Your ideas, our support 💡 We're here to help small business owners, entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors to start, protect, and grow their successful businesses. The Business & IP Centre offers free access to the UK’s most comprehensive collection of business and intellectual property information. The information resources are estimated at some £5 million, giving small businesses access to the same, if not better, resources than those of a large multinational company. The collection includes market research reports, directories, trade journals, patent, trade mark and registered design specifications and 30 up-to-the minute online databases with information on companies and markets. Anyone is welcome to use the Library; you just need to gain a free Reader Pass. The Centre also offers free and highly discounted workshops, advice sessions and networking events run by British Library staff and its partners, designed to give you the skills, tools and networks necessary to start up and run a business. These include ‘Beginner's guide to intellectual property’, ‘Beginner’s guide to business information’ and ‘Online marketing masterclass’. If you are an exciting and ambitious London-based small business, our free business support programme, Innovating for Growth can help. Expert advice and support, tailored to your specific requirements, the programme covers the essential skills needed to accelerate your business growth. From business strategy to sustainability and branding to developing your product, the programme will ensure your successful business growth. Meet our Business & IP Centre staff at stand 700 to find out how we can help you start and grow your business. Our staff will also be running two seminars during the show to tell you more about the businesses we’ve supported. Sign up to the monthly e-newsletter to keep up-to-date with all the Centre news, at https://forms.bl.uk/newsletters
