British Library Business and IP Centre

The British Library Business & IP Centre is designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business.

The Centre offers free access to the UK's most comprehensive collection of business and intellectual property information, including around 50 million patent specifications, unique databases on trade marks and registered designs, thousands of market research reports, company reports, trade journals, business directories and guides to legal information and government publications. British Library information experts are on hand to guide you to the resources.

There is also a programme of workshops and events run by British Library experts and partners.

Since opening in March 2006 we have welcomed over 35,000 people through the doors and, together with partners and have delivered more than 2,000 business advice sessions. www.bl.uk/bipc

The Centre is free to use - all you need is a Reader Pass