Hobby businesses
Entrepreneurs Who Turned Hobbies into Million-Dollar Businesses
BY Jane Porter
These business owners started with an enjoyable pastime and learned marketing, finance and other business skills to find success doing what they love.
Building a Home Decor Business on Recycled Bicycle Parts
BY Michelle Juergen
A Texas designer uses her passion for sustainable living to strike out on her own.
Savvy Marketing Turns a Hobby into a Successful Business
BY Margaret Littman
How the founders of the YOLO Board have glided to the front of the stand-up paddling crowd.
Don't Let the IRS Reclassify Your Business as a Hobby
BY Bonnie Lee
Years of losses can leave some owners with nothing more than a hobby. Here's how to turn your fun venture into an enterprise.



