We want more Nigerian partners

Nigerian flag

The first time I jokingly mentioned Nigeria was on 5th Nov 2020. On this day, SkilledUp Life team was just me and had a total Volunteer base of 64. The emergence of Nigeria as a key market By April 2021, we had a total of 15 Volunteers from Nigeria. We may had more, but that […]

Why is SkilledUp Life so popular in Nigeria?

Utiva Classroom

Image Credits: Utiva – a SkilledUp Life Education Partner from Nigeria. Over the last three months, Nigeria has emerged as the number one market for Volunteers. As a result, most of our own team now comes from Nigeria. This was not by any design. I was curious to find out why this is the case. […]

Transformative or just another meh!

Transformative

Would you consider the following as transformative or just another meh? You bring an idea/concept for a tech startup to us at SkilledUp Life. Our growing volunteer pool (we are adding 100 every 3 to 6 days) of global talent Validates it Help build the idea into a product Acquires users on your behalf Convert […]

Wishing you all a happy 2022

Happy New Year 2022

Wishing all of our community a great 2022. Our community now includes: 2,849 Volunteers from 71 countries. 52 companies. 8 partners. 10 subcribers. Our plans for 2022 revolves around three targets: Have a community of 11,000 Volunteers by 31st July 2022. Have 100 paying customers (tech companies) by 31st July 2022. Reach £10k MRR by […]

Procrastinating with setting up your first tech startup

procrastination

Over the last 6 months or so, at family gatherings, I kept meeting a guy who has been dreaming of setting up a tech startup but has not taken the brave step of moving forward with it. He has a family and a well-paid technical job. Whilst the job may be demanding, he has the […]

The Volunteer Process

We recommend that all our Customers onboard an HR Volunteer first, who could effectively reduce the Tech CEO’s time spent on building a strong Volunteer team. Let’s take a look at the stages of sourcing a Volunteer from SkilledUp Life: Understanding the number of Volunteers needed and their roles [Document 1]. Publish the Opportunities on […]

I’m Isaac – I helped acquire 1,000 Volunteers in 3 months

Isaac Lekgothoane

Hi everyone. It’s Isaac Lekgothoane from Johannesburg South Africa here, originally from Limpopo province Ga-Mothapo. I write this blog post to let you know I have completed my journey with SkilledUp Life as a Social Media Manager. I studied Media and Communications in my academic years at the University of Limpopo. I have vast knowledge […]

I’m Ayonike

Ayonike Okereke

The desire to provide legal services to small companies shaped my career early on and informed my interest in Corporate and Commercial practice. Things took a new turn when I stumbled on a webinar on data protection and privacy. I became fascinated and the rest is history. However, I recognised the need to skill up, […]

I’m Deimante

Deimante Semcisinas

I am Deimante, an expat Lithuanian living in Denmark. I have graduated with a master’s studies in Strategy, Organisation and Leadership this year with the main focus on Human Resources and three months ago I was approached by SkilledUp Life to volunteer for their HR team as an HR strategist.  If you would take a […]

Elise builds HR function and team in 3 months

Elise Singleton

Hey Everyone, it’s Elise here! I’m writing this little post to let you know that my adventure with SkilledUp Life has come to an end. It’s already been 3 months and I must say that the last 3 months have been like an emotional roller coaster for me. In 3 months, I have been through […]