Your contract

Can an employer stop a side hustle? Ask the contract, not us

It is a fair worry. The answer lives in the agreement you signed, and sometimes in a staff code. We will not pretend to read it for you. A solicitor can, and ACAS publishes general guidance that is not advice on your case.

Consent rules, competing work, garden leave and confidentiality are all things a contract might mention. What they mean for you is legal advice. We will not sell you a loophole, and we will not help anyone hide a hustle.

If you already have a clear yes, we would be glad to shape an offer that stays inside it. If the answer is no, we leave it there. Your job matters.

Our cooling-off covers our fee. It does not protect anyone from a contractual problem. You can begin with the Launch Plan, £295, with our team. Seven days to change your mind before we meet, refunded in full. Continue within 14 days and the £295 is credited toward the £1,895 total. Extra income is the hope, not a promise.

A solicitor for the clause

If the wording is unclear, an hour with a solicitor is the caring next step. Bring us the practical result afterwards: these buyers are fine, these are not.

Work that is not yours to resell

Client lists, internal prices and files from the job are easy to reach for, and often not yours. We will help you describe help you can give without opening their cupboard.

We develop the idea, the strategy and the website. Begin with a Launch Plan — £295 — from an idea, a skill, an interest, or none.

Launch profile assessment

Your launch profile

Three quick choices, then a 4–6 minute profile. Full refund if you cancel before the day of your session.

  1. 1Starting point
  2. 2Income ambition
  3. 3Timeframe
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Your starting point

2

Income ambition

Complete step 1 to continue.

3

Launch timeframe

Complete step 2 to continue.

No polished pitch needed · Cancel before the day we meet — full refund

A non-competing offer, if you want one

Sometimes a different buyer and a different problem is still a business you would enjoy. We can look at that with you. It is a design conversation, not a way around a clause.

We fit after the picture is clear

We shape and, if you wish, build the public offer. We do not write to your employer, and we do not represent you in a dispute.

Who this is for

  • Employees asking whether a side hustle is theirs to start
  • People who will get a proper reading of the contract before anything goes public

What this means for you

A kind boundary: legal questions stay with a solicitor, and we shape a hustle only where you already know it is allowed.

Common questions

Can my employer stop me having a side hustle?

They may be able to, through the contract you signed. Have it read if you are unsure. We will not interpret it, and we will not help you conceal the work.

Will you write to my employer for permission?

No. That conversation is yours. We are glad to build once you know what is allowed.

Begin your Launch Plan — £295

If you would like to begin, a short profile comes first. From there you can continue into the Business Opportunity & Launch Plan, or request a 20-minute Launch Fit Call.