The British Library Business & IP Centre is designed to support new and small businesses and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing their business.
The London Development Agency - the Mayor’s agency for business and jobs - is partnering the British Library to help establish the Business & IP Centre as an innovation hub for business development.
It aims to inspire and protect your business ideas, and build your business through a combination of unrivalled research facilities, face-to-face coaching and inspirational entrepreneurial speaker and networking events.
The Business & IP Centre hosts the UK’s largest freely accessible collection of business and intellectual property information and is an invaluable resource for businesses. To inspire you and help you make best use of the Centre, we offer a range of workshops and events.
Information and inspiration all under one roof
Whether you've already had your 'eureka moment' or you're waiting for it to happen, you'll need resources to develop your ideas.
In today's competitive environment, creative entrepreneurs and innovators use all the information and inspiration they can find to give themselves a competitive edge. And the Business & IP Centre is where many have found it.
The facilities are in constant demand from like-minded entrepreneurs, exploiting our resources and sharing their knowledge.
Director General of the CBI, Richard Lambert recently met British Library Chief Executive Lynne Brindley and gave a ringing endorsement of the Business & IP Centre. Here's what he had to say:
"SMEs are one of the major driving forces in the UK economy; amongst them are the major corporations of the future. The British Library's Business & IP Centre is an initiative that enables SMEs to grow and prosper, providing support from inspiration through to launching and developing their businesses.
"Having the crucial information and expertise in one place is an invaluable asset for the nation. The British Library is truly a model of innovation for the public - and the private - sector. The Business & IP Centre has quickly become the first place to visit for budding entrepreneurs."
Access to the British Library’s Business & IP Centre is free. Users need a Reader’s Pass, for more information visit: www.bl.uk/bipc