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START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

An Indigenous entrepreneurship workshop that turns ideas into first steps. Workshops starting at $2,500.
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BUILT FROM REAL EXPERIENCE

Sean Rayland-Boubar is the founder of Red Rebel Armour, an award-winning Indigenous-owned business and social enterprise based in Winnipeg.

He has built Red Rebel Armour from an idea into a recognized brand while creating opportunities for people rebuilding their lives.

Today, Sean shares what he has learned with youth, entrepreneurs, communities and organizations across Canada.

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RECOGNIZED FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IMPACT AND INNOVATION

STARTING A BUSINESS CAN FEEL BIGGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE

A lot of people have ideas.

What they do not always have is money, connections, business experience or a clear place to start.

That can make entrepreneurship feel out of reach.

This workshop helps people see business differently.

You do not need to have everything figured out.

You start with what you have.

BUILD A BUSINESS LIKE YOU BUILD A FIRE

START THE FIRE

Every business begins with a spark.

An idea.

A problem you want to solve.

A skill you already have.

The goal is not to build the whole business at once.

The goal is to find your first step.

FEED THE FIRE

Take the idea and test it.

Make something simple.

Show it to real people.

Listen to what they tell you.

Learn.

Change it.

Try again.

KEEP IT BURNING

When something starts working, you build around it.

Customers.

Revenue.

Systems.

People.

Community.

Impact.

A strong business is built one step at a time.

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MORE THAN A PRESENTATION

Start With What You Have is designed to be experienced, not just listened to.

Sean combines storytelling, entrepreneurship, Indigenous teachings and hands-on learning to help participants connect business ideas to something real.

Participants get to see how an idea can move from a thought to a product right in front of them.

THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

90-minute interactive entrepreneurship workshop

Sean's story of building Red Rebel Armour

The Start With What You Have fire framework

Practical tools for testing a business idea

Live heat press demonstration

Merch giveaway

Questions and discussion

Local travel within approximately 1.5 hours of Winnipeg