restructure your activities by completely removing some things you used to previously do and replacing that same time-frame of activities with your side business.
4). Discouragement:
With too little time, financial problems, or extreme stress setting in, self-doubt and discouragement may begin to creep in, and if left uncontrolled, would cause you to drop whatever it is you’re doing.
When you feel discouraged to continue, read stories of successful people who went through the same ordeals you’re going through and find inspiration from how they overcame them to re-motivate yourself to keep going.
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What are your thoughts on these 4 challenges you’ll face when building a side business and working full-time? Let me know by leaving a comment below.
