Funding professional certification and startup costs simultaneously
Finding a way to finance both professional schooling and business startup expenses at the same time without accumulating overwhelming debt or making poor financial decisions.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1considering student loans
- 2using personal savings
- 3Focus on finding clients and making net new license sales to move up tiers and gain Salesforce business referrals.
- 4Look into Partner Kickstart to see if free certification voucher attempts are available.
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’ve been trying to earn my first Salesforce certification for the past five months. I’m serious about my career, and I’m fully prepared to study and take the exam, but financial constraints have made it difficult to get certified so far.”source ↗
“My company also needs two Salesforce certifications to support its partner requirements, but currently cannot sponsor the exam fees.”source ↗
“I've always wanted to a be a traveling/in-home nail tech but just never got the courage to start with the stress of money for school and being discouraged by family despite being good at it.”source ↗
“I'm super nervous when it comes to having the money for school AND business needs and ensuring I'm being wise with how I can get the most back from my efforts.”source ↗
“I am just so new and nervous to this whole thing and don't know where or how to start without screwing myself financially or getting stuck forever with a student loan.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 6Why are continuing education webinars just sales pitches?
- 6Why am I paying for professional certs that barely increase my pay?
- 46Are professional certifications actually worth the money for a promotion?
- 2Paying for IT certifications without company sponsorship
- 3How to pass work certifications fast with no experience
- 19How to choose certification study materials I can actually trust