{"id":805,"date":"2016-11-30T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2018-10-01T08:09:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T08:09:15","slug":"make-money-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/make-money-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make money from a small business | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of starting a business, but not sure you know how to make it profitable?<\/p>\n<p>First things first, you have to price your product or service correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to make money from your own\u00a0small business in this short video, where Gareth Cotten, Head Tutor for the University of Cape Town <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-starting-a-small-business-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start and Manage a Small Business online short course<\/a>, explains\u00a0the concept\u00a0of pricing for profit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQBxvEKgbw8\" width=\"1100\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em style=\"text-align: left;\">Transcription<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The important thing to keep in mind when wanting to make real money from a small business is pricing your product or your service correctly. 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