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News archive: Jan - March 2013

Spring Festival Highlights


What happened during Spring festival

Intellectual Property Office Mediation Service


Find out more about the new Intellectual Property Office Mediation Service

Omnichannel: A massive retail trend for 2013


Find out about the latest retail trend just before our special event, Trendsetter: The future of retail.

Camden 100 to 100: Apprenticeships good for business campaign


Join campaign working with Camden employers to generate 100 pledges to take on apprentices.

Federation of Small Businesses: A small business budget


Federation of Small Businesses: A small business budget

Business Start-Ups Competition


Find out more about the Business Start-Up Competition 2013

Business in You Twitter Q&A


Find out more about the finance Twitter Q&A on 22 March

The Exchange 2013


The Exchange 2013

Support our joint future


Support our joint future by completing our survey.

Congratulations to Flubit!


Congratulations to our success story, Flubit, who have won the 2013 London Web Summit start-up competition. 

Innovating for Growth selection panel


The deadline for the next Innovating for Growth selection panel is 28 March

PopUp, PitchUp and payment: how to make sales on the High Street and beyond


Three top tips on how to make sales on the High Street and beyond

Business & IP Centre Reading Room, Floor 2 to open late on 11-12 March


Business & IP Centre Reading Room, Floor 2 to open late on 11-12 March

Spring Festival


Find out what's going on during the British Library Spring Festival.

Getting animated about the Library


Here are two animation short films to guide your way through the Library.

Inspiring Science: Experiment with Ideas


Be inspired by science and find how to make your Eureka moment a reality.

A Centre coming near you


Find out about our plans to share the British Library’s business services with six patent libraries across the UK.

Grow your business to the next stage


Find out why our small business support programme Innovating for Growth is so great and how we can help you

Adapting your business


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how to embrace change and adapt your business

Fashion Innovation


Find out more about Lucy Tammam who is on the Innovation for Growth.

Entrepreneur Country Fourm: A New Common Sense Emerges


Find out more about The Entrepreneur Country Forum event: A New Common Sense Emerges

Using compassion to get ahead


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how to use compassion to get the best out of your business

Effective mobile marketing


Effective mobile marketing

Using creativity in your business


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how to be at your best and increase productivity

Read our Entrepreneur in Residence's article for Urban Times


How to avoid overheads

Essential blogger's tips


Get top tips on how to write a blog

The importance of conversations


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how to engage with customers and potential customers

CMI Management Book of the Year Winners!


Find out more about the Management Book of the Year winners

Musi©Biz


If you are 14-18, find out how you can be your own music hero.

The importance of co-operation


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how co-operation is essential for any business

Book lover's guide to social media


Find out about the three book choices our team have made to help you surf your way through the net.

2013 First Women Awards


How to enter 2013 First Women Awards.

Web in Feb is coming


'Web in Feb' is a month of special events and workshops to help you navigate the web for your business.

The secret to business success


Find out why financial and business systems are the secret to business success!

The importance of courage


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how to take courage and drive your bussiness forward

How Pinterest can benefit businesses


Discover how Pinterest can help promote your business.

Spring Market competition: Made with the British Library


Enter the Library's competition for designers and makers to run a stall at the Library's Spring Market in March 2012

Cr8net one day conference


Find out more about the Cr8net conference

New BBC Worldwide documentary


Apply to be part of a new BBC Worldwide programme to improve your business

The importance of customers


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on the importance of your customers and creating a business they will love

The importance of clarity


Tips from Rasheed Ogunlaru on how to create a business you and your customers will love

Success stories

Squid London

Emma-Jayne Parkes and Viviane Jaeger are founders of SquidLondon

See our success stories

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