S4 E8: Quitting University & Starting a Business

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S4 E8: Quitting University & Starting a Business

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Sep 21, 2020

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In this episode I'm sharing my story about why I quite University and how I ended up turning things around by finding a job and starting my own business.Links mentioned:National Careers service UK : https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

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Sep 21, 2020

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Website designer and branding specialist, Anna (of byRosanna Design), shares tips, actionable advice and useful tools to inspire creative freelancers to take the leap or to kickstart their existing small business. Podcast topics include marketing, productivity, social media, website design, SEO, branding and other 'need-to-know' areas for freelancers.

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