Start & Grow My Business: Advanced
Learn to plan, price and manage a growing small business: keep basic accounts, understand your market and competitors, set prices, prepare for tenders, communicate professionally and lead the people who work with you.
R199 once-off. Study on your phone, at your own pace. Get a certificate when you finish.
Start for R199 →We will never ask you to pay for a job. R199 pays for the course, once.
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Spot and test a new business opportunity
- Set up a basic accounting system and keep track of your business money
- Explain how competition, economic activity, inflation and exchange rates affect your business
- Set prices for your products or services using a clear pricing policy
- Read tender documents, work out costs and revenue, and negotiate on price
- Communicate clearly in speech and writing with customers, suppliers and staff
- Lead and manage people, and conduct yourself professionally in business
| Level | Intermediate. Best if you already run a business or have done Foundations |
| Duration | Self-paced, 32 lessons |
| Format | Online, self-paced. Activities and quizzes in each module, and a final assessment |
| What you need | A phone or computer with internet. Reading, writing and maths at about Grade 11 level |
| Price | R199 once-off. No monthly or registration fees. |
| Certificate | Purple Growth certificate of completion, ready to download when you pass. |
Who this course is for
- People already running a small or medium business who want to grow it
- People who have finished Start & Grow My Business: Foundations
- Business owners who want to price better and bid for tenders
- Anyone who manages a small team and wants to lead it better
How people use these skills
This course is for running your own business, not for a specific job. People use these skills to grow a spaza shop, salon, catering, cleaning or building business, to bid for tenders, or to manage a small team. Most new businesses don’t fail because of paperwork but because they run out of customers or cash: there are more than 2 million SMMEs in South Africa, but about two-thirds close before their fifth year (UNCTAD, quoted in our guide to starting a small business). Knowing your numbers, your prices and your market is what helps you last.
Will this course get you hired?
No course can promise you a job, and anyone who does is not being honest with you. What this course does: it helps you set up a simple accounting system, explain how competition, inflation and exchange rates affect your prices, work through what a tender asks for, and communicate and lead like a business owner. Growing a business still takes customers, work and time.
After you finish
- Add it to your CV under “Courses”, for example: Start & Grow My Business: Advanced, Purple Growth eCampus (2026): business finance and accounting systems, pricing and market analysis, tendering and price negotiation, business communication.
- Put it to work in your business: use the pricing activities to check what you charge, set up the accounting system for your own sales and costs, and start looking at tender adverts in your sector. Never pay anyone who promises to “guarantee” you a tender or funding.
The certificate you get when you finish
Your full name, the course name and the date you finish. Download it as a PDF as soon as you complete the course and add it to your CV.
- R199 once-off. No monthly fees and no registration fee.
- Secure payment through PayFast.
- Start straight away once your payment goes through.
- Study on your phone, at your own pace.
- 1,800+ people have signed up to Purple Growth eCampus.
Questions people ask
Is this a scam? Will you ask me to pay for a job?
No. R199 pays for the course, once. We will never ask you to pay for a job, an interview or a placement. You pay through PayFast and the course opens as soon as your payment is confirmed.
Do employers accept this certificate?
It is a Purple Growth certificate of completion that shows you finished the Start & Grow My Business: Advanced course and passed its assessments. It gives you proof of the skills you trained in and something concrete to put on your CV.
Should I do Foundations or Advanced?
Foundations is the starting point if you’re new to business: it covers the entrepreneur, a business plan, marketing, customer service, finance, operations and people. Advanced is for people already running a business, or who have done Foundations, and expects reading, writing and maths at about Grade 11 level.
Does this course help with tenders?
Yes. One part covers what a tender is, how to analyse tender documents, working out expenses and revenue, price negotiation and what to do if your bid is unsuccessful. It does not get you a tender, and nobody can honestly guarantee one.
Do I need matric or experience?
No. You don’t need matric or experience to do this course. Some employers ask for matric for their jobs, so check each advert.
How long does it take?
The course page doesn’t give a set number of hours. It has 32 lessons that you work through at your own pace, with no deadline. Your progress is saved.
What if I fail a quiz?
You need 60% to pass each quiz, and you can retake them as many times as you need.
Can I get my money back?
Yes, within 7 days, as long as you haven’t opened any course content. See our refund policy.
Course Content
Business Communication
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Course Includes
- 32 Lessons
- 456 Topics
- 103 Quizzes
- Course Certificate
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