5 Small Businesses Ideas That Can Replace Your 9 to 5 in a Year

From online businesses to service startups, these small business ideas can quickly become your full-time focus.

From online businesses to service startups, these small business ideas can quickly become your full-time focus.
by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 09:59:00 AM From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts:Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,246,000. This is 4.6 percent below the revised September estimate of 1,306,000 and is 7.8 percent below the October 2024 rate of 1,352,000. Single-family housing starts…
Stocks Published: Friday, August 14, 2026, 17:07 [IST] Penny Stock Alert: Shares of NHC Foods Limited rallied over the last two trading sessions after reporting a strong set of numbers in the first quarter of financial year 2026-27. The agricultural products exporter’s net revenue increased by a whopping 234.54% on a year-on-year basis to Rs…
Real-value testing (RVT) of tokenization of wholesale cross-border payments demonstrated an average time from payment initiation to settlement of about 80 seconds, according to a report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Project Agorá, a public-private collaboration exploring tokenization of wholesale cross-border payments, conducted the RVT in a controlled environment in July, the BIS…
News Published: Monday, August 24, 2026, 13:22 [IST] There is some confusion among devotees over the Sawan Putrada Ekadashi 2026 vrat date, as the Ekadashi tithi falls across August 23 and August 24. The key question is whether the fast should be observed on August 23 or August 24. Sawan Putrada Ekadashi in August 2026:…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday (July 20) that requires defense contractors to map their supply chains and encourages them to shift their sourcing of critical materials to suppliers in the United States or partner nations. The order aims to secure the critical materials and components needed to manufacture cutting-edge equipment used on modern battlefields, the White House…
Shares of Netflix Inc (Nasdaq: NFLX) are down more than 11% in premarket trading on Friday following an earnings report that came close to Wall Street’s expectations but also announced plans to reduce engagement transparency. Released on Thursday, July 16, the streamer’s second-quarter earnings report revealed $12.56 billion in revenue, a 13% increase year-over-year (YOY)….