Welcome to our September newsletter, this month we get back to business with our face to face workshops, update you on the BIPC Humber Partnership expansion, visit our Reset. Restart: small grants & packages of support, and take a look at the support available to you in our region.

Back to Business - Two-day business support workshop

It’s been a while.... but now our brilliant two-day workshops are back, with the first one taking place at Western Library on 22, 23 September. 

We are excited to see you all again, face to face, hearing your ideas and sharing our tools and resources with you. 

There will be plenty of helpful tips and a fab goody bag to take away. On day 2 we meet Adrian Fisher of local business, Rooted in Hull, as he takes us through his business journey. 

See our events for more information and how to book. 

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BIPC Humber Partnership – business support, wherever you are.

The newly formed BIPC Humber Partnership is now taking shape with local centres due to open in Beverley Library, Bridlington Central Library, Goole Library and Grimsby Central Library in the coming months. As with Regional Centre BIPC Hull, there will be a wealth of business resources and at each library, including access to company and market intelligence databases; business books, industry guides, and Intellectual Property (IP) guidance. 

Contact us and find out more

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Reset. Restart: small grants and packages of support

Our Reset. Restart: small grants and packages of support have come to a close. We loved the experience and embraced the opportunity to support so many businesses in our region in this most difficult time. 

Our grants funded a wide range of business needs including; training courses, marketing and accountancy consultations, trademark applications, essential equipment, and data packages. 

Those we helped included; hairdressers, designers, dog walkers, cafe owners, performers, pilates teachers, face painters and inventors!

There are brilliant online Reset. Restart webinars still available to you, via the British Library and Business & IP Centre National Network.

Reset. Restart events

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Hull City Council announce new start-up grants 

Utilising Additional Restrictions Grant funding allocated from Government, Hull City Council are able to provide a discretionary Start-Up Grant Scheme to aid recovery of the local economy from the Covid-19 pandemic and support business formation and growth. 

For eligibility, compliance and all further information and guidance relating to the grants visit the Hull City Council website. 

Find out more

Practical two-day workshop, designed to help you get your business on the right track!
 

Day 1 - Wednesday 22 September 10am - 4pm

Business planning - The Business Model Canvas

• Understand the value of your business and what you need to do to make it work for you
• What is unique about your business and what are the essential things you will do to start-up or develop it?
• Identify your customers and find out what they need from you
• Reach your customers - understand the market and your place in it
• Generate ideas using mind maps

Day 2 - Thursday 23 September 10am-4pm

Useful free tools and resources - and how to use them.

• Use reliable tools that explain regulations, trading issues, opportunities and developments in over 550 small business trades and sectors.
• Explore trends, forecasts and local area information
• Take a look at your competitors
• Find customers, markets and other businesses to work with
• Investigate how to protect your business ideas, products, services and brand (Intellectual Property) trademarks, copyright, designs, patents - what they are and how they can help you

Come along to the beautiful Western Library, meet other people in the same position as you and find out how we can help your business to develop and grow.

Free Business Model Canvas and goody bag to take away.
Lunch and refreshments provided.

Daily one to one telephone or video call appointments available. Have a discussion with one of our Enterprise & IP Librarians and find out about the free resources available for you. Share your business ideas and explore Industry Guides, Marketing databases and much more...

Book an appointment 
 

Looking for impartial business advice? Book a place on our business advice clinic with John Olivant. This is a great opportunity to have a 45 minute discussion about your business in a confidential, one-to-one meeting with an experienced advisor.

Book an appointment 
 

• Government Business Support
• Hull City Council Business Support 
• HEY LEP
• Hull CC News 
• Hull 4 Funding 
• East Riding Grants and Funding 

HEY Start-ups

HEY Start-ups is for anyone who is thinking about starting up their own business, or for any start up business that is less then one year old. The service is available to any individual or business in the Hull and East Yorkshire region, and any sector or industry can be supported.

Find out more here