Islanders get encouragement to start their own side hustle
CBC
When Samar Eneasyouny attended the workshop "Unleash Your Side Hustle Potential" in Charlottetown on Saturday, she said it was an "eye-opener" for her.
"I’m new to P.E.I., it’s like my second month here," she said. "I’m still exploring opportunities for small business ideas."
Eneasyouny was a dentist in Egypt, but is unable to practise in P.E.I. until she gets her certification. In the meantime, she wants to start her own business in early childhood development and education.
She found a passion for the subject after becoming a mom. Eneasyouny studied different ways her daughter could learn, similarly to how she studied to become a dentist.
Eneasyouny says many moms love being a mom, but also have their own passions and careers, so they may not have time to find particular kinds of parenting knowledge.
She described being a dentist and a mom as two sides of her, saying both are complementary to who she is.
"I don't want to quit my career as a dentist, but I found that passion to being a mom and raising, like, a little baby into a big, confident, well-developed, well-educated character.… I want to do that."
Cornel Lyatuu had a number of ideas for a side hustle when he arrived at the session. When it was over, he was set on what he wanted to do.
"I'm thinking of starting up a web design and web development side hustle," he said. "I haven't picked a niche yet, but the aim is to target small and medium enterprises within Charlottetown."
His first goal is to get the business up and running, and within the next months up to 10 clients as a start.
Lyatuu says people may be reluctant to start a side hustle since they aren’t sure if they will succeed, but he took home a hard message from the workshop — even if you fail, you can do something else.
"The goal is to be better than you were before today," he said.
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