How Solopreneurs Operate

How Solopreneurs Operate (HSO) is a Q&A and content series where independent business owners around the globe share personal stories and insights on how they sustain and scale. Our platform is a growing community of solo founders, freelancers, apprentices, and peers. Series creator and writer Damian Ghigliotty works alongside his colleagues Sakirat Idris, Samuel Offor, Sandeep Rajan, and Bendu Corneh to co-host guest Q&As 📝 📹 🎤 and publish geographic trend reports 🌎 🌍 🌏 . It's an exciting time to feature fractional leaders and other solo pros from different parts of the world. HSO corresponds with solopreneurs of all stripes across a range of fields that include: Media and marketing 🎥 📣 Investing and finance 💰 📈 Technology (new and old) 💻 📟 Education and coaching 🎓 📘 Business consulting 💼 📊 Legal and lobbying services ⚖️ 📜 Food and beverage 🍽️ ☕ Health and science 🧘♀️ 🔬 Manual labor and artisanship 🔨 🛠️ Farming and sustainability 🌱 🚜 Transportation 🚙 🚁 Real estate brokerage 🏠 📋 Art and design 🎨 🖌️ Music and acting 🎵 🎭 Photography and film 📸 🎬 Sports and video games 🏀 🎮 Crypto and Web3 🪙 🌐 Cannabis products 🌿 💨 Salon booths and suites ✂️ 💇♀️ Delis and laundromats 🥪 🧺 It’s a vibrant time for independent business owners and stats in America—the world’s largest economy—speak volumes: In the U.S. 🇺🇸 5.2 million small business applications were filed last year, on the heels of 2023’s record 5.5 million. The number of nonemployer firms generating between $1M and just under $2.5M in annual revenue more than doubled year over year for the first time in 2022, topping 100K. Our collaborative series and broader platform are intended to be educational for all. On a journalistic level, we hope this project offers a wider lens into how independent business owners in different parts of the world think and juggle. How Solopreneurs Operate is brought to you by Ghigliotty & Co. LLC. Branding and logos by Tomoyo Kamio.