New York Post: Startups offer New Yorkers ways to earn some extra cash
SpareChair in the news.
A stack of new online start-ups make it easier for New Yorkers to earn moolah — even as authorities have cracked down on the first few offerings.
Airbnb, the site terrifying the hotel industry by letting locals offer their apartments to tourists, is battling state authorities over its legality.
Uber and Lyft, car services where drivers bypass taxis to directly offer cheaper rides, struggled to gain legality in New York.
Here are several new sites that bypass traditional business models.
And, quick, check them out while they’re still legal.
Spare Chair
Imagine going to work in someone else’s apartment. Not long after journalist Sharona Coutts, 34, began working full-time from her Windsor Terrace home in Brooklyn, she realized, “I was getting cabin fever.”
She tried working in cafes, battling spotty Wi-Fi and spending $20 on unwanted coffee and snacks.
That experience inspired Coutts and co-founder Brady Swenson to create Spare Chair, a site where workers can either rent out a spot in their home or office or find a spot at someone else’s for $5 a day.
Read the full story here.
