Swedish Entrepreneur Grows Web Business With CSN Funding

Tilde Holmqvist is proof that one Code Institute diploma can lead to another kind of success altogether. After completing the Full Stack Software Development diploma, she used what she learned to launch a freelance web development business for clients on Mallorca, and rather than stand still, she came back to Code Institute for a second course, the Data Analyst with AI , to take that business further. Splitting her time between Gothenburg and Palma de Mallorca, Tilde is the kind of graduate other learners aspire to become: someone who turned training into a real business, then returned to grow it.

Why a Full Stack Web Developer Took a Data Analytics and AI Course

Her first diploma covered HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Django and PostgreSQL, alongside software testing, SEO and e-commerce development, and Tilde used every part of it. She built a freelance web development business from the projects she completed on the course, taking on clients on Mallorca directly off the back of that portfolio. That business is proof the training worked, and it is also why she came back for more, choosing to add data analytics and AI to something that was already succeeding rather than starting again from nothing.

Tilde is applying what she is learning directly to the business she already runs, rather than treating the course as a standalone qualification. She is using it to sharpen an operation that is already generating income across two countries, from cleaning and analysing her own client data to identifying where AI informed decision making could take her freelance services next.

How a Web Developer Uses Data Analytics and AI in Her Freelance Business

Tilde’s second course has taken her through a full, practical data workflow rather than isolated theory. As she puts it:

“Since starting with Code Institute, I’ve started my own company where I’ve been doing freelance web development for clients on Mallorca. I learned the full workflow: data cleaning and wrangling, exploratory data analysis, machine learning, and building interactive dashboards with Tableau and Streamlit.” — Tilde Holmqvist

Those tools now sit alongside the web development skills from her first diploma, giving her a combined skill set few freelancers can offer: someone who can build a client’s site and then use data to show them how it is performing. It is a practical edge she has built entirely through two rounds of Code Institute training, and one she is actively using in her own business today.

How CSN Funding Supports Data Analytics and AI Training in Sweden

CSN, Sweden’s state study support system, was the deciding factor in whether Tilde could take on the Data Analyst with AI course at all. As she explains:

“Having CSN approved for the course made this choice possible for me. Without study support, the decision wouldn’t have been nearly as straightforward.” — Tilde Holmqvist

For other freelancers and career changers in Sweden weighing the same decision, her experience is a clear example of what CSN backed study at Code Institute can lead to: not just a first step into tech, but a second one, built on a business that already works. Looking ahead, Tilde is weighing up two directions, growing her freelance business with data driven services for clients, or moving into a data analyst or data scientist role, and plans to keep combining both skill sets whichever path she takes.

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