Are you finding a single income source is not enough to get by or save money? You can always start a business in your spare time to increase your income sources. Here are some businesses you can consider starting right away for additional income.

Tax Prep Business

Every year, thousands of people scramble to do their taxes on time. You can earn a pretty penny helping them with their taxes by starting a tax prep business. To start a tax prep business, you’ll need to get training to become a tax preparer. Then, there’s the process of getting yourself registered to file taxes and market the business to prospective clients. 

If starting a tax prep business on your own is too complicated, you can find services that will help you take all the steps necessary for a reasonable fee. They’ll handle everything from the training, registration, and marketing process so that you can focus on becoming profitable as soon as possible. 

Dog Walker

If you like cardio and dogs, why not put that together for a nice little side hustle? They say dogs need three walks a day to truly be happy. Many loving dog owners don’t have the time to walk their dogs regularly. You can help them out. 

If you are serious about starting, you should register with a company, get dog walker insurance, and obtain any permits necessary for your area. Then, you can market the service online or with fliers all over town. If you are good with animals, this business will come to you naturally.

Become a Rideshare Driver

Ridesharing apps are becoming much more popular than taxi services. If you have a car and enjoy driving, you can make some nice money on the side by becoming a rideshare driver. Setting up your account as a driver with one of the popular apps where you live shouldn’t be too difficult. 

Then all you have to do is come online when you feel like dropping off passengers. This business idea is flexible to your schedule because everyone always needs to go somewhere. If you have great conversation skills, you’ll be sure to get nice ratings. 

Dropshipping

Buying products with wholesale prices online and then selling them locally can be a lucrative business that you can run entirely online. Dropshipping is an online retail business in which you don’t keep any stock on hand, but you actually ship orders directly from the supplier to your customer. 

As a seller, all you have to worry about is getting enough business. A third party or supplier handles the packaging, storing, and shipping of your products. That means you have to pay much less in overheads. However, to earn enough profits, you’ll have to move a lot of products. This business is best for people who are confident in their marketing skills. 

Sell an Online Course

Do you have expertise in some skills that you can teach others? You can make a course and sell it to students online. To make a course, all you have to do is create a course outline and video of yourself giving the lectures. You can also type out some articles that become a great resource for your students. 

Once you have all that information arranged on a website, you can charge students to access the course materials. If you’re having trouble making a website, there are websites where you can become a tutor and upload your course information.