You’ve got an idea.
We’ll help you turn
it into a business.
The Business & IP Centre at the British
Library supports entrepreneurs and inventors
from that first spark of inspiration to successfully
launching and developing a business. Over
100,000 entrepreneurs have come through the
doors since it opened in 2006. You’ll find the
Centre on the first floor of the British Library,
which is close to Euston, King’s Cross and St
Pancras International.
The Centre offers free access to the UK’s
largest collection of business and intellectual
property information. Research your market, keep both Business & IP Centre staff and partner Sign up to the monthly e-newsletter to keep
an eye on your competitors, and find suppliers and organisations like Business Link and Business Plan up-to-date with all the Centre news, at
customers. Use the patent collections to find out Services. www.bl.uk/newsletters/subscribe.html
whether your idea is original. Expert staff are on If you’re looking for inspiration and new
hand to guide you to the resources you need. contacts, try the ‘Inspiring Entrepreneurs’ Business & IP Centre staff
For more in-depth help, book an hour-long one- series of networking events. Meet like-minded will be at ‘Business
to-one advice session with a member of staff, or entrepreneurs and hear from big business names; Startup’ stand 200; meet
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A wide range of workshops will give you the Want to find out more? business. Jeremy O’Hare
essential skills you’ll need to start-up or grow, Anyone can use the Centre, it’s free and and Gabrielle Rose will be
from business planning to marketing, market easy-to-use, all you need is a Reader Pass. holding two seminars during
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All the facts,
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Free at the
British Library.
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