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About BIPC Sussex

The Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Sussex with its Regional Centre BIPC Brighton & Hove at Jubilee Library and its BIPC Locals at Crawley Library and Worthing Library, Eastbourne Library and Hastings Library, supports entrepreneurs, inventors, and small businesses across Sussex, from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business. 

Where are we?
BIPC Sussex is on the 1st floor of Jubilee library, Brighton.

What are our services?
Head to our eventbrite page to book with business and intellectual property information specialist, an industry expert, a workshop/ webinar/ networking event or watch an on demand webinar. Email our team to arrange a time to be shown how to use our business databases, which include building a business, grants, company information and market research. You can also borrow business library books and work in the relaxed BIPC workspace, either developing your business or day-to-day work.

What is BIPC Membership?

Working in the same way our library service's popular Libraries Extra does, BIPC membership allows BIPC customers to work in the main BIPC workspace even when the centre is unstaffed, any day that Jubilee library is open - including evenings and weekends.
If you're a BIPC customer, you can join at Jubilee library main ground floor library desk - you will need 2 forms of ID; photo and address.

Complete Business Reference Adviser (COBRA) is a practical and comprehensive resource for anyone wanting to start a business. It contains over a thousand small business factsheets, guides and sector-specific reports.

You can access Cobra from home with your library card or at Jubilee Library. Don’t have a library card yet? Register now
User guide videos: BIPC Brighton & Hove Self-Service Guide - YouTube

Looking for funding? With GRANTfinder you can easily search the available funding opportunities to help support your small business or social enterprise to grow and prosper.

You can access GRANTfinder at Jubilee Library - log into a library computer, head to this webpage and call a member of staff to log you in.
User guide videos: BIPC Brighton & Hove Self-Service Guide - YouTube 

FAME provides information on private companies in the UK and Ireland.
With it you can:

- Find out more about potential employers
- Look for suppliers, manufacturers, explore local or national competition
- Create targeted B2B marketing lists

You can access FAME at Jubilee Library - log into a library computer, head to this webpage and call a member of staff to log you in.
User guide videos: BIPC Brighton & Hove Self-Service Guide - YouTube

IBISWorld provide:

• Industry Market Research
• Industry Risk Ratings
• Analysis of hundreds of industries including risk scores & revenue forecasts

You can access IBISworld at Jubilee Library - log into a library computer and head to this webpage.
User guide videos:
BIPC Brighton & Hove Self-Service Guide - YouTube
IBISWorld Website Navigation

Statista provides easy access to global statistical data, reports and forecasts on industries, brands and consumers.
Although you can access the statistics and outlooks once logged in, for reports please email the title(s) you require to BIPC@brighton-hove.gov.uk for it to be sent to you.
You can access Statista at Jubilee Library - log into a library computer, head to this webpage and call for a member of staff to log you in.

User guide videos: BIPC Brighton & Hove Self-Service Guide - YouTube