Are you thinking of starting a business or becoming self-employed? Do you have an Intellectual property question? Would you like to know what resources are available to help get your business idea off the ground or help grow your business?
Let us assist you in finding the answers to your business questions in our FREE 60 minute one-to-one sessions with our Business Information Specialist. These sessions give you the opportunity to ask questions, learn about our resources and find out about upcoming events.
Time not convenient? If the available slots don't suit you, we'll strive to arrange a more suitable day and time. Please email us at bipc@bristol.gov.uk with your preferred availability, and we'll do our utmost to accommodate you
During these 1-to1s, we can help you by providing:
Business
- guidance for those first key steps
- outline how to build a business plan
- show you how to use our specialist online business resources covering market research and funding support
- highlight and signpost you to further business support from BIPC and our partners that is available to you.
Intellectual property
- If you have a business idea and are not sure if there are any IP aspects you should be considering or if you have a query about copyright, trademarks, patents and registered designs, our BIPC staff can discuss with you the steps you can take to protect your IP. We can give you an overview of IP in the UK, provide you with information on how to apply for rights and help you with basic searches.
This session is delivered by our BIPC staff, we can offer free, confidential one-to-one sessions on a range of IP topics to support you with your business planning. We are not IP attorneys and therefore cannot give you legal advice.
Bristol and the surrounding area.
Please note that we are not able to give legal or specialist advice, but we will talk you through the sort of information you may find useful and help you get the most out of the Business & IP Centre library resources.
This appointment is with a member of our BIPC team. Your session will last for about 60 minutes. Sessions are available on multiple dates and multiple times.
We can offer one-to-one sessions by Zoom if you prefer, please book your time slot here on Eventbrite and email bipc@bristol.gov.uk to ask for your appointment to be held over Zoom.