Job Boards. Courses. Internships. Freelancing. You have tried them All. So why are you still Stuck? Here is the One Move that closes All
Let us start with something that most career advice refuses to say out loud. You have not been lazy. You have not been passive. You have applied, studied, networked, freelanced and hustled your way through every strategy the career development industry recommends. And you are still not where you want to be. That is not […]
SkilledUp Life becomes the strategic career accelerator
The rules of work have changed. Degrees still matter. Certificates still help. But they no longer decide who gets hired.What employers now look for is proof. Proof that you can work in real conditions. Proof that you can deliver outcomes, not just complete tasks. Proof that you understand how work actually happens and what it […]
ContentLift Hackathon – October 2025
Exciting news. SkilledUp Life has partnered with our tech startup customer, Yai Digital, to support the ContentLift Hackathon – a global initiative where SkilledUp Life’s Volunteers and AI come together to create content that’s not just good enough, but exceptional. Key dates to note are: Whilst every SkilledUp Life Volunteer can enter, the ContentLift Hackathon […]
SkilledUp Life partners with Founderflow to accelerate Sri Lankan tech startups
Uniting Sri Lankan Tech Founders and Tech Startups SkilledUp Life is partnering with Founderflow to accelerate the growth of Sri Lankan tech startups. This includes tech startups founders by Sri Lankans from across the world. An initiative by Dumidu Thabrew, this is the perfect time to launch such an initiative. Way back in 2011, I […]
eLearningLK and SkilledUp Life helping Sri Lankans to elevate
Part 1: Empowering Growth: A Collaborative Case Study of SkilledUp Life and eLearningLK Partnership The purpose of this case study is to provide insights into the partnership between SkilledUp Life and eLearningLK. Partners: eLearningLK For individuals seeking to improve their skills and knowledge, eLearningLK is an innovative online learning platform based in Sri Lanka that […]
Be like Michael
For years, Michael struggled to get his tech startup off the ground due to a lack of capital. Since he started leveraging https://www.skilledup.life/, https://www.dustid.com/ has started to thrive. Except for one person, the whole of his team now comes from us. It takes time to learn how to leverage our 60,000 skilled volunteer pool. You […]
SkilledUp Life partners with Accelerate ME, University of Manchester’s Accelerator
I’m thrilled to announce our latest partnership, this time with a Manchester-based Accelerator, Accelerate ME. Before 2025, if my memory serves me right, I have spoken at two previous cohorts, once in Salford Quays Media City and the other time at Manchester Science Park. But these were well before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
How WasteDump is set to Achieve its Recycling Goals with SkilledUp Life’s Support
Running a Tech Startup is already hard enough, the least you can do is to find ways to reduce your company’s expenses and maximize the skilled support team you have. In a Continent where waste disposition can be challenging for many, not to talk of sorting waste before disposition, the CEO of WasteDump Zakhele Shongwe […]
How the CEO of LocaeRise Juggles Through Entrepreneurship with SkilledUp Life Volunteers
The life of a serial entrepreneur juggling so many businesses can feel like juggling fireballs; it feels exciting, yet risky as hell. Yvonne Buluma-Samba, the founder and CEO of LocaeRise is a serial Entrepreneur, who has a very interesting educational background. As a former Educator and Head of Department who has witnessed the challenges faced […]
Case Study: E-Spaces to LocaeRise by Yvonne Buluma-Samba
Background to the story Yvonne Buluma-Samba, Tech Founder of E-Spaces Marketplace running LocaeRise and BuildLocalGrowGlobal, first engaged with SkilledUp Life in August 2022. Her engagement with SkilledUp Life has been dynamic and adaptive, reflecting the ever-changing nature of her entrepreneurial journey. The Pivot Journey: From E-Spaces to LocaeRise The evolution from E-Spaces to LocaeRise marked a critical turning point […]