Employment totally suits some people down to the ground. Other people have an entrepreneurial spirit that prefers going it alone.
If you're looking at running your own business, it is essential that you appear as an authority in your field. No matter how much experience you have or how many books you've read, nothing looks better than professional qualifications and training.
For example, our fictional friend Elizabeth has many years of dog training and grooming experience, she's really good at it and decides to set up her own dog sitting/grooming/training business. Part of her business plan to appear as an authority in her field and marketing herself as the go-to girl and she takes a couple of online courses so that she has certificates and diplomas in addition to all her experience. All this combined really makes potential clients trust her.
UK Open Learning has a huge range of courses (including lots of dog-related ones that our Elizabeth could do).
Whatever the business you would like to start, between UK Open College and the other learning providers mentioned on this site, you can get qualified in the things that you enjoy and interest you, market yourself and start a business, even if it's part time to earn some extra pocket money. Some ideas:
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