‘I turned my side hustle into a £200,000 business as a single mum’

Single mom turns side hustle into $400,000 business (Image: GETTY) One woman is sharing how was able to bring in the equivalent of an extra $10,000 a month thanks to her side hustle. Alice from Sydney, Australia was successful in bringing in this money after starting her own business which has brought in around $400,000. Specifically, she set out to create her own environmentally-friendly maternity. dress hire website. Only spending around $200 AUD ($135 USD), the 39-year-old purchased multiple sizes of her own outfit and others she was interested in. Within the space of a few weeks, Alice had created her own website on Shopify to rent the clothing out. The Sydney native is sharing how she was able to turn her passion into a lucrative side hustle. Speaking to  Kidsport , she explained: ‘I’m an environmentalist and didn’t want to wear anything just once. I couldn’t find anything I wanted to rent or buy here, so I bought a dress from overseas and that’s when I knew there was a gap in the market to help other people find dresses for their shoots without having to buy them. ‘It was all a big experiment. I saw there was a trend overseas that hadn’t happened here yet so I took a chance.’ Side hustles are becoming increasingly popular (Image: GETTY) Just days before the birth of her first child in 2017, Alice launched Mama Rentals with little promotion. In the first two-and-a-half years of the business, she worked it as a side hustle to her main role as a digital marketer. On top of this, Alice was also having to deal with being a single mother after separating from her husband. In June 2021, she had grown the business to such an extent that she was able to make her side hustle her full-time job. Alice launched a new maternity clothing brand (Image: Getty) The entrepreneur currently makes $15,000 AUD ($10,000 USD) in rentals monthly and Mama Rentals has raked in $600,000 AUD ($406,000 USD) since its creation. Alice added: ‘Some of our dresses are reclaimed from vintage fabrics and we don’t waste anything. ‘I’ve never had to throw away a dress even if it’s damaged as we clean it and repair it, and make many of them stronger with added stitching and lining. ‘My goal has always been to encourage people to re-use and share something instead of buying something new. It’s the right thing to do and I want to instill those values in my daughter, too.’