O is for . . .
Today the BIPC have taken the reins and have given us loads of wonderful information on OPPORTUNITIES within the library service.
Sometimes the world of running your own business can feel ‘O for Overwhelming’, but BIPC Devon is here to help you see the ‘O for Opportunity’ to get the right support, advice and information, to ease you along your journey.
BIPC Devon offers a wide range of online resources to help you do your research. From market research to B2B directories to British Standards. We have everything covered.
We also offer free weekly webinars to help you along your journey, covering all aspects of running your business. If you’ve missed out so far, don’t worry. You can view the recordings direct on our website.
And as this isn’t enough, through BIPC Devon you have the opportunity to have a free 1:1 session with a number of ‘experts’ . These can cover anything from IP, financing, marketing, online presence, wellbeing, and more.
All the online resources, booking for upcoming webinars and ‘in person’ events, recordings of our previous webinars, and booking for expert 1:1s can be found at BIPC
Delete Your Self-Limiting Beliefs
Feeling like your drowning and are in over your head? We want to stop and take a look at how far you’ve come and how to move forward. Believe in what you are doing and know how good you are at doing it. This is just one of our many videos available to support you.
Where and how do I even start?
Once you have a business idea, it can seem impossible to decide where to start. This is where COBRA comes in. This really is a ‘one stop shop’ for everything you need to know about setting up the business in the industry of your choice. It takes all the doubt out of what your legal obligations are to ensure your business is run legitimately. But also assists you in the smaller things you may not have thought about, like disposing of business waste, public music licenses and where to purchase your consumables. It also offer helpful information on writing a business plan, employing people, registering with HMRC, etc. Thus taking stress out of business!
Financial Abyss
Often the main worry people have in their personal life is money. And this is even more so prevalent when starting or running a business. But this does not need to drag you down! The BIPC and Devon Libraries have access to GrantFinder, a resource providing access to business funding
Where do I go from here?
With Local Data Online, we can take the stress out of local research. This nifty tool provides you will all the businesses located in your selected area, whether it’s your county town, or just the local High Street. You can see the proportion of national and local businesses and what their industries are. You will also see where vacant business properties are. All of this information together will take the guess work out of deciding where to set up your business You can avoid too much direct competition and avoid those areas of high vacant lots where business struggle to survive.
