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Side Hustle School

Ep. 2942 - First $1,000: Turning Central Park Picnics into Profits

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Small Business, Business, Side Hustle

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In this week's First $1,000 segment, we hear from an NYC event planner who started a pop-up picnic service in the city's parks. Learn how she marketed her picnics and reached her first $1,000.

Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

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1:05.7

Turning Central Park Picnics into profits.

1:10.3

Welcome, friends. Welcome to Side Usul School in this week, this week's episode.

1:27.5

Well, actually just today, in fact, I was going to say in this week's first $1,000 segment, that is what's happening. We're going to hear from a New York City event planner who starts a pop-up picnic service in these cities parks. Say that three times fast. Or don't. Just listen. You're going to hear how she marketed her picnics and reached her first $1,000.

1:31.8

Now, this is, of course, part of that segment, your first $1,000. How did somebody get to that point? How did they go from idea to developing that idea, putting it out in the marketplace,

1:36.5

getting their first customers or clients, what do they learn from the experience?

1:40.0

And my hope is that this will be a point of inspiration or motivation for you.

1:48.8

Motivation, inspiration, or it could be a practical tip depending on the business model.

1:51.6

There's lots of different kinds of side hustles and businesses you could start.

1:54.0

So which one is best for you? Well, listen to some different ideas and see how they land.

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