{"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":"2026-10-22T22:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:25:30","slug":"how-to-apply-for-nsfas-funding-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/how-to-apply-for-nsfas-funding-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for NSFAS Funding Step by Step"},"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 in South Africa begins with a simple idea and a few honest numbers. Ask what people around you need and cannot easily get. A spaza shop, a baking stall, a phone repair table or a tutoring service can all begin small.\n\nWrite down what it will cost to start, and what you must charge to make a profit. Keep your own money and the business money apart from day one.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Know your numbers before you spend your first rand. A small, steady business beats a big, shaky one.\n\n<cite>Kagiso Setlhare, Accounting Tutor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nOur free course, Starting a Small Business in South Africa, covers registration, simple bookkeeping and finding your first customers. 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