an introduction to the business and ip centre dish 2011

An introduction to The Business and IP Centre

Neil Infield – Manager Business & IP [email protected] - @ninfield (twitter) - ninfield.wordpress.com

2DISH 2011 – December 2011 - Neil Infield - British Library Business & IP Centre

What is the British Library for?

We exist for anyone who wants to do research – for academic, personal or commercial purposes

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be a pathological optimist and believe you can change things. But you've got to know what you need to do, and how to do it.

The Centre can help you find out, and that can have such a powerful effect.

Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop

Windows Computing

Steve Jobs: Good artists copy, great artists steal

butXerox Altowas the first


New York Public Librarya great library… for business?

Science Industry and Business Library


A vital resource for entrepreneurs, innovators and business researchers

Get inspiration



Get inspiration Protect your ideas



Get inspiration Protect your ideas Develop your business


What we don’t do

Incubation (office space, wet labs, etc) Prototyping Commercialisation of IP Start-up funding Legal advice Company formation Patent office applications


What we have done

Welcomed over 200,000 people through the doors…

…of whom over 25,000 have received direct advice, guidance and training

Delivered over 3,000 workshops and 1:1 advice sessions and established high profile ‘Inspiring Entrepreneurs’ sell-out series of events with role model entrepreneur speakers

Exceeded our LDA targets for delivering business advice and employment support

Since opening in March 2006, we have…


What we have done

Increased our outreach programme to encompass prisons, Jobcentre Plus offices, outplacement agencies, etc

Developed a highly successful partner programme, with complementary skills and relevant networks

Attracted over £8.2 million of in-kind benefits, including sponsorship, pro bono advice and support and press coverage

Successfully reached out to diverse audiences

37% BAME - 50% women - 4% disabled

Since opening in March 2006, we have…


Our survey said…

Base: All setting up/running business and living/working/setting up business in London (155)

Q1. What was your reason for using the Business and IP Centre Reading Room today?


Our survey said…

Base: All setting up/running business and living/working/setting up business in London (155)

Q2b Have you used, or do you expect to use any of the following material today?


Hard copy Market Research

Key Note

Verdict

Mintel

MSI

Datamonitor

Pira International

Leatherhead Food Research

Frost & Sullivan

SportBusiness Group

Publishers Association


Trade & Business Directories

3,500 Directories

Countries, Industries & Trade Associations

Industry specific information

Suppliers of specific products & services


A selection of our online information sources


Guides


A new kind of service for the British Library


Networking


Free and subsidised workshops


Hands on training


e-learning


Social Media

Our page the ‘British Library Entrepreneur and SME Network’, has over 1,500 members, 70 discussion topics and 280 wall posts. Facebook group

Our BIPCTV YouTube channel showcases films of our previous Inspiring Entrepreneurs events and interviews with our success stories. 240,000+ views. Watch videos on BIPCTV

We have nearly 3,500 followers, including a number of influential business experts and successful entrepreneurs. Follow us on Twitter

Our group has just under 4,500 members and is growing all the time. Join us on LinkedIn

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2373820409

http://www.youtube.com/user/BIPCTV

http://twitter.com/BIPC

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=995887


Social Media

Steve Van Dulken – The Patent Bloghttp://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/

Neil Infield – In from the Outfieldhttp://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/inthroughtheoutfield/


Partnerships


Free expert advice

Mark Sheahan

Business & IP Centre Inventor in Residence


Inspirational events


Our Success Stories

The Centre’s team of friendly staff and experts are outstanding and offer excellent professional advice free of charge

Anthony LauFounder, Cyclehoop

Cyclehoop converts existing signposts into bicycle stands and has now been installed across London and most recently in Cambridgeshire.


Our Success Stories

The Business & IP Centre provided me with access to a treasure trove of a research collection, which offers users from the creative industries an intoxicating mix of inspiration and information under one roof.

Imtaz KhaliqBespoke Tailor

Imtaz Khaliq has been named by Cosmopolitan as one of the four top tailors in London. She was awarded an MBE for her services to the fashion industry in the 2010 New Years Honours list. Imtaz clients include pop star Dina Carroll, actress Michelle Pfeiffer, and newsreader Kay Burley.





I found the Centre quite unique. I could get some bits of information by going to a library, other bits by going online, and still more from other sources. But nowhere else but the Centre can you find together in one place both the patent side of things and the marketing and business information you need.

Jim Shaikh, Founder, Yoomi

Award winning Yoomi bottle is now stocked in John Lewis, Mothercare and JoJo Maman Bebe and has recently been launched in Norway, Sweden and Denmark .

Our Success Stories

The Business & IP Centre provided me with access to a treasure trove of a research collection, which offers users from the creative industries an intoxicating mix of inspiration and information under one roof.

Imtaz KhaliqBespoke Tailor

Imtaz Khaliq has been named by Cosmopolitan as one of the four top tailors in London. She was awarded an MBE for her services to the fashion industry in the 2010 New Years Honours list. Imtaz clients include pop star Dina Carroll, actress Michelle Pfeiffer, and newsreader Kay Burley.





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an introduction to the business and ip centre dish 2011

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