{"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":"2026-10-22T21:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:46:26","slug":"starting-a-small-business-while-you-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/starting-a-small-business-while-you-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Small Business While You Study"},"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 run a small business next to their studies. It can work if you keep things simple.\n\nPick one product or service, price it fairly and track every rand you spend and earn.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Good records make every decision easier.\n\n<cite>Dr Pieter van der Merwe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nBook a consultation with a lecturer in Commerce and Management before you register anything.\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\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African university tutor standing beside a lecture-hall whiteboard, holding an open notebook and a pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-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\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a university study desk with printed course handouts, highlighters, a laptop edge and a coffee cup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-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\">Test your idea while you study<\/h4>\n\n<p>Start small. Sell to friends and neighbours first, keep simple records and note what customers ask for. Dr Pieter van der Merwe, our Dean of Commerce, suggests treating coursework as a safe place to try your pricing and planning.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use what campus offers<\/h4>\n\n<p>Short courses such as Digital Marketing Basics for Small Business help you find customers without a big budget. Book time with a lecturer before you register your business.<\/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 students run a small business next to their studies. It can work if you keep things simple. Pick one product or service, price it fairly and track every rand you spend and earn. Good records make every decision easier. 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