Try these 5 small businesses to supplement your income

Salary on its own is never enough in this tough financial times.

Most people have jobs that do not pay enough to pay all their expenses and resort to living on debt resulting in them getting poorer.

Below are some business ideas you can use to supplement your salary;

1. Babysitter
No, babysitting isn’t just for teenagers and college students. Quite on the contrary, if you call yourself an Au Pair instead, you can make some pretty good side money working nights and weekends.

2. Online News Correspondent
You don’t need to have a degree in journalism to be a reporter these days, and there are many news websites that can always use a bit of help on getting local coverage. Some of them will compensate contributors based on ad revenue generated per article written – a great incentive to provide compelling content.

3. Phone Case Business
There’s a huge growing market for mobile phone accessories, and plenty of handmade sellers are raking in 6 and sometimes 7 figures from their phone case businesses. With turnkey solutions available, you can now get ready to go kits that’ll give you everything you need to start your own phone case business. Once you’re up and running, you can sell cases online.

4. Wedding Photographer
Wedding photographers command premium rates. After all, you are capturing one of a couple’s most important life moments. Many professional wedding photographers charge between R5,000 – R10,000 to shoot a wedding, a very lucrative side hustle business idea.

5. Baking
Start bringing in some side income by kneading flour, mastering the oven, and appeasing everyone’s sweet tooth. While some experts have already turned baking into their sole “bread and butter,” you need not leave your day job just yet. Depending on your experience, you can start by doing something simple on the side before heading on to offer exquisite stuff.