weekend startup; side business launched while keeping a day job
Refers to starting and running a small business during evenings or weekends while maintaining regular employment. Often associated with low-risk entrepreneurship and lifestyle design.
I started a small café as a weekend startup.
The advantage of a weekend startup is that the risk is low.
副業 is a broader term for any side job or secondary income, while 週末起業 specifically implies launching a business venture on weekends.
起業 means starting a business in general, without the time constraint implied by 週末起業.
Compound of 週末 (weekend) and 起業 (starting a business). The term gained popularity in the early 2000s in Japan as a lifestyle concept.