{"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":"2026-10-22T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:36:56","slug":"short-courses-that-help-you-start-a-side-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/short-courses-that-help-you-start-a-side-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Courses That Help You Start a Side Business"},"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\tA short course can be the first step to earning extra money. Many people in Cape Town start a small side business after learning one practical skill, such as building a simple website, designing posters in Canva or keeping their sales in Excel.\n\nBegin with one skill that people around you already ask for. Priya Naidoo, our Digital Marketing Coach, suggests testing your idea with three paying customers before you spend money on anything else.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">A small start is better than a perfect plan that never begins.\n\n<cite>Priya Naidoo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nKeep your costs low and record every sale. Our short courses at Leerruimte run in the evenings and online, so you can learn while you keep your day job and build the business slowly.\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\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling South African tutor in her 40s holding an open textbook and pen, standing in front of a whiteboard in a bright R\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-smiling-south-african-tutor-in-her-40s-holding-an-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\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a co-study desk with open notebooks, highlighters, sticky notes, a phone, a water bottle and a coffee mug, r\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerruimte-close-up-of-a-co-study-desk-with-open-notebooks-hi-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\">Choose one skill to sell<\/h4>\n\n<p>Think about what friends, family or neighbours already ask you to do. A short course in Canva, WordPress or Excel can turn that into a service. Start with one offer and one price, and keep it simple.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn it, then try it for real<\/h4>\n\n<p>Do not wait until you feel completely ready. Finish the course, then take on a small job for a local shop or club. Johan Pretorius, our Design Instructor, says your first paid project teaches more than any certificate.<\/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>A short course can be the first step to earning extra money. Many people in Cape Town start a small side business after learning one practical skill, such as building a simple website, designing posters in Canva or keeping their sales in Excel. Begin with one skill that people around you already ask for. 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