{"id":800,"date":"2016-11-30T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T09:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=800"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:58:50","slug":"starting-my-own-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/starting-my-own-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I go about starting my own business? | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you wanting more information on starting a business, but aren’t sure where to start?<\/p>\n

Most Entrepreneurs<\/a> will tell you to begin with the technical aspects, like registering your new business and choosing a defining name and logo. But until you have your first sale and money coming in, you haven’t really started.<\/p>\n

To kick off a new business, your first step is to come up with a small business idea<\/a>: a good or service that people want to pay for.<\/p>\n

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\n \n University of Cape Town (UCT) <\/a>
\n \n Small Business: Growth and Management online short course <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Watch Gareth Cotten, Head Tutor for the University of Cape Town Start and Manage a Small Business online short course<\/a>, as he talks you through the steps to starting a business in more detail.<\/p>\n

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