​What is it?

This event is a 10-day course, 9:30am to 2:30pm each day. The PopUp Business School is a Social Enterprise, focused on helping you start your business and get your ideas off the ground instantly! Come along, spend 10 days with us and learn

• How to start a business with no money
• 10 ways to leave the job centre behind forever
• How to build a website for free
• How to make money doing what you love

​Details

Date:           21 January - 1 February 2019​

Times:        9:30am - 2:30pm Daily

Location:    Tolaga Bay Inn
                    12 Cook St,
​                    Tolaga Bay, 4046
                    See Map Below for directions    
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​Cost: Limited free spaces on a no-fee basis thanks to our partner-funding.

​Eligibility: Must Live or work in Tolaga Bay/Tairawhiti-Gisborne

Registrations Closed

A huge thank you to our sponsors for the Tolaga Bay 2019 PopUp Business School

What to expect

start a business
with no money

You don't need money to start earning money and we'll show you how to get going without spending anything

build a website
for free

You don't need expensive web developers and hosting, we'll show you how to build a website for FREE!

Get to the top
of google

Getting your new business online helps you to be found and get customers and we'll show you how...

Get the confidence
to start

The magic ingredient of business is confidence and you'll learn how to build the confidence to get going

Everything you need
to get going

From finding a premise, building a website, getting online, winning customers and launching fast!

Tax, company set-up
and the legal stuff

Which company structure should you use? What tax do you need to pay and how to set up?

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The Tolaga Bay PopUp Business School is modeled on these events from Porirua, Kapiti Coast, Whanganui, Upper Hutt, Henderson-Massey, Tairawhiti Gisborne and South Auckland.

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SPeakers

TONY HENDERSON-NEWPORT

A Kiwi to the bone, Tony spent many years living in the UK, returning to New Zealand in 2014. Tony is a coach and mentor with specific interest in how an individual or business core message can be communicated. For more information go to the team page.

MICHAEL WATSON

Michael was a Senior Product Advisor at Microsoft. In 2013, he founded the team that won the Innes48 Startup Competition - the largest of its kind in New Zealand. Michael is your go-to guy for web, SEO, digital marketing and anything to do with tech! For more information go to the team page.

ARZOO SYEDDAH

Arzoo has a background in startups and sustainability and is keen to support entrepreneurs in achieving their dream of running their own business.  For more information go to the team page.

HEMI RUKA

He has learned to read and write over 40 different languages including Mandarin and Arabic amongst others. He has taught English in Nepal, has a career in DJ'ing and has fund raised over $1m in the UK for Greenpeace and Wateraid. For more information go to the team page.

MARIA HENRY

 Maria has a social conscience and is keen to make a positive difference in people's lives through various avenues.  She has volunteered in New Zealand and overseas including building homes in far flung countries such as Ethiopia and Zambia with Habitat for Humanity. For more information go to the team page.

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FAQS

Why IS THIS EVENT
FREE?

This event has been sponsored by our lovely partners. They have bought a number of tickets to enable people to attend for free. There's no catch, no selling, just good, honest advice on starting a business!

What's different about it?

We are the TOTAL opposite of the traditional approach to starting a business. Have you ever heard anyone say the words "Wow! That business plan changed my life!" No..?
Neither have we...

Do i have to come everyday?

You don't have to, but if you're serious about starting we recommend you do the whole course.

Is it any
​good?

No it's life-changing. But don't take our word for it...