{
  "id": 17207542,
  "title": "I turned a fun candle-making side hustle into a full-time business after my layoff. Sometimes I wonder how the heck I did it.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/i-turned-a-fun-candle-making-side-hustle-into-a-full-time-business",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/candle-making-events-side-hustle-small-business-eventful-layoff-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taylor Kelly, a 34-year-old founder of Eventful ATL based in Atlanta, started as a candle-making workshop host in 2023 to escape loneliness and meet new people. After a corporate layoff in 2025, he transformed the side hustle into a full-time business. Eventful ATL now offers over 12 class topics, such as flower arranging, pasta making, and wine tasting, in addition to candle making. The company has seen a significant revenue growth, from $2,000 in 2023 to over $100,000 in 2026. Kelly works with around eight to 10 contractors and instructors and hosts 15 to 20 events a month.",
  "summary": "Taylor Kelly started running candle-making workshops as a side hustle while working a corporate job. After a layoff, he made it a full-time business.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}