As demand increased, Braun decided to quit his full-time job to focus on his part-time business.

'I found collecting watercolours so rewarding and interesting that I'm slowly turning my hobby into a part-time business,' she says.

For example, you may work for an employer during the day but run your own part-time business in the evening.

She cheerfully assists in managing the collection, which started as a hobby but has become a thriving part-time business.

This guide looks at the practical issues you will face when you run a part-time business.

What began as a part-time business eventually grew into a full-time store operating out of Alexandria, Virginia.

In fact, for the vast majority, clowning is a part-time business and many of their performances are free.

Summit Racing Equipment began in 1968, as a part-time, one-person business.

Albert Ahdoot, for example, started a part-time business using e-mail to sell printer-ink refill systems while he was in college.

The number of full-time and part-time businesses is greater than the total, he said, because some households operate more than one enterprise at home.