Side Hustle Showcase
Your business could win you $500!
Loyola's 2nd Annual Side Hustle Showcase offers students the opportunity to present their business—think of it as a science fair for side hustles. Ten selected students will showcase their businesses in the Schreiber Center Lobby, with the chance to win up to $500 in prize money. Whether you’re crafting handmade goods, offering digital services, or pursuing something entirely unique, this is your moment to share your hustle with the Loyola community.
Event info
Each participant will have a designated table to decorate and showcase their business's products or services. During the event, participants are encouraged to provide an overview of their business to visitors and answer attendee questions. While sales are not permitted at the event, participants can promote their websites and social media accounts to attendees.
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Schreiber Center Lobby
Application details
Interested participants should complete the application form below. Ten businesses will be chosen to showcase at the final event.
Application Deadline: Saturday, February 22
Eligibility: Applicants must be current Loyola University Chicago students with an operational business that has been active for at least six months.
Selection Process: A review committee will evaluate applications based on creativity, feasibility, and the overall potential of the business.
Award breakdown
The Peer Award ($250): Voted on by event participants, who will evaluate each other's creativity, presentation, execution, development, and other key factors.
The Judges’ Award ($250): Decided by a panel of anonymous expert judges visiting the showcase. Participants will be assessed on criteria such as viability, innovation, market understanding, and more.
Note: Monetary prizes are subject to change based on available funding.
Meet past winners
Discover the diverse businesses that have shined at the Side Hustle Showcase. These student ventures highlight the entrepreneurial spirit of Loyola.
RIZVISIONS
A digital marketing business that uses short-form content creation to generate leads for small service-based businesses. This includes content on platforms such as TikTok, Reels, and shorts. RIZVISIONS uses analysis of these platforms’ algorithms to make sure their clients' content stays ahead and gains viral traction. RIZVISIONS manages its clients' posting schedules across social media channels through flexible subscription programs specialized to each business’s needs.
Amerinkas
An online shop that sells products made by Native American artists from different tribes across North and South America. This includes products such as jewelry, pottery, and Alpaca wool blankets & jackets. The owner is Indigenous Kichwa and works directly with each artist to create intricate, one-of-a-kind pieces that capture the essence of Native culture and Southwest style.
NIEBIESKI
A Polish-inspired streetwear label that features apparel for men and women. The line is inspired by Eastern European culture, urbanity, and contemporary design.
Sheancreates
A brand that sells lifestyle hoodies with messages about the concept of love on each hoodie. The brand's mission is to spread the concept of love one step at a time.
Zingg Photo & Video LLC
A business that provides multimedia production and creative services for clients. This includes photo and video production, graphic design/illustration, branding, and social strategy with a specialty in corporate storytelling.
Big Eaters
A culinary business that focuses on delivering food to customers around the Loyola campus. They are focused on creating high-quality food from different backgrounds to provide students living in dorms with a home-cooked meal.
Hudi
A business that sells decorational hoodies for a car's gear shift. These decorational hoodies protect the gear shift from damage and can be perfumed for an additional smell. Hudi’s product is a fun car decoration as well as a cute novelty gift.
Sneaker/Designer Resale
A resale business that buys sneakers/designer items at a low cost and resells them for a profit. In addition to selling directly to clients Sneaker/Designer Resale also does consignments at two local sneaker shops.
Deesandco
A hair and beauty business that provides services mainly for people of color including protective styles such as braids, locs, twists, weaves, and cornrows. This business is also looking to expand its services to cater to the hair needs of all ethnicities.
Restoration Resale
An online business that resells contemporary and vintage electronics and other mechanical products that have been restored. This business sources broken or neglected goods from Goodwill outlet liquidation centers, cleans, fixes, and resells them online.
Your business could win you $500!
Loyola's 2nd Annual Side Hustle Showcase offers students the opportunity to present their business—think of it as a science fair for side hustles. Ten selected students will showcase their businesses in the Schreiber Center Lobby, with the chance to win up to $500 in prize money. Whether you’re crafting handmade goods, offering digital services, or pursuing something entirely unique, this is your moment to share your hustle with the Loyola community.
Event info
Each participant will have a designated table to decorate and showcase their business's products or services. During the event, participants are encouraged to provide an overview of their business to visitors and answer attendee questions. While sales are not permitted at the event, participants can promote their websites and social media accounts to attendees.
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Schreiber Center Lobby
Application details
Interested participants should complete the application form below. Ten businesses will be chosen to showcase at the final event.
Application Deadline: Saturday, February 22
Eligibility: Applicants must be current Loyola University Chicago students with an operational business that has been active for at least six months.
Selection Process: A review committee will evaluate applications based on creativity, feasibility, and the overall potential of the business.
Award breakdown
The Peer Award ($250): Voted on by event participants, who will evaluate each other's creativity, presentation, execution, development, and other key factors.
The Judges’ Award ($250): Decided by a panel of anonymous expert judges visiting the showcase. Participants will be assessed on criteria such as viability, innovation, market understanding, and more.
Note: Monetary prizes are subject to change based on available funding.