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Every day Business & IP Centre provides support to small business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors, just like this one, helping them to grow their business.

We’ve helped 100s of individuals to move forward, through our online courses, the workshops and webinars from experts within their field, as well as providing access to our databases and IP specialists, all for free!

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Writers Helping Writers: A “She Started It” Success Story

Perdita Stott is the owner of Moor Imagination, a company that offers creative writing workshops and a monthly writer’s group in the Okehampton area. Perdita is a professional writer, and facilitated writing workshops in London before moving back to Okehampton in 2020. Soon after, she created Moor Imagination to support other Okehampton-based writers of all abilities and ages, with a focus on improving wellbeing.

Her aim in applying to the She Started grant was to gain access to training and coaching for skills such as web design and marketing, which was supplied by expert Claire Collis, along with additional support from expert Clare Palmer’s Clarity Coaching programme.

How has the She Started It grant improved your business? 

Receiving the She Started It grant in 2023 has been a pivotal moment for my business. The guidance and support from Claire Collis on setting up an online presence have been transformative.  

With her assistance in building a new website and teaching me how to engage with the online side of my business, there has been a significant improvement in the professional outreach of Moor Imagination. I have learned vital skills in managing websites, newsletters, and social media trends. Claire has been patient, friendly, and professional, imparting skills that I continue to use.

How have you found the support you’ve received from coaching? 

Participating in Clare Palmer’s twelve-month Clarity Coaching programme has been incredibly beneficial for both personal and professional growth. This is a vital resource and a wonderful opportunity for others to benefit from.

“Overall, the support from the She Started It grant and Clare Palmer’s Clarity Coaching programme has been transformative. I am grateful for these opportunities and excited about the future prospects of my business.”

Visit Perdita’s website: https://moorimaginationwriting.co.uk/  

BIPC Devon are proud to continue to support small businesses with free advice, events, and coworking spaces as well as our fantastic female-focused business-boosting resources.

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Our databases cover things like market research and statistics, finding funding, guidance on intellectual property and so much more. We provide interactive webinars throughout the year to teach you things like writing a successful business plan, ways to make an impact at networking, and how to boss social media. You can book 1-1 business surgeries with experts from a variety of fields and so much more.

All of this is available, for free, to anyone in Devon who is thinking about starting a business. Simply pop into Exeter, Barnstaple or Paignton libraries, click the “get started” button or email us at bipc@librariesunlimited.org.uk to find out how we can help you launch or grow, the business of your dreams.

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