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Event Reports
•10 days event

Wairarapa

Helping people startup and make money doing what they love

Event Overview

People
22
Active attendees (3+ days)
22
Show-ups
Out of 27 Sign-ups
Average at Rebel events
Days
7.6
Average days attended
Out of 10 day course
Average at Rebel events

Where did people come from

For 10 days the Rebel Business School ran at , Carterton Events Centre
to help people start businesses and make their own money doing what they love.

Who came to the event

50%
50%
27.6%
71.9%
0.5%
Average at Rebel events
Male
Female
Other

Event promotion

A huge amount of effort and work with our partners went into promoting the event and getting the message out to Wairarapa and the surrounding areas.

How did people hear about us?

20%
18%
x14%
10%
x5%
Word of mouth
Print media
Ministry of Social Development
Facebook
Red Cross
Friends/family
Work and Income
Rebel Business School

Attendance

This Rebel event had a variety of different workshops over the days we were there. But how long on average did participants stay for?

Average show-up

On average, we had 17 participants each day of the Rebel Business School course, most attended every day with some dipping in and out.
77%
23%

People stayed for

7.6
out of
10
active days
day course
76%
24%
% of our active attendees per each of 10 course days.

Employment status

50% of the people who came along to the event told us they were unemployed at the time the event started.

There was a high number (5%) of self-employed people who came to the event.

50%
Unemployed
5%
Self-employed
5%
Full-time employed
27%
Part-time employed
13%
Other: Student - 5%, Retired - 4%, Volunteer - 4%

Start-ups & Sales

One of the key points on an entrepreneurs journey is the first sale. The first time you hold that $10 profit in your hand. This can turn out to be the catalyst that drives you forward to build your business.

We do everything we can to help people reach their first sale with 30% achieving this during the course!

+ 40% almost ready & 0% traded before
incl. 20% Māori businesses

Business structure

30%
30%
10%
30%
58.2%
18.6%
5.6%
1.3%
16.3%
Average at Rebel events
Sole Trader
Company
Partnership
Charity
Yet to be decided

Types of businesses created

10%
Craft Business
40%
Education and Training
10%
Retail Trade
10%
Human health & social work
10%
Arts, entertainment & recreations
20%
Accommodation and Food Services

Impact on capabilities

At the Rebel Business School we track four main figures for people before and after the event. We ask people to rate where they are on a scale of 1-10.

COVID-19 impact

27%
34%
11%
14%
14%
Being your own boss
The chance to be financially independent
Sensing opportunity in the market post COVID-19
Helped to crystallize my business idea
Other

Websites

Here are samples of the websites that were built, launched and developed over the course.

It is amazing how having a website so quickly helps people to feel that their business is more real.

10%
40%
40%
10%
14%
25.3%
51.6%
9.1%
Average at Rebel events
Published before
Improved during
Launched during
Soon to launch
Not building
katuulimited.weebly.com
theawakenedguru.com
jisahjewellery.weebly.com

Business support

Connecting attendees to the local business ecosystem

At the Rebel Business School Aotearoa we make sure new businesses stay connected by providing awareness of business network support in specific areas as needed. These connections are all about enabling business sustainability. Being aware of the Bookkeepers Assn NZ or Business Mentors NZ, for example, can provide business input allowing the business to strengthen its foundations and/or its direction.

Daily Speakers

Speakers' rating
9

Requested help

46%
15%
15%
15%
9%
41%
18%
22%
14%
5%
Average at Rebel events
Very Important
Important
Maybe
Not Really
Not Important

Attendees’ feedback

We asked the participants what their Lightbulb moments were at the event. Also they left the messages for our partners and assessed our team’s efforts.