The Business & IP Centre at Exeter and Barnstaple Libraries host a range of events and workshops to suit start-ups, entrepreneurs or businesses looking to learn new skills or research their industry.
Webinars run weekly on a variety of subjects and are a great way to get an overview of a new topic, or a refresher which can help you to look at your business plan in a new light. Whether you’re just starting out or an established business looking to grow, our webinars are useful, inspiring and informative.
One-to-ones are useful for enquiring about how you can access business information and support, to discuss a problem or question you have in a specific area of your business, or to find out more about Intellectual Property. Find out more information on our 1-to-1s page.
A virtual one-to-one meeting to help you discover information and support for your business through Devon Libraries and Torbay LibrariesIn this individual meeting, learn about the services and resources available to support your small business or start-up, through Business & IP Centre Devon.Whether you're wanting an overview of what we can offer, or would like […]
An introduction to GRANTfinder, available from home with your Devon or Torbay Libraries membership. Whether you're a small business, a charity, a social enterprise, or even an individual, finding funding can be vital to your success. This session will introduce you to GRANTfinder, a large database that allows you to search for grants, loans or […]
Week 1 - What do you want? Learn why this is so important and how you can incorporate your reasons why into your business day-to-day.Entrepreneurship is hard! Connecting with your personal reasons for taking the plunge and being able to share this journey will not only help connect you with customers who you want to […]
A virtual one-to-one meeting to help you better understand how you can protect and use the IP in your business.Intellectual Property (IP) consists of four main areas: copyright, trademarks, patents and registered designs. Knowing and understanding your IP rights can hlep you to ensure that you are safeguarding your creativity effectively, and reduce the chances […]
Strengthen your motivation, focus and determination by exploring your reason 'Why'.There's a quote that says "When you find you why you can live with any how" but, how do you know your why is strong enough to support you through setting up your business and facing the challenges? During this session, our coach Clare will […]
An hour-long virtual one-to-one meeting to discuss your business needs and next steps, with our Entrepreneur in Residence, Richard Love. Expert biography: As well as currently managing BIPC Devon, Richard is our Entrepreneur in Residence. He has extensive sales experience of new business acquisition and securing profitable contracts within Public Sector/FTSE 250, as well as […]
An hour-long virtual one-to-one meeting to discuss your business needs and next steps, with our Entrepreneur in Residence, Richard Love. Expert biography: As well as currently managing BIPC Devon, Richard is our Entrepreneur in Residence. He has extensive sales experience of new business acquisition and securing profitable contracts within Public Sector/FTSE 250, as well as […]
Join Business Doctor John Pomeroy to clarify your vision, and consider how you can use it as both a benchmark and as an inspiration.Before you start to build a plan for your business it's important to clarify your overall vision, where you want to get to personally, and how do you want the company to […]
A virtual one-to-one meeting to help you better understand how you can protect and use the IP in your business.Intellectual Property (IP) consists of four main areas: copyright, trademarks, patents and registered designs. Knowing and understanding your IP rights can hlep you to ensure that you are safeguarding your creativity effectively, and reduce the chances […]
A virtual one-to-one meeting to help you discover information and support for your business through Devon Libraries and Torbay LibrariesIn this individual meeting, learn about the services and resources available to support your small business or start-up, through Business & IP Centre Devon.Whether you're wanting an overview of what we can offer, or would like […]
An opportunity for Devon-based businesses to benefit from ongoing mentoring, via a weekly meeting with BIPC Devon's SME Expert in Residence.An opportunity for Devon-based businesses to work with a business mentor, over a 3-month period. Every week you'll have a 30-minute virtual meeting with James Court, BIPC Devon's SME Expert-in-Residence and NatWest's Local Enterprise Manager.Expert […]
Understand your own mindset, where it may be holding you back, and the tools and techniques you need to take the next uncomfortable step. Our mindset shapes everything we think and everything we do. From the brand of pasta or loo-roll we buy to the top priority business decisions we make. Often these decisions are […]
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