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Smart Bear Live 6: Jared from Padseeker.com

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Unless you have something tangible, that they said I will pay X dollars if you do this thing, then you’re just a web designer, which is fine, but then just do that. I mean, I live in Chicago, and I’m not far from Northwestern University, which is in Evanston. Look, it’s Chicago. Jared: Okay. Jared: Yeah.

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The 10 Best Side Businesses to Fund Your Startup (Plus One Unexpected Suggestion)

Up and Running

You shouldn’t completely overlook traditional business funding paths such as loans—be sure to check out our small business loan finder —and it will never hurt to see what’s out there in terms of angel investors, if applicable to your business. Just like Etsy, eBay is incredibly flexible, which makes it a great side business.