A free PopUp Business School which gives participants the tools to start their own business without capital or funding is visiting Cardiff for the first time in May and returning to Newport the following month.

The PopUp Business School is open to anyone, free of charge, wanting to start their own business and is being run in partnership with Cardiff City Council, Wates Residential and local housing associations.

The two-week training course provides participants with the support and tools to start a business as well as the confidence to make the first step.

Simon Paine, The PopUp Business School, co-founder, said: “We are giving local people the tools to change their own world. Our approach is anything but traditional.

"We have our own unconventional model for supporting businesses which doesn’t involve a business plan.

"Thirty per cent of the people who come on our course start their business before the end of the workshop and 27 per cent make their first sale.

"Anyone in Cardiff who would like to learn new skills, who has a business idea or a fledgling business can book a place on the course and will take home with them practical advice, training and a clear way forward.”

The training schedule includes a mix of practical sessions, one-to-one coaching, workshop sessions and peer support. Workshop topics include starting a business without investment, sales and marketing, building a free website and finding customers.

The PopUp Business School’s tour of Wales will visit Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil with other locations to be confirmed.

Cardiff PopUp Business School: Monday 14th May to Friday 25th May, St David’s House.

To book a free place on the Cardiff Pop-Up Business School, visit www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk/events.