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Simon is joined by the founder of Femme Fatale Airsoft, Kelly Louise Hardwick as we discover how Kelly turned her passion into a full-time job and how she got over 1 million views to her airsoft blog. Femme Fatale Airsoft - femmefataleairsoft.co.uk You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests.
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Simon is joined by personal development coach Lori Hammond as we discuss how to reduce stress and boredom while in lockdown and tips to move past your self-limiting beliefs. Lori Hammond - trancypants.com You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests. Even the biggest companies in the world start somewhere. In this episode we find out how Shawn Jenkins started a NASDAQ listed software company. New episodes of The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast are released weekly. Watch a short teaser below and download the full episode on your preferred podcast streaming platform. For exclusive access to the whole of series one, go to the ChooseFI Website. Simon is joined by Katie and Andrew from TimeTrap Escape Rooms as we discover how they've had to pivot and share their StartUp story of borrowing space for free to test their business idea. TimeTrap - timetrapescaperooms.com/online-games You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests. 
How do you get a building for free to use for your business? In this episode Katie and Andrew from TimeTrap Escape Rooms tell us their story including how they borrowed a room for their first escape room for free! New episodes of The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast are released weekly. Watch a short teaser below and download the full episode on your preferred podcast streaming platform. For exclusive access to the whole of series one, go to the ChooseFI Website. Simon and Katie are joined by Jillian Johnsrud a public speaker, podcaster, coach, and mentor to discuss how to get started in coaching and finding everyday courage. Jillian Johnsrud - jillianjohnsrud.com You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests. What stops most people from starting up? Why isn't everyone launching their own company and making money doing something they love? In this episode we look at the three biggest barriers to people getting going and unpack and demystify entrepreneurship. New episodes of The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast are released weekly. Watch a short teaser below and download the full episode on your preferred podcast streaming platform. For exclusive access to the whole of series one, go to the ChooseFI Website. Alan and Simon are joined by Brad Barratt, co-Founder of ChooseFI to talk about creating a podcast, running side hustles, and launching their new podcast with PopUp - The Rebel Entrepreneur. The Rebel Entrepreneur - choosefi.com/rebel You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests. Will you allow people's comments to define the rest of your life?
This post was inspired by Nduno who we met in Namibia last year. She has aspirations to be Namibia's First Astronaut but was told by people she loves and trusts that she is 'not enough' to pursue her dreams. Doubting yourself and your idea is a situation that we have all been in, but should we conform to society's blueprint? Will you allow people's comments to define the rest of your life? click here to read the full blog post at simonpaine.coSimon Paine
Simon Paine is the co-founder and CEO of PopUp Business School. You can find out more about Simon though other PopUp Content or find him on twitter at @SimonJPaine Simon is joined by Sunday Times Bestselling author Jamie Smart to talk about changing your mindset and how to pivot your business to an online audience. RECORDED LIVE: 30th April 2020 Jamie Smart - jamiesmart.com You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests. Simon and Alan are joined by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung, founders of Millennial Revolution to talk about taking advantage of the situation, how they deal with rejection and how they got a book deal through blogging. RECORDED LIVE: 28th April 2020 Millennial Revolution - millennial-revolution.com You can watch the full stream below and make sure to tune in LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm on our Facebook Page as we answer your questions and get top tips from our special guests. Jo Watson attended our PopUp Business live course in Bolton last November to help her copywriting business: agoodwriteup. Jo has graciously written the following article about her experience over the past few months and how she is applying the PopUp Principles in her daily life. I'm a former student of PopUp Business School, and I'm also a part of the hardworking demographic of freelancers and the self-employed, who are as much in fear for our finances as we are for our health, right now. When I found out that Simon and Alan were putting together a Survival Guide to help the PopUp community now that this Corona thing has us tightly by the tax returns, I had to show my support. I'm a copywriter first and foremost, but for this article, I wanted to focus on figures rather than words. In particular, I want to talk about money. If you’ll indulge me, I'd like to put forward a few things for you to think about right now as you face the future, and it goes without saying that I draw these points from the lessons I learned - or perhaps had confirmed for me - during my time at PopUp Business School. I wonder if you'll remember those lessons, too? Whilst the PopUp principles taught us that we really shouldn't be going into any kind of short or long-term debt to set up a business, we need to remember that it's also good practice to avoid the dreaded D word now that we're actually in business. I know it's tough, and we all need to accept help where we can take it, but please please please, do your research about everything that's supposedly available to support you financially, and look carefully the Ts and Cs attached to each one. Whilst I have my own political views on Government 'support', rather than enter into something that's going to make me really fucking mad, I'll instead focus my attention on so-called mortgage holidays from our mortgage providers and banks. It's not a bloody 'holiday', and no bank in history has ever done anything for its customers that hasn't benefited them substantially in the long run. Whilst the idea of a break in payments may sound tempting, please ask yourself if you really need to take it, or if you're just grabbing it because it's there and it sounds nice. Please, do your research, and get that calculator out, because whilst you're not paying for it right now, you'll definitely pay for it later. Okay so far? Good. Know your worth. Unless there's really, truly, absolutely some return value in it for you, don’t feel pressured to give anything of your business away for free. Anyone who values your talent and time - and who respects you as a person as well as a professional - will never expect you to do anything for free at a time when it's just as tough for you as it is for them. They'll certainly never ask you, at least. I know that as a good person you'll want to help people out in a time of crisis, but please don't do it at the expense of either: a) finding or doing paid work for yourself elsewhere, or b) spending time supporting those closest to you with the issues they have at this awful time. Like I said, if you can gain some kind of non-monetary yet valuable return on your 'investment', brilliant. But pure freebies? No. Look at how the world keeps turning on its business axis despite Corona. Tesco aren't giving you your groceries gratis, British Gas aren't lighting and heating your home out of the goodness of their own hearths (yes, that was an awful pun), and HMRC aren't going to turn around any time soon and say, "Y'know what, Karen, it's been a shit year, don't worry about paying your tax for 20/21, love." As a business, you have a right to earn money, especially if you're providing a product or a service that will help people right now in addressing an area of their own business that will likely help keep them afloat. Just as a side note, and I don't know if you've noticed... but if you've ever done anything for free for someone in business, they've usually ended up being a bit of an ungrateful and demanding dick about it... A blog for another time, maybe? Let's move on. Keep marketing your business. Providing that you're not putting your prices up, or venturing into brand new territory where you now don't ply your usual trade but instead sell marked-up bog rolls by the boot load, you are fully within your rights to market the hell out of your products or services. Everyone is struggling, so you're really going to have to make sure you're heard above the noise, and you'll also have to show that your business is the perfect choice over the competition to help others stay afloat during this shitshow of a health and financial crisis. Social media virtue signallers will cry “profiteering” and spew passive aggressive keyboard warrior rants about “capitalising on the crisis”, but let's just remember, social media virtue signallers are arseholes. Do what you've always done. Why wouldn’t you?
I'd been running my business (agoodwriteup) for a few years already by that point, and honestly thought that the PopUp sessions would mainly be aimed at those people setting stuff up from scratch. That was so far from the case, however, and so as well as learning so many new concepts and ways of applying them to my business, I developed the confidence to come away from any existing plans and projects that were just never going to work. So I guess my point is this... with the three things I've talked about in this article being deeply embedded in PopUp principles, I think it's only right that at this tough time where it's really not 'business as usual', we go back to basics and remember our roots. It is so bloody tough right now, but I'm practicing what I preach, and I'm remembering that PopUp Business School may not have been around when I got my business off the ground, but they've sure as shit been there to help it fly. They know their stuff, and you know yours. Keep that partnership in mind, and you'll get through this. Jo Watson
As well as being a Chartered Manager and a former PopUp student over in Bolton (Greater Manchester), Jo is a freelance copywriter, editor and trainer. Over the past year she’s also become a professional speaker and is currently writing her first book. She’s aware that everyone says that. When it comes to language, she’s a fan of swearing, sarcasm and puns. She likes to attract clients who feel the same! LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/jo-watson-agoodwriteup Facebook - @agoodwriteup Twitter - @agoodwriteup Website - www.agoodwriteup.com You’re probably hearing the term “pivot” a lot, and it simply means moving in another direction. With the current situation and our businesses, a lot of us are having to ‘pivot’ and try something completely new. Add a hint of urgency, a splash of financial pressure and changes to day to day life… it’s a recipe for challenging times. So, what do we do? Throw ourselves into the next challenge.
Throw ourselves into the deep end. Liam, a trainer at PopUp Business School, recalls; If any of you have heard me speak at events, you probably know before PopUp I worked for a small insurance broker. I spent 3 years bouncing around the company learnings skills and the industry like the back of my hand. However, joining PopUp was me diving in the deep end. I’d never worked in Project management or had so much freedom or even that much responsibility. I had to quickly learn how to swim and strive or go under. Along the way I learnt some lessons through my mistakes which I want to share with you now. Here are five reminders that during these tough times, when we have to change how we run our businesses and dive in the deep end, will help us keep swimming and pushing forwards. You're not the expert… yetWhether you’re moving your business onto Facebook Live, or creating YouTube videos. Maybe even creating products to sell on an online store! Chances are you’re doing something that’s completely new to you. When we run businesses based around a passion and a skill, we are the experts in what we do. But we are now trying something we’ve never done before… It’s okay to not be the expert at this new experiment! Remember back to when you first started learning. Did you walk into School an expert? No! We need to try these new things to make mistakes and learn from them. It's okay to ask for helpBe damn sure you’ll need it! Remember YOU’RE NOT AN EXPERT in this, but someone else might be. We can sometimes feel like we need to prove something (either to others or even ourselves), when actually getting support can get the job done ten times quicker. You’re never alone when it comes to running a business. Do you have employees? No… Do you have co-workers? No… Do you have a community of thousands of other small business owners? F*ck yes! Remember to reach out for support no matter how vulnerable it makes us feel – then offer that help and support back once we’ve learned it. The more we give the more we get! What was this designed to teach me?When something goes wrong, we have two choices in how we react. We can consider it a failure and decide that route isn’t the best thing to try. Back to the drawing board! Or we can stop and ask ourselves – "What was this designed to teach me?" Finding a learning in a mistake can be tough when we are in the moment and the red mist is in front of our eyes. But when you learn it, how much more you’ll progress and learn is invaluable! Don’t give up if you fall down… figure out why you fell and try again a little differently. One Step at a timeWe know this isn’t going to be easy, and we aren’t experts yet. But we have a goal and that’s going to push us forwards! But actually, that goal seems really far away and is a little bit overwhelming, right? The easiest way to eat a big meal is one bite at a time! First of all, we need to break down the task at hand into little bitesize actions. Be really specific! It may feel like you’ve now got 100 things to do, but you’ll be powering through them in no time. Just pause, break it down into little tasks, and then GET ON WITH IT ! Reward yourself!Trying something completely new and pushing yourself WAY out of your comfort zone is really tough! You’re probably putting blood, sweat and tears into making this work and yet a lot of people don’t know how much work you’re doing. This sh*t is difficult too! Make sure to reward yourself for the hard work – because nobody else will. Having to adapt, throw yourself in the deep end of the pool and learn to swim is monumental. You’ve got to feel the sense of achievement – celebrate it! Then use that positivity as rocket fuel to launch into the next task.
How are you doing?Alan, Simon, and guest Katie Coombes discuss the actions they are taking to look after their wellbeing and mental health when working from home and being in self-isolation. 
We are all in the woods. But we are going to find a way through and lead others out with us.Like many, PopUp Business School was facing the toughest day of its existence on Monday. Many of its free business training events were suddenly postponed, leading to a six-figure hole in cash flow and an uncertain future.
But CEO Simon Paine realised that, if his company was struggling, the businesses he'd helped to launch would be struggling, too. So he posted a heartfelt message to the company’s thousands of Facebook followers, promising to help them find a way to survive - as he would have to for PopUp. 
Are you stuck in the house?We now have many hours on our hands and I am wondering what to do with them! What am I going to build? What am I going to learn? What am I going to create? This post is as much for me as it is for you. I have been unsettled by recent events and I am trying to find my motivation, energy and strength again. click here to read the full blog post at alandonegan.com
The world seems to be changing faster than ever before and with these changing times comes uncertainty.This post is inspired by the fact that PopUp Business School had 10 events cancelled this week because of the Coronavirus. With change happening so quickly and so out of the blue it is difficult to prepare. What is important is how you react. click here to read the full blog post at alandonegan.com |
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