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Event Reports
•5 days event

Ōpōtiki

Helping people startup and make money doing what they love

Event Overview

People
9
Active attendees (3+ days)
9
Show-ups
Out of 9 Sign-ups
Average at Rebel events
Days
4.3
Average days attended
Out of 5 day course
Average at Rebel events

Where did people come from

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

Who came to the event

22%
78%
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 Ōpōtiki and the surrounding areas.

How did people hear about us?

31%
27%
26%
x4%
Ōpōtiki District Council
Word of mouth
Facebook
Friends/family
Work and Income
Ministry of Social Development
Local smokefree event

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 7.8 participants each day of the Rebel Business School course, most attended every day with some dipping in and out.
87%
13%

People stayed for

4.3
out of
5
active days
day course
86%
14%
% of our active attendees per each of 5 course days.

Employment status

44% 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 (11%) of self-employed people who came to the event.

44%
Unemployed
11%
Self-employed
23%
Full-time employed
22%
Part-time employed
0%
Other:

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 56% achieving this during the course!

+ 56% almost ready & 33% traded before
incl. 89% Māori businesses

Business structure

78%
22%
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

22.2%
Human health & social work
33.3%
Accommodation and Food Services
11.1%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
11.1%
Education and Training
22.2%
Arts, entertainment & recreations

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.

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.

11%
67%
22%
14%
25.3%
51.6%
9.1%
Average at Rebel events
Published before
Improved during
Launched during
Soon to launch
Not building
www.reaf.nz

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
10

Requested help

67%
33%
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.