Hello, I'm Manuela Saragossa. Welcome to Business Daily from the BBC. Coming up, a generation of side hustlers, people who work on their own projects alongside their day job.

So I had the idea whilst I was working in insurance and just used all my evenings, my lunch breaks, my weekends.

I knew it sounded strange that I was a broker and I wanted

to go off and make jam. So I was totally up for laughing about it. Alex there made a business

from her side hustle. Should governments do more to lend a helping hand? They do in Sweden.

People don't think that you're crazy quitting your job because you still have the opportunity

to go back.

That's all here in Business Daily from the BBC.

There's evidence that a growing number of people are making an income from a side hustle alongside

their day job.

Last year, Bankrate, a US consumer financial services company, found that

nearly four in 10 Americans have a side hustle, informal work they do, that doesn't really qualify

as a job. Occasionally, these side hustles can spawn a separate career, and in just a moment,

we'll hear from people who've made that transition. But first, should governments help those who want to take their side hustle and turn it into a business?

They do in Sweden. Unpaid leave is a right there for all employees,

and some say it's playing a role in fueling the country's thriving startup scene.

Maddie Savage reports.

The Swedish capital has been teeming with startup innovation hubs for several years now.

This one, A-house, is inside Sweden's former school of architecture.

It's a grey, concrete 1960s block that's frequently been voted one of the city's ugliest buildings.

But inside, it's packed with sleek Scandinavian furniture

and stylish entrepreneurs working in media, fashion, food and tech.

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