People in Newcastle and Gateshead are being offered the chance to receive free start-up training and support by a Queen’s Enterprise Award-winning organisation dedicated to teaching how to start a business without getting into debt.
Rebel Business School is coming to Tyneside at the end of June with a mission to show budding entrepreneurs how to start-up a business without the burden of debt.
The enterprise was set up in Wokingham, Berkshire, 11 years ago by Simon Paine and Alan Donegan, to teach some of society’s most disadvantaged people how to start up their own enterprises on shoestring budgets.
The online courses are free to residents in Newcastle and Gateshead and focus on giving attendees from all backgrounds the opportunity, knowledge and confidence to turn their business ideas into reality.
Entrepreneurs from the region are backing the Rebel School’s drive to encourage entrepreneurship, including entrepreneur and business coach Sarah Pittendrigh, James Ogilvie, co-founder and director of Social Co, Sally Minns, CEO and stylist at Good Day Studio, Michelle Crewe from House of Crewe and Craig Smith, founder and director of The Printed Bag Shop.
Globally, Rebel Business School has helped people out of work, seeking self-employment, those who have suddenly found their career taking a different direction, or those ‘5 to 9’ entrepreneurs who run a business in the evenings after work, along with many others in different circumstances who didn’t think they could start up a business and needed some encouragement.
The courses focus on work-focused skills to help people improve their job prospects.
Simon Paine, Rebel Business School’s co-founder and CEO, said: “When you think of rebels, you may think of people who break the rules. The rules we follow are those based upon exploring new ideas and creating positive change for start-ups. Through Rebel Business School, attendees can expect a completely different approach to starting a business.
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“We believe you don’t always need money, experience or a university degree to start a business. You just need an idea, some passion and a bit of help. Many of those attending will leave with a business idea and a first sale during the course.
“Those who don’t will still take away business skills, practical advice and confidence in their business idea. We like to say: ‘this is the best business course money can’t buy... because the course is 100% free’.”
“There are tremendous opportunities out there that exist for start-ups and this isn’t just about pandemic recovery; the world is changing so fast.
“The world of work is changing, jobs are disappearing and the economic and emotional wellbeing of millions of people is in jeopardy. It has never been more important to empower people to start a business and now presents a time for new opportunities. Promoting opportunity and showing that anyone can set up a business is everything Rebel Business School stands for.”
Rebel Business School is aimed at anyone and everyone, regardless of starting point or background and courses are sponsored by local authorities through EU funding. It will be hosting two free online workshops in the North East on June 28, one for residents in Newcastle and one for residents in Gateshead.
To book, visit https://therebelschool.com/newcastle or https://therebelschool.com/gateshead.