{"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":"2026-10-22T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:26:07","slug":"starting-a-small-business-after-your-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/online-institution\/starting-a-small-business-after-your-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Small Business After Your Certificate"},"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 students start earning on the side before they finish studying. A certificate gives you skills and proof of them, which helps when a new client wants to know who they are hiring.\n\nBegin small. Write down your service, your price and the type of customer you want. 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