If your idea is a fit with our team, our subsidiary Sidestarter Ventures offers the following types of services for our clients.

SideStarter Ventures is not a venture firm and does not do investments - we are builders and operators and take a retainer fee to help ideate, launch and/or run your business.

Ideate

Find the right business idea to start.

Recommendations on the types of businesses to start given your background and interests
Our team will present 10 ideas for you to pick from, outlining the pluses and minuses of each type of business
Select which business idea resonates most with you given your short and long term plans

Launch

Turn your idea into a business.

Creation of a full business plan by the team at Sidestarter covering all aspects of turning your idea into a business
Complete brand design and set up done for you - logo, web site, social media
Full financial model and projections
Full marketing and operations plan
Everything you need to be fully ready to launch your business and be ready for customers

Run

Day-to-day help running the business.

One point person for anything you need related to your business
Outsourced staffing to run all aspects of the day-to-day of the business for you (or whatever aspects of the business you want assistance with)
Quarterly meetings to discuss progress towards the business goals
Access to the C-Level team at Sidestarter for annual strategy and positioning

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Who We Work With

SideStarter Ventures, a subsidiary of SideStarter, works with select professionals age 50+ to help launch a business on the side, for the next phase of their life, for their family, or even for a special cause. Examples could include the following:

Executive Coaching Business

Share your experience, mentor younger people in your profession, or any other interests given your unique background and journey to success.

Start a Family Business

Get others in your family involved around a shared passion, perfect way to stay more in touch and leave a legacy.

Start a Non-Profit

Create an App

Assistance with developing an app to do a specific task or service, distribution in app stores.

Teach a Course

Assistance with developing a course to teach online, promote on social media, or even give 1:1 lessons through video-conferencing.

Write a Book

Full assistance with writing and publishing a book, then leveraging to generate consulting income, speaking engagements and more.

Host an Event or Experience

Assistance with event setup, logistics, leveraging connections and more.

Start a Venture Studio

Assistance with finding investment opportunities that are local, startups, philanthropic, sports, or related to your experience or passion.

Change the World

Help solve a problem - medical diagnosis, global issue, climate, food, whatever is meaningful to you.

Launch a Product

Development of a physical or digital product, assistance with distribution and selling online.

Start a Local Business

Start a store, service, a passion you turn into a local business, a local community business with soul and help your community.

Start a Family Foundation for Future Generations

Create milestone gifts for family members, a digital archive of what’s meaningful to you and your family, or a fund to be used for a specific purpose for future generations.

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The older you get, the more reasons to start a business.

Build Something That Lasts

A business is an asset—not just income. It’s something you can take enjoyment from, grow, or even pass on someday to your family.

Leverage a Career of Experience

Decades of insight, judgment, and relationships compound into smarter choices and faster momentum.

Work With Purpose, Not Pressure

You’re no longer driven by titles or expectations, which supports greater fulfillment, mental engagement, and longevity.

Redefine Success on Your Terms

Flexibility, control, and enjoyment become the true markers of success.

Create a Meaningful Legacy

A business can carry your values forward—something to share with family, peers, and future generations.

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Our Clients

At SideStarter Ventures, we believe some of the best business ideas come from people who already have experience - professionals who’ve built careers, learned what truly matters, and are ready to create something of their own.
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Our mission is to help these individuals turn ideas into real, working businesses - projects that bring fulfillment, purpose, and possibility into the next chapter of their lives. Whether it’s a passion project, a family venture, a non-profit, or a new company entirely, we provide the strategy, team, and execution to make it happen.

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Our Principles

Why is the “typical" entrepreneur in their 20s or 30s and not their 50s, 60s or 70s?

We challenge this.

Why is the goal of most businesses to sell or go public?

We challenge this.

We feel a business can also be “successful” if it’s meaningful to you, works for your stage of life, or leaves a legacy for your family.

We help our clients define what success means to them.

We choose to work with professionals who have the experience, maturity and clarity of what success means to them.

These are the clients we choose to work with.

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Who we are

A team of experts

A team built on strategy, design, and clarity.

SideStarter Ventures helps successful professionals turn ideas into real businesses by providing the strategy, resources, and team to launch and run them on their terms.

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Our team is your team.

At SideStarter Ventures, our team works with select professionals to start and run a side business. Our analysts, finance experts, marketers, logistics coordinators, customer service professionals, and legal team handle the day-to-day operations — so you don’t have to. We manage every moving part, keeping your business running smoothly while you stay focused on the big picture (or your day job).

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