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When you should upskill

Today´s market is brutal. That´s why you need an advantage. If you stay
stagnant, you can easily fall behind and miss out on new business

opportunities. On the contrary, by upskilling you broaden your horizons. So,
the answer to the question on when to upskill is, well, now.

How you should upskill

Today´s era is very generous when it comes to upskilling. COVID-19 has
thought us that we can rely on Internet when learning new things and we don
´t have to do it necessarily in person. There are many ways how you can

improve your skillset to find new opportunities you are looking for:

1. Industry events: Workshops, publications, online webinars, lectures,
conferences – they are all a great source. You can meet (F2F or online) with
people from your industry and just suck up the information.

2. Mentoring is a fantastic way of improving. Find a person in your
surroundings you look up to and see if they are offering mentorship. If they
don´t, try asking them. Maybe you´ll be surprised.

3. Courses: This is a good option if your time is limited. If you are running a
business, but you don´t have too much time on your hands and you prefer
to learn in your own time and pace, you can enrol yourself to a course. It is
also very good option even if you are considering staring your own venture,
but you are not quite sure where to begin. However, you should choose a

course that completes your already existing skillset. There are many
platforms you can choose from. They are usually available for a small fee,
like Coursera, which uses mentors from prestigious universities all over the

world, Skillshare offering thousands creative classes or UpskillCrafts with
self-paced virtual craft courses.

For busy start-up owners a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
is an ideal choice. You can dive into specific field without the need

to complete the whole course.

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