Review of "Side Hustle Law: 9 Essential Lessons for Part-time Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses," Myles G. Taylor

 Review of

Side Hustle Law: 9 Essential Lessons for Part-time Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses, Myles G. Taylor, ISBN 9781794037595

Five out of five stars

Excellent primer on how to do a side business

 Doing something to earn extra money while holding down a job is nothing new. Decades ago, my father and many of the other men that grew up in rural areas trapped for furs. My uncles in construction also did side jobs for people they knew. I developed an independent business while working as a programmer for a GIS company.

 What is different these days is the explosion of what is referred to as the “gig economy,” where people pick up odd jobs outside of their livelihood and must balance work and work. Since most people now work on or around computers, for many it is possible to do the side job while at the main job. More people are now turning what is called here the “side hustle” into a significant level of employment.

 This creates many legal and relational problems. Using the work computer to do the side job is considered unacceptable at nearly all places and doing side work similar to your main job can raise problems with either an explicit or implicit non-compete clause in your work contract.

 This book is an excellent primer on how to navigate through the minefield of working outside your main job. While everybody should read it, this is especially the case for people whose side business is similar to or identical to what their job entails. It is certainly possible to balance both and stay legal and within the bounds of a work contract, but you must think hard and through about it. The information in this book is the cheapest legal advice you will ever receive if you have a plan to work on the side.

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