{"id":1102,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:39:49","slug":"starting-a-small-business-straight-after-matric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/starting-a-small-business-straight-after-matric\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Small Business Straight After Matric"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1102\" class=\"elementor elementor-1102\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStarting a small business straight after matric is exciting, and plenty of young South Africans have done it well. You do not need a big budget. You need a clear idea, a few paying customers and someone to guide you.\n\nBegin with a service you can offer cheaply, like tutoring, car washing or social media help for local shops.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Your first customer teaches you more than a year of planning. Start small and learn fast.\n\n<cite>Riaan Petersen, Career Change Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nRegister your business, open a separate bank account and keep simple records from day one. You can also study part-time later if you decide to.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A Black South African career coach in his 40s holding an open folder of CV printouts, standing in front of a dark-green\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"A career-planning desk spread: printed CV drafts, a blank career-map worksheet, highlighters, sticky notes, a laptop cor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test your idea first<\/h4>\n\n<p>Before spending money, talk to ten people who might buy from you. Ask what they pay for now and what annoys them. Try your idea for a month on a small scale. If people pay, you have something to build on.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep a back-up plan<\/h4>\n\n<p>Many young founders also keep a part-time job or apply to study as a safety net. Look into youth funding, short courses and mentors in the Helderberg area. A business and a study path can work side by side, and a coach can help you balance both.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting a small business straight after matric is exciting, and plenty of young South Africans have done it well. You do not need a big budget. You need a clear idea, a few paying customers and someone to guide you. 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