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Get ready for business growth.

Our Get Ready for Business Growth scale-up programme supported more than 200 businesses across the UK between 2022 and 2024. In this final evaluation report, discover the stories of some of our alumni founders, the support they received and the impact it has had on their business.

Highlights include:

  • A return of £16.84 for every £1 of public money spent
  • 203 businesses supported
  • 223 new jobs created
  • 298 new products, processes or services introduced
  • 60% of the cohort were women
  • 100% of survey respondents were satisfied with the programme. 55% were absolutely delighted by their experience.

How can the Business & IP Centre help me?

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Intellectual property

Learn how to protect and monetise your intellectual property (IP), book a one-to-one session with our IP specialists, search for patents and more.

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Market information

Explore our world-leading collection of business resources. Research your market, customers and competitors. Find funding and suppliers and uncover the latest trends to give your business the edge.

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Business networking and events

Meet other small business owners, book one-to-ones with our business specialists and learn from industry leaders on funding, marketing and more.

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Business resources

Start-up toolkits, industry guides, research guides, intellectual property guides. All the essentials online and available to download to help you to start and grow your business.

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Address
Business & IP Centre (BIPC)
Floor 1, The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB

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