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Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale > Shopkeeper
Retail and sales
Shopkeepers manage their own stores or run stores on behalf of a retail chain.
You could do a college course, which may help if you're setting up your own business. Courses include:
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You can get retail experience through volunteering with charities that operate high street shops.
Organisations like the Prince's Trust may be able to offer training for running a business if you are aged between 18 and 30. If you're looking to run your own store, online selling is a way to start. You could sell goods from your own website or through other established trading sites. This can be a useful way to gain experience and research your market, before opening a shop of your own.
You'll need:
You could:
You could buy a franchise, or, with experience and an established brand name, you could expand or improve your premises or buy another shop.
Wine merchants find new wines and buy and market them.
Retail jewellers promote and sell jewellery, watches and accessories to customers.
Petrol station sales assistants sell fuel and other items to customers in garage forecourt shops.
Leisure centre assistants help and supervise visitors using leisure centre facilities.
Checkout operators serve customers at tills in supermarkets and large retail stores.
Medical sales representatives work for pharmaceutical companies, selling drugs, medicines and medical equipment to health professionals.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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