Looking to start up a side hustle? Gain the knowledge and tools needed to successfully turn your passion into a profitable venture.

  • Learn how to evaluate potential side hustle ideas for profitability and market demand.
  • Discover cost-effective techniques to promote a side hustle.
  • Acquire essential financial skills to manage budgets, cash flow, and pricing effectively.

Starting a Side Hustle teaches you how to evaluate potential side hustle ideas for profitability and market demand. During this one-day course, you’ll learn to develop strategies to align personal passions with viable business opportunities and acquire the essential financial skills needed to manage budgets, cash flow, and pricing effectively. You’ll also explore how to utilise social media and digital platforms to reach and build a loyal customer base.

By the end of the course, you’ll have gained the skills to outline the core elements of a sustainable business plan and be able to use practical tools and templates to structure your side hustle’s growth strategy.

You’ll leave this workshop with a clear, actionable roadmap tailored to your chosen side hustle and gain access to practical resources, including PDF guides on business planning, marketing, and financial management and customisable templates for budgeting, scheduling, and planning.

This course is open to aspiring entrepreneurs and creatives looking to turn their artistic practice into a profitable side hustle. You must be 18+ to take part in this course.

Overview

What you'll do

Session one

  • Introduction and ideation – Identifying opportunities and exploring personal strengths.
  • Business planning – Structuring your business plan with hands-on guidance.

Session two

  • Financial foundations – Managing finances and pricing effectively.
  • Marketing and outreach – Building a brand and reaching customers.
  • Next steps – Crafting an action plan and setting immediate goals.
Location

This course will take place at Locksbrook Campus, Bath.

Dates and times

The next course starts:

  • Wednesday 12 March, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Cost

Starting a Side Hustle costs £140 per person.

What to bring

You'll need a laptop for this course.

Meet the team

James Vincent is the Co-Owner of Hot Source Creative, an award-winning marketing and public relations agency based in the West Midlands, as well as a UK blog awards finalist and public speaker. James specialises in all forms of digital marketing and business technology integration.

Terms and conditions

Read the terms and conditions for taking part in this short course.

Contact us

If you'd like a bespoke course created for your company, would like to attend but can't make the dates listed above or have any queries, please contact us on shortcourses@bathspa.ac.uk .