As of January 2018, one-third of the American workforce is comprised of small business owners, contractors, or freelancers. Independents represent a rapidly-growing sector, expected by some experts to rise to one-half of the workforce in the next decade. Considering this trend, starting a business or a “side hustle” makes a certain kind of sense. For the self-directed individual, entrepreneurship can offer an opportunity to express oneself that can be elusive in conventiona