Entrepreneurship

From Side Hustle to CEO: A Year 2, Quarter 3 Update & Income Breakdown

From Side Hustle to CEO: A Year 2, Quarter 3 Update & Income Breakdown

In 2015, I resigned from my job working in public relations to take my side hustle (freelancing, blogging and teaching) full time. Throughout my first year in business, I documented every step in my Becoming CEO series. I wrote monthly reports documenting my income, lessons learned and highs and lows. As I enter year two, I’m no …

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Getting Sick as an Entrepreneur

Ready for some brutal honesty? This week was the worst. Getting back into the swing of things after vacation is never easy, but this week’s welcome home hit me like a ton of bricks. Just last Friday, I was on a plane flying back to Philadelphia after eight wonderful days in Ireland.  I felt refreshed …

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To The “Haters”: You Never See The Full Picture, So Please Stop Judging

Last week, The Penny Hoarder, one of the largest personal finance websites in the world with more than 16 million readers, published a profile on me and shared the story of how I quit my full-time job to start my business Jessica Lawlor & Company. The piece (which has been viewed more than 23,000 times …

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From Side Hustle to CEO: A Year 2, Quarter 2 Update & Income Breakdown

In 2015, I resigned from my job working in public relations to take my side hustle (freelancing, blogging and teaching) full time. Throughout my first year in business, I documented every step in my Becoming CEO series. I wrote monthly reports documenting my income, lessons learned and highs and lows. As I enter year two, I’m no …

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I’m Having a “Pinch Myself” Moment: 6 Perks of Being Your Own Boss

Okay, things got a little heavy last week as I shared the real and gritty downsides to running a business.  While those seven pitfalls are certainly true, there are many wonderful perks to being your own boss! It’s no wonder so many people dream of quitting their jobs to do exactly what I’m doing. After …

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It’s Not Always Sexy: 7 Things That Really Suck About Running a Business

Before I started JL&Co, when I only daydreamed about what it might be like to be my own boss, I often envisioned the following scenarios: Waking up slowly, no pesky alarms, places to be or bosses to answer to Working remotely from an exotic destination, sipping on a fruity drink, casually answering emails Going to …

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From Side Hustle to CEO: A Year 2, Quarter 1 Update & Income Breakdown

In 2015, I resigned from my job working in public relations to take my side hustle (freelancing, blogging and teaching) full time. Throughout my first year in business, I documented every step in my Becoming CEO series. I wrote monthly reports documenting my income, lessons learned and highs and lows. As I enter year two, I’m no …

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