How to get your first clients as a student freelancer
How a student service business lands its first paying client: prospect list, cold email and call rules, scoping calls, free inbound channels, tax forms.
How to Price a Service Business as a College Student
How to price a service business as a college student: start from federal wage data, then subtract self-employment tax and card fees before you quote.
When an LLC Is Worth It for College Students in Business
An LLC does not lower a student founder's taxes. What it actually does, what filing and keeping one costs, and the point where it starts to pay off.
Student side income: a tax return is required at $400 of profit
What a student running a side business owes the IRS, why $400 of profit matters more than any 1099 form, and the 2026 rates and deadlines to track.