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Upcoming Events
Join our FREE business webinars & workshops:
25 Nov - Engage Your Customers: Inspiring Action to Grow Your Business
25 Nov - Effective Techniques for Successful Hospitality Businesses
25 Nov - Business Information in West Sussex Libraries with Barclays Eagle Labs - WEBINAR
27 Nov - Intro to Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Design
2 Dec - Building your Self-Confidence in Business and Life
5 Dec - Brighton & Hove Council Business Surgeries – hosted by Councillor Ty Goddard
9 Dec - Webinar - Find Your Market: How to Position Your Business for Maximum Visibility and Profit
10 Dec - How to make the most of your website - Secrets of onsite SEO
11 Dec - Manage & Mitigate Business Growth Risks with a Business Continuity Plan
16 Dec - Coffee Morning BIPC Brighton with Pranath Fernando, AI consultant
17 Dec - Business Information: Tools of the Trade to develop & grow a business
17 Dec - Financial Stress and Worry with Able Futures
18 Dec - Intro to Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Design
13 Jan - Webinar - People Buy Emotions, Not Products: Connect Better Using Emotions in Marketing
15 Jan - Cyber Security Awareness: Protecting your Organisation
15 Jan - S.A.D (Seasonal affective disorder) with Able Futures
21 Jan - How to Start a Business
21 Jan - How to Grow a Business
23 Jan - Connected Networking: People of Colour Business Network Brighton & Hove
29 Jan - Introduction to Conducting Your Own Market Research
Take a look at all of our events HERE
You can also join any events run by the BIPC National Network
Expert 121 Sessions
Book a FREE 121 session with our business experts. Choose from a range of dates and times to suit you:
Start-Up & Business Advice
Expert 121: with Steve Piper, Business Support Advisor (Eastbourne)
Expert 121: with Steve Piper, Business Support Advisor (Hastings)
Staffing Advice
Expert 121: with Serena May, HR Advisor
Expert 121: with Laura Wood, Workplace Wellbeing
Expert 121: with Mo Kanjilal, Diversity & Inclusion
Innovation & New Ideas
Expert 121: with Ryan Davies, Innovation & Growth Expert
Expert 121: with Jonathan Newman, Market Research Expert
Intellectual Property & Law
Expert 121: with Alex Nott, Intellectual Property - Trademarks
Expert 121: with SJ Paines, Intellectual Property - Patents & Designs
(Email BIPC directly to speak to either of the above)
Expert 121: with Kajol Harrar, Commercial Solicitor
Expert 121: with Emma Hamilton, Commercial Lawyer (West Sussex based)
Marketing, Digital & Communication
Expert 121: with Rachael Dines, Marketing
Expert 121: with Expert 121 with Alessandro Calzolari, Consumer Psychology and Marketing
Expert 121: with Barney Durrant, Digital Marketing
Expert 121: with Rick Chapman, Web Development & Design
Expert 121: with Sam French, Website Design (West Sussex based)
Expert 121: With Pranath Fernando, AI Consultant
Money & Finance
Expert 121: with Laurel Giles, Accounting
Expert 121: with Nicola Grobety, Accounting (West Sussex based)
New Business Opportunities & Growth
Expert 121: with Estelle Gordon, International Trade
Expert 121: with Pam Gordon, Licensing & Franchising
Entrepreneur Wellbeing & Skills
Expert 121: with Lyndsey Clay, Entrepreneur Wellbeing
Expert 121: with Victoria Ramsden, Leadership & Management Coach
Green Business Growth and Sustainability
Expert 121: with James Staniforth, Sustainability Advisor
Expert 121: with Daniel Bianco, Sustainable Transport Expert
Take a look at all of our experts HERE
Business & IP Centre Sussex
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, 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.
As well as being a hub for entrepreneurs to network and attend events, it provides 121 expert advice and access to a wealth of free information - business databases, market research reports, company data and information on intellectual property. Whether you are just starting out or are ready to take the next step in your journey, we are here to help.
BIPC Sussex is part of the British Library’s National Network of BIPCs and we are one of 20+ Centres currently available across UK. A national report revealed the impact that the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Sussex has had on local economy over a 3-year period from April 2020 to March 2023. According to the British Library, who commissioned the Democratising Entrepreneurship 2.0 report (Infographic Sheet), the BIPC Sussex helped create 496 new businesses and 157 additional jobs.
Your visit to the Business & IP Centre
BIPC Sussex is open and available on the 1st floor of Jubilee library, Brighton, Monday to Thursday 10am to 5pm.
Need to speak to a specialist? Email ahead of time. When a specialist is not available, please ask a member of library staff, who will be able to log you on to one of the PCs elsewhere in the library and provide basic help on the service. You may use the business databases, free of charge for up to 2 hours. The charge after this is £1 per hour.
You can use the BIPC space to research your business, access a selection of the latest business books and also use the space to work on developing your business ideas. If the BIPC space gets busy, we’d like to ask you to limit your time there to 3 hours.
Careers, Funding & Business News Databases
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
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 or you can send an email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a hands on session on how to use this database and find out how it can help your company.
Company Information
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 or send an email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a hands on session on how to use this database and find out how it can help your company.
Market & Industry Research Databases
Mintel provides detailed consumer research, sales data and market information along with analysis, context and commentary.
This can give a complete picture of the past, present and future of the following key markets:
B2B Technology | Leisure |
You can access Mintel at Jubilee Library or send an email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a hands on session on how to use this database and find out how it can help your company.
EMIS Information platform provides a unique blend of analysis, data and news on companies, industries and countries.
We license content from leading sources of company and industry intelligence and combine with a database of over 6.6 Million companies, M&A information and country level research.
You can access EMIS at Jubilee Library or send an email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a hands on session on how to use this database and find out how it can help your company.
Watch now: 10 simple steps to get started with EMIS
IBISWorld provide:
- Industry Market Research
- Industry Risk Ratings
- Analysis of hundreds of industries including risk scores & revenue forecasts
You can access IBIS world at Jubilee Library or send an email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a hands on session on how to use this database and find out how it can help your company.
Watch now: IBISWorld Website Navigation
You can access Statista at Jubilee Library.
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.
Email bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk for a hands on session on how to use this database and find out how it can help your company.
This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Contact Us / Visit Us
Email:
Phone:
01273 296944
Address:
Jubilee Library, 1st floor
Jubilee Street
Brighton BN1 1GE
Opening Hours:
Monday to Thursday 10am - 5pm
BIPC Information & IP Clinics
1-2-1 Information Clinics
If you have an idea for a business or have a start-up or small business, book a FREE 121 advice session with one of our Information specialists to discuss how we can help you develop and grow your business
1-2-1 Intellectual Property Clinics
Have a great business idea, but unsure if there are any intellectual property aspects you should be registering, protecting or financing? Or have a specific query about patents, copyright trademarks or registered design? Book a FREE 121 IP advice session with one of our Information specialists.
Business Support Organisations
Local business support:
Brighton & Hove City Council
Always Possible
Sussex Innovation Centre
Business membership organisations:
Brighton Chamber
Worthing & Adur Chamber
Sussex Chamber
Make it your business
Thrive
Network My Club
The Platinum Business Club
County Business Club
Federation of small businesses
National business support:
Business & IP Centre National Network
National Career Service
Startups
Small Business Support
Federation of small businesses
Gov.UK business support
Intellectual Property advice
Protecting your ideas is vital when developing an invention or design.
By knowing and understanding your IP rights you can ensure that you are safeguarding your creativity effectively.
There are four main areas of Intellectual Property (IP): Copyright, Patents, Trade marks and Registered designs.
Information on each of the above can be found on the Intellectual Property Office website.
The BIPC offers free IP support and advice clinics to assist with your IP questions.
We will also be able to connect you with a local IP legal expert who can answer more detailed IP queries.