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Business & IP Centre opening hours10.00 20.00 Mon09.30 20.00 Tues, Wed, Thurs09.30 17.00 Fri, Sat
Reader Registration opening hours09.30 17.45 Mon09.30 19.45 Tues09.30 17.45 Wed Thurs09.30 16.15 Fri Sat
Closed Sunday and English public holidays.
How to find us
Business & IP CentreThe British Library96 Euston RoadLondon NW1 2DB
www.bl.uk/bipcT +44 (0)20 7412 7454E [email protected]
Kings Cross St Pancras and Euston
Bus routes 10, 30, 59, 73, 91, 205, 390 and476 pass the building, along Euston Road.
What you need to know to runa business and where to find it
www.bl.uk/bipc/pdfs/theessentials.pdf
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The Essentials
Business essentials 2Intellectual property 5Registering a business 6Grants and raising finance 7How to write a business plan 9Marketing and PR 10Tax and book-keeping 11Employing and training staff 13Health and safety 14Trading regulations and data protection 14Exporting and importing 15Franchising 16Buying an existing business 17
Social enterprise, green and ethical business 18Young persons business start-up help 20
Written by Jeremy OHareUpdated September 2010
Finding the right information is a crucial part of startingand growing your business. This guide is a handpicked listof the websites, books and databases that will help youfind what you need to know, and fast.
You can find the databases and publications in this guide in the BritishLibrary Business & IP Centre in London. We support entrepreneurs andinnovators from that first spark of inspiration to successfully developinga business.
What can you do in the Centre?
n Research customers, clients and suppliers foryour business
n Find out how to protect and exploit your ideasn Go to workshops on everything from PR to business planningn Attend a free advice session with a business expertn Take our e-courses on intellectual propertyn Meet like-minded people at our Inspiring Entrepreneurs events.
The Centre is free and easy-to-use. You can find us on Floor 1of the British Library in London, close to King's Cross, Eustonand St. Pancras stations.
Anyone can use the Centre. To access the information youll need aReader Pass, for which you need to bring in proof of your signatureand home address from within the last three months.
To find out more visit www.bl.uk/bipc
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Young persons businessstart-up help (under 30)
If youre under the age of thirty, thereis help for you, as a young entrepreneur,
in the form of grants, loans andmentoring from these establishedorganisations.
Bright Ideas TrustA registered charity which helps youngpeople aged 16-30 to set up and runsuccessful businesses. Targeted help is
potentially available for young peoplewho arent achieving all they can, ornot in employment or education.
www.brightideastrust.com
The Princes TrustOffering low-interest loans, ongoingbusiness support and specialist advice suchas a free legal helpline, ongoing advice from
a volunteer business mentor and accessto a wide range of products and services,free or at a discount.
www.princes-trust.org.uk
Shell Live WireHelps 16-30 year olds to start and developtheir own business and hosts a nationalcompetition for new business start-ups.
www.shell-livewire.org
Youth Business International (YBI)A unit of The Prince of Wales InternationalBusiness Leaders Forum that helpsdisadvantaged young people realise theirambitions to become entrepreneurs. Morethan 50,000 young people have been setup in business by twenty YBI programmesaround the world.
www.youth-business.org
Relevant OrganisationsWandsworth Youth EnterpriseWYEC is a registered charity, supportingyoung people to start up a business. It hasbeen supporting young entrepreneurs forover 20 years, and is now considered one
of the leaders in helping young peopleestablish and develop their own businesses.
www.wyec.org.uk
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for any losses or damages (including without limitation consequential loss or damage) whatsoeverfrom the use of, or reliance on, the advice and/or the service provided. Any links to other websitesor organisations does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the British Library of anyproducts, services, policies or opinions of the organisation or individual.
