{"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":"2026-10-22T22:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:41:23","slug":"how-to-start-a-side-business-after-your-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/how-to-start-a-side-business-after-your-course\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Side Business After Your Course"},"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 learners start a small business soon after they finish a course. You do not need much money to begin. You need a skill, a plan and your first customer.\n\nA catering course can lead to home orders for funerals and parties. A design course can lead to posters and logos for local shops. Write down your costs, then set a fair price in Rand.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Do not wait for the perfect moment. Start where you are with what you have.\n\n<cite>Fatima Adams, Small Business Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nTell your neighbours, post on WhatsApp and ask happy customers to share your number. Keep a notebook of every sale so you know what is working.\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\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African male tutor holding a smartphone and an open notebook, standing at the right of a plain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-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\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Study desk at a Khayelitsha learning hub with a smartphone showing a video lesson, earphones, spiral notebooks, pens, st\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-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\">Start small after your course<\/h4>\n\n<p>Choose one product or service and sell it to five people you know. Keep your costs low by using what you already have. Write down what you spend and what you earn each week, even when the amounts are small.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find your first customers<\/h4>\n\n<p>Use WhatsApp status and local community groups to show your work. Ask for honest feedback and fix what people mention. Fatima Adams runs a short coaching session at the hub for learners with a business idea.<\/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>Many of our learners start a small business soon after they finish a course. You do not need much money to begin. You need a skill, a plan and your first customer. A catering course can lead to home orders for funerals and parties. 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