About Kickstart Your Business (Day 1) – Business Research and Information
Intellectual property and its protection is vital for anyone with a business idea. This all-day workshop will help you understand the multiple areas of intellectual property and their relevance to your business, as well as provide you with practical tips on how to utilise the BIPC’s resources to protect, research and develop your business idea. By the end of the session you will understand and identify the importance of intellectual property in your own business and know the next steps to protect it.
The morning, ‘Business Research and Information’, will cover:
- the fundamentals of using the BIPC’s and your library’s resources to develop a strategic roadmap for your business
- introduction to databases, industry guides, external resources list, internet and library resources
- value proposition: trend, values, sustainability, wider issues
- customer segmentation: market research and customer discovery and understanding
- partnership: company data and competitors
- key resources: research my IP and funding streams
- help you make informed business decisions, plan and offer value to your customer.
The afternoon, ‘How to Protect my Business Idea’, will cover:
- introduce the four areas of intellectual property (IP) – patents, trademarks, registered designs and copyright
- help you understand which areas may apply to you and your business
- examples of everyday IP in our lives
- a deeper dive into IP: time limits, registered or unregistered and other practical examples.
Delivered by the Reference Team of the British Library.
Please scroll down to view the full list of dates and locations.
If you have never attended a Kickstart Your Business workshop before, please fill out the registration form in advance of the session. This form is crucial for our funding purposes (more detail below).
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your participation in this event, please contact bipcldn@bl.uk so we can discuss this with you.
Why do I need to fill in a registration form and book via Eventbrite?
When signing up to Kickstart Your Business, please fill out this registration form as well as registering on Eventbrite. As this project is funded by J.P. Morgan, this is important for our funding purposes. If you have previously completed this form, you do not need to fill this out again.
Where is my event located?
We are running this event at a variety of libraries, as well as online. Please check the list of dates below for details of where each event is being hosted.
Bookings and cancellations
These are fully funded programmes so only book if you will be able to attend otherwise it uses up a space that somebody else could have benefitted from. If you can no longer attend after booking, please give 48hrs notice cancellation by contacting bipcldn@bl.uk. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups.
Workshop timings
This is a 5 hour workshop. If you are attending in person please do arrive promptly before the start of the session to make full use of the support available. There will be comfort breaks, and a lunch break to space out the day. If you have any queries, please contact bipcldn@bl.uk.
Eligibility
To take part in the Kickstart Your Business workshops you should be:
- an aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop in London
- OR the owner of a business which has been registered at Companies House
- OR a Sole trader based in London.
About the Business & IP Centre
The British Library Business & IP Centre supports people to start, protect and grow their businesses. More information is available on our website.
You are welcome to take part in our regular programme of workshops and events. View our full programme of events here.
Gail Mitchell
Gail Mitchell is a Business & IP Specialist at the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) at the British Library.
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Gail has worked for the BIPC for many years, helping customers with their research and reference, as well as delivering workshops, one-to-one advice clinics and project work to businesses related to the services and resources held in the Business & IP Centre.
Julie Boadilla
Julie Boadilla is an Information Specialist in the Business & IP Centre.
Julie is a Business & IP Specialist at the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) at the British Library.
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Julie has worked for the BIPC for many years, helping customers with their research and reference, as well as delivering workshops, one-to-one advice clinics and project work to businesses related to the services and resources held in the Business & IP Centre.
Tito Shokunbi
Tito Shokunbi is a Business & IP Specialist at the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) at the British Library.
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Tito has worked for the BIPC for many years, helping customers with their research and reference, as well as delivering workshops, one-to-one advice clinics and project work to businesses related to the services and resources held in the Business & IP Centre.
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