one to one free expert advice
If you need some more specific guidance on an aspect of your business, or want to chat through your idea to understand your next step, you can book a 1-to-1 session with one of our Business Experts.
Experienced and here to help; the local experts give their time to help you with your Devon-based business.
Meet the Experts here to help you...
Alison Jobson
Alison is a Chartered Marketer and a no-fluff marketing consultant. Her approach is straightforward, plain-speaking and honest. In 2010 she
Angie Taffs
Angie Taffs is a SFEDI qualified business advisor who works to support the start-up and growth of small businesses. She
Ben Travers
Ben Travers heads up the IP, IT and Data Protection Team at Stephens Scown, one of the largest teams specialising
Chris Gunson
Chris is Co-founder and Director of Local Spark: Torbay Community Supported Enterprise CIC. Local Spark works with members of all
Clare Palmer
Clare Palmer – Award-winning coach and founder of Clarity Coaching by Clare Palmer Clare had a highly successful and accredited
Francesca Mapp
Francesca is a trained journalist and ex-Chief Reporter turned freelance copywriter. Over the past four years she has run the
Gabi Glover
Public Speaking Trainer. Confidence Coach. Growth and Development Consultant Gabi Glover has been helping business owners, start-ups, SMEs and freelancers
James Court
In his role at NatWest, James works with many local organisations to champion the potential of businesses, and support entrepreneurs
James White
James White is the Small Business Sales Expert. He is a keynote speaker, author, trainer and mentor for sales professionals
Jemma Broadstock
Jemma’s entrepreneurial journey began at 16 when she stumbled across a freelancer site and culminated in 2020 when she combined
Kalkidan Legesse
Kalkidan Legesse (MBA) is a social entrepreneur who works to deliver scaling businesses that are environmentally sound and socially inclusive.
Liz Pendleton
‘LingoLiz’ founded Lingo Design in 2005 after her hobby-website building became more enjoyable than the ‘real job’ – which at
Nigel Wilkinson
As founder and Director of the Nican Group, I support our clients by advising them on Digital Marketing, website and
Rachel Oakes
Rachel Oakes is the Information Specialist in the Business & IP Centre. Her role involves answering enquiries, running workshops and 1-to-1s
Richard Love
Richard has a history of founding start-ups across several fields, from Alcohol to publishing, Renewables to Arts and Crafts. He’s
Robin Waite
Robin is the Founder of Fearless Business, regular speaker at various business events and bestselling author of several books, including
Siobhán Lavelle
Siobhán is a PR and marketing communications consultant. With nearly 30 years experience, she works with clients to develop marketing communications
how to register for a FREE one-to-one
STEP 1
Check out the list of expert 1-to-1 sessions available on our Eventbrite page.
All sessions are currently taking place remotely via Zoom or telephone call.
Use ‘Select a date’ to pick a time that suits you. If none of the times work for you, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to work with our Experts to find a suitable alternative.
STEP 2
Register for your ‘ticket’ to the FREE event.
You will be asked to provide some basic contact details. Once you have registered via Eventbrite, we will email you to request further information about you and your business idea.
When you’ve replied to this email, we’ll be able to confirm your booking, and our expert will contact you with details of how to access the meeting.
STEP 3
This meeting will be delivered remotely.
If you have any additional requirements which will help you to access a
1-to-1 session, please let us know and we’ll do our best to help.
All 1-to-1 sessions are free to access.
Please note that due to demand, only Devon-based businesses are eligible to book 1-to-1s and there is a limit of one booking per business, per expert.
If you would like to book additional follow-up appointments with an Expert, you are able to go ahead and arrange this on their own terms (this may include payment at the Expert’s usual rate).
ACCESSIBLE
If you have any additional requirements which will help you to access a 1-to-1 session, please let us know and we'll do our best to help.
Introduction to the Business & IP Centre
A virtual one-to-one meeting to help you discover information and support for your business through Devon Libraries and Torbay Libraries.
In 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 to look in more detail at some of our resources, we’ll do what we can to help! We can help with start-up guides and factsheets, market research, company information, emerging markets information, finding funding, British Standards, keeping up-to-date and so much more.
IP Information Appointment
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 help you to ensure that you are safeguarding your creativity effectively, and reduce the chances of problems further down the line.
In this session, our BIPC Devon staff will help you identify the IP in your business, and consider options for protecting it. We can give you an overview of the IP system in the UK, information on how to apply for the different rights, and help with basic searches.
Please note: We are NOT able to provide legal advice. We can, however, provide information and signposting, to help you better understand how you can protect and use the IP in your business.