Business & IP Centre Devon

Events

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.

Getting to Grips with Finances

Not sure how to manage the financial side of things? Angie helps you understand the basics of why and how to track your business' finances.A basic but necessary overview of how to understand and keep a track of the finances that are critical to business success.Topics Covered:What are sales and cash flow forecasting?Why is forecasting […]

Growth Mindset: Embrace Challenges and Build Resilience

Understand your own mindset, where it may be holding you back, and the tools and techniques you need to tackle your next challenge.Our mindset shapes everything we think and everything we do. From the brand of pasta we buy, to the top priority business decisions we make. Often these decisions are made for us by […]

Boost Your Energy, Boost Your Business

Learn how to work with your mind and body to maximise productivity without sacrificing your wellbeing.Running a business draws on a number of resources if it’s to run smoothly – but it can only thrive if YOU thrive. No matter how much you try to stretch time, it’s a limited resource that you can’t control. […]

Mind Your Thinking: Overcoming Stress

Learn how to use cognitive techniques to free yourself from stress and help prevent burnoutTypically, we can get caught up in anxiety and stress owing to the ‘busyness’ of our lives. Over time this can impact our health and relationships at work and in our home lives. Lacking clarity and focus, it is easy to […]

Knowing Yourself and Your Values

Join Claire Collis to explore the importance of knowing your values to a successful business.Knowing Yourself and Your ValuesIndecision, idea-overwhelm, worry about how your pricing, offers, or terms of service might be perceived by others and fears around lack of knowledge are all things that most women in business have experienced at some point. In […]

Keep Calm and Have Clever Conversations @ Networking

During the 60-minute session you will learn how to listen, speak and prepare yourself to interact with others more effectively.If you want to embrace and enjoy networking but get anxious or stressed just thinking about it, this session is for you!CLEVER CONVERSATIONS FOR BETTER RESULTS• Are you a working professional?• Do you have conversation with […]

How to Build a Community around your Business

Join Stacey Sheppard to find out how to build a loyal and engaged community around your businessSome of the most successful brands today are the ones who have managed to build a loyal and engaged community around their business. Customers who support your business, help you to build brand awareness and provide important feedback for […]

Public Speaking and Confidence Coaching Surgery

Q & A opportunity for expertise advice and practical, quick-win solutions for public speakingYOUR TRAINER Gabi Glover who has over 14 years of experience shares her less than conventional approach insights and ideas. Teaching you to stop doing and start doing things that help produce the results you want. Delivered in a user-friendly format that […]

Perfect Partners: Building and Managing Business Relationships

Relationship management is key in every area of your business: learn how to manage these with business partners, suppliers, customers & moreBeing the perfect partner to your clients can feel a little daunting, How do you know your clients like you? How do you chase them in business without looking needy?How do you change the […]

Pivot: Navigating Change Effectively

Learn how to work on your own mental wellbeing to increase resilience, reduce stress and embrace change rather than feeling overwhelmedThe need to adapt to change has never been greater but that can be easier said than done. Learn how to prepare yourself and your business for whatever lies ahead - rather than fearing, being […]

Networking with Lyme Bay Ladies

Exeter Library Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PQ, Exeter, England, GB

Practice your networking skills with an establised female led networking group.Are you nervous about networking? Do you want to polish your pitch?Over the past 3 months, the BIPC's Women in Business programme has had a number of webinars designed to help you gather your thoughts, provide hints and tips, and uplift your confidence when it […]

Women in Business: Demystifying Accounting

Taking the fear out of financesAbout James“Helping you to succeed in your business aspirations”Being born and bred in Torbay, I’ve been fortunate to spend my career to date at some of the Westcountry’s finest accountancy firms, now taking that experience to launch Accounting4Everything, at our new offices located in Preston Paignton.My passion is working closely […]

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