{"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":"2026-10-22T19:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:19:45","slug":"starting-a-small-business-after-your-diploma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/starting-a-small-business-after-your-diploma\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Small Business After Your Diploma"},"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\tMany of our graduates dream of working for themselves. A diploma gives you the skills, but a business also needs a plan, a few early customers and careful control of your money.\n\nStart small. Offer one service you are good at, such as building simple websites or catering for local events, and ask your first clients for honest feedback. Our WordPress Websites for Small Businesses course shows you how to get online without a big budget.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Start with what you know, serve a few people well and let the business grow from there.\n\n<cite>Pieter van der Merwe, Senior Web Development Lecturer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nKeep records from day one and separate your own money from the business account. Speak to us in Umhlanga if you want advice on the next step.\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\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-south-african-college-admissions-advisor-standing-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"South African college admissions advisor standing beside a blank chalkboard holding an open application folder, with cle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-south-african-college-admissions-advisor-standing-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-south-african-college-admissions-advisor-standing-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-south-african-college-admissions-advisor-standing-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-south-african-college-admissions-advisor-standing-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-south-african-college-admissions-advisor-standing-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\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-close-up-of-an-adult-college-student-s-desk-at-vaa-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of an adult college student&apos;s desk at Vaardig College: an open ruled A4 notepad with handwriting, a stack of pl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-close-up-of-an-adult-college-student-s-desk-at-vaa-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-close-up-of-an-adult-college-student-s-desk-at-vaa-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-close-up-of-an-adult-college-student-s-desk-at-vaa-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-close-up-of-an-adult-college-student-s-desk-at-vaa-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/coaching-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vaardig-college-close-up-of-an-adult-college-student-s-desk-at-vaa-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\">Turn your training into a service<\/h4>\n\n<p>Think about what people around you already pay for. 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