introduction to the business and ip centre - prime - may 2012

An introduction to The Business and IP Centre

Neil Infield – Manager Business & IP [email protected] - @ninfield (twitter) - ninfield.wordpress.com

Bottled water:a necessary purchase?

N.B. 0ne third of all bottled water comes out of a tap… but cost 2,000 times more

Is this the purest water in the world?

…Harvesting icebergs is a dangerous task.”

“Icebergs are melted and bottled under strict quality conditions in order to preserve the water’s natural qualities. …

Maybe this water is purer?

“This uniquely pure rainwater is captured on the pristine island of Tasmania, Australia where the air is scientifically proven to be the purest in the world.”

…Our MaHaLo Hawaii Deep Sea® Water is filtered and purified to remove most of the sodium, and bottled for drinking.

How about water

from under the sea?

MaHaLo Hawaii Deep Sea drinking water comes to you from the island paradise of Hawaii, 3,000 feet below the ocean's surface, where the water is naturally clean, pure, cold and filled with healthy minerals and nutrients. …Our MaHaLo Hawaii Deep Sea® Water is filtered and purified to remove most of the sodium, and bottled for drinking.

How about abottled water just for children?

What would Paris Hilton drink?

Something sparklyperhaps?

Swarovski Crystalssparkly enoughfor you?

A bargain at $50 a bottle

How about a brand to makethe world a better place?

“All our profits go to clean water projects”

Bottled water goes full circle?£7 each with 70% going to water projects

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What is the British Library for?

We exist for anyone who wants to do research – for academic, personal or commercial purposes

i.e. You!

Introduction to The Business and IP Centre - Prime - May 2012

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be a pathological optimist and believe you can change things.

But you've got to know what you need to do, and how to do it. The Centre can help you find out, and that can have such a powerful

effect.

Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop

Inspiration

Introduction to The Business and IP Centre - Prime - May 2012

Inspiration

I had my idea, because it was successful, inevitably it was copied and because I had patents I was able to go to court and defend my idea and enforce my patent rights…

Overall it's been really an amazing journey and I've learnt a huge amount and the Library and the Business & IP Centre has been a hugely important part of everything that I've done

I recommend the Business & IP Centre as a safe haven for inventors.

Mandy Haberman Inventor of the Anywayup Cup


The first place to come for entrepreneurs, innovators and business researchers

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What we have done

Welcomed nearly 300,000 people through the doors…of whom over 25,000 have received direct advice, guidance and training

Delivered over 3,000 workshops and 1:1 advice sessions and established high profile ‘Inspiring Entrepreneurs’

Exceeded our LDA targets for delivering business advice and employment support

Since opening in March 2006, we have…


Our survey said…

Base: All setting up/running business and living/working/setting up business in London (155)

Q1. What was your reason for using the Business and IP Centre Reading Room today?


Our survey said…

Base: All setting up/running business and living/working/setting up business in London (155)

Q2 Have you used, or do you expect to use any of the following material today?


A selection of our online information sources

Trade directories

Trade and business journalscover mainstreamsectors

And niches

And niches within niches


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Engage with our Social Media activities

British Library Entrepreneur and SME Network has over 1,800 members.

Our BIPCTV YouTube channel showcases our Inspiring Entrepreneurs events and our success stories. 280,000 views

3,800 followers on Twitter

Over 5,000 members

Steve Van Dulken – The Patent BlogNeil Infield – In from the Outfield


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Mark Sheahan

Inventorin Residence

David Warrilow

Patent and trademark attorney

Stephen Fear

Entrepreneurin Residence


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