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"Is a “side hustle” really the only thing separating you from the life you
desire? Listening to some influencers on social media could certainly have you
thinking so.
Side hustles encompass a range of self-directed entrepreneurial activities
undertaken while also working a job. For young people with limited access to
capital, they’re the most accessible opportunity to engage in entrepreneurship.
Yet, we still know very little about who takes them on and why, and what kind
of impact they have on working life in economies like Australia.
Our new report –
Side Hustles - How Young People Are Redefining Work –
presents the first wave of findings from an ongoing three-year, mixed-methods
study that seeks to answer these questions.
In our first year of data collection, we surveyed 1,497 side hustlers aged
18-34 and interviewed a further 68. Our findings raise questions about the
merits of entrepreneurship as a solution to youth unemployment or a pathway to
financial freedom."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
