What's our work? What's the mission?

We want to change the way entrepreneurship is taught so that anyone can start a business debt-free.
 
In 2012 we created an alternative method to start a business which we now deliver through our live events (face-to-face and virtual) and our podcast, the Rebel Entrepreneur.  We teach debt-free entrepreneurship, an alternative method, through our live events both face-to-face and virtually.
​No-one has ever paid to attend our events; our sponsorship model creates grassroots businesses that start without debt, life-changing experiences for the people that attend and delivers social value for our partners.
 
Our five and ten day bootcamps and business resilience courses are currently delivered in UK, USA, Morocco, France and New Zealand. The people that attend get information, inspiration and practical help to launch their businesses; we don’t just train people on how to start – we build businesses with them in real time.

What is the PopUp Business School?

and why is it different to any other business support out there?

What kind of impact can we have?

Each year, we pull together all of the events we've run in all of the communities around the world and measure just how much we've been able to achieve.

​We have amazing success each year, helping thousands of people, supporting some amazing businesses and engaging multiple communities around the globe.

Our mission is to change the way entrepreneurship is taught so that ANYONE can start a business debt-free - and we're giving it all away for free.

To see the full impact we can have, download our 2019 report below.

We want to work with yOU!

Nobody has ever paid to attend a PopUp Business School workshop... Well, that's a lie. Once someone paid by accident, so we gave them a refund. The PopUp Business School's mission is to change the way entrepreneurship is taught so that ANYONE can start a business debt-free and to give it away for free too.

The way we do this is by partnering with incredible people (like yourself) and use that cash to inspire a community with the best business advice that money can't buy.

Do you have a community that need support? Do you have a sleeping-giant of a small business network on your doorstep waiting to be shaken up? Let's talk.
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Simon (Left) and Alan (Right), PopUp Business School Co-Founders

Who do we help?

Click on a tile to see participant stories

what do our partners say about us?

Westminster City Council

“Westminster City Council chooses to work with PopUp Business School as they provide business training like no other company out there! 

The workshops they deliver are relevant, practical and interesting. The team are incredibly relatable and approachable, managing to make even the most mundane topics in business engaging and inspiring, leaving participants fully motivated to start their businesses.”

Bluehost

"Bluehost decided to team up with PopUp because it was a no brainer.
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When Bluehost caught wind of what PopUp was doing, we had to help them by providing whatever resources we could to help them continue their mission.

The PopUp Business School is a group of selfless individuals whose mission is to push people to start their business without any up front cost and by breaking the status quo.
We're honoured to not only be partners with PopUp but friends!"

Why do organisations work with us?

Councils

Aims & Outcomes: 
  • Engage “pre-pre” starts and a “non-traditional” audience such as BAME, female and unemployed participants who are often not engaged via more traditional programmes
  • Engage between 60-70 people over the course of a week or two
  • Start between 20-30 new businesses in your district over the course of a week or two
  • Be the “hero” for micro businesses and gain some great press coverage
  • Deliver a unique event like no other that gets you instant results and engages your community directly
Westminster City Council
PopUp Westminster May 2020 Report
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Universities

Aims & Outcomes: 
  • Engagement of students
  • Engagement of alumni
  • Engagement of the sider community and CSR
  • Provide an alternative to debt-based start-up advice to students
  • Enrichment opportunity
HEnley Business School
​“I would describe it as an outstanding Boot Camp characterised by the high engagement, deep insights, valuable information and extensive resources.”
Jurek Sikorski
Executive Director for the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship
henley-report-30aug2019.pdf
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LEPs & BIDs

Aims & Outcomes:
  • We would complement existing provision by engaging with an audience you traditionally don’t engage with and then can funnel onto your existing service where appropriate
  • Engage “pre-pre” starts and a “non-traditional” audience such as BAME, female and unemployed participants who are often not engaged via more traditional programmes
  • Engage between 60-70 people over the course of a week or two
  • Start between 20-30 new businesses in your district over the course of a week or two
  • Be the “hero” for micro businesses and gain some great press coverage
  • Deliver a unique event like no other that gets you instant results and engages your community directly
OxlEP

Housing Associations

Aims & Outcomes:
  • Help your residents to pay their rent by starting businesses
  • Deliver a unique event that will enable you to engage with your community
  • Help your residents start businesses, change their lives and make money doing something they love
  • Gain great local positive press coverage
  • Engage “pre-pre” starts and a “non-traditional” audience such as BAME, female and unemployed participants who are often not engaged via more traditional programmes
  • Engage between 60-70 people over the course of a week or two
  • Start between 20-30 new businesses in your district over the course of a week or two
  • Be the “hero” for micro businesses and gain some great press coverage
  • Deliver a unique event like no other that gets you instant results and engages your community directly
Bolton At Home
PopUp Bolton November 2019 Report
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Corporates

Aims & Outcomes:
  • Be the “champion” for micro businesses
  • Sponsor a truly unique event that engages a “non-traditional” audience, such as BAME, female and unemployed participants who are often not engaged via more traditional programmes and create massive social impact in the communities that need it the most
  • Gain incredible PR opportunities for your brand both locally and nationally
Wates Construction
PopUp Romford may 2019 Report
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