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Jacob Lant
Press Officer for Business, Science and Technology
The British Library
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7105
Mob: +44 (0)771 097 6982
Email: jacob.lant@bl.uk

Contact Jacob for the following enquiries: general press queries, filming requests, interviews and requests for video or audio copies of events.

Business & IP Centre press releases (2009)

Cashing in on creativity
23 September 2009
Celebrating London Design Festival, on 23 September the British Library welcomes top designers Sebastian Conran and Katherine Hamnett as part of a panel of experts offering entrepreneurs a crash course in how to turn original ideas into successful businesses.
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2.0 Entrepreneurs
13 August 2009
British Library Business & IP Centre launches new website - www.bl.uk/bipc - as part of its ongoing web 2.0 strategy to engage and inspire a new generation of innovative entrepreneurs.
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Keep the cast flowing
9 July 2009
Cash-flow is the life blood of any business; without proper financial management, even solid, profitable business ideas run the risk of failure. Our next Inspiring Entrepreneurs event will help you get to grips with this important area.
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Original Dragon hosts business boot camp at the Library
2 June 2009
Providing the crucial knowledge and experience needed to start a business, on June 15 and 22 former BBC2 Dragon, Doug Richard, offers London's aspiring entrepreneurs a fast-track guide to success with the ‘School for Startups'.
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Creative credit crunch solutions from Marketing Maestros
29 May 2009
In partnership with HSBC Start-Up Stars, ‘Marketing Maestros', the next in the British Library's Inspiring Entrepreneurs series, offers budding business stars top tips from four of the UK's leading marketers, including Will King (King of Shaves), Simon Calver (LOVEFiLM), Tristram Mayhew (Go Ape) and Ajaz Ahmed (AKQA).
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Fashion exhibit at the British Library
29 May 2009
Experienced fashion and graphic designer, Director of luxury label Motasem, Sabina Ali, found independent success in 2007 with a commission to design a cocktail style wedding dress versatile enough to wear more than once. Her work is now on display in the Business & IP Centre.
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Essential ethics for business success
1 May 2009
In the current climate both consumers and investors are demanding greater integrity from the business community. Across the business landscape, ethically driven entrepreneurs have an opportunity to become the heroes and heroines of the economic downturn, generating jobs and championing a more sustainable future.
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Female entrepreneurs take on the credit crunch
6 March 2009
The British Library's Business & IP Centre reports that in the current climate more female entrepreneurs are seeking advice on starting a business than ever before, and are now even outnumbering male counterparts.
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Plan for success with a business blueprint
17 February 2009
Business success can never be guaranteed, but with the current economic climate presenting new challenges, inexperienced entrepreneurs must seek every opportunity to reduce risk and investigate tried and tested routes to success.
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Have you got the ability to make it in business?
2 February 2009
Working in partnership with Leonard Cheshire Disability, the British Library Business & IP Centre offers people with disabilities a free one-day conference on how to achieve business success.
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Bouncing back from business nightmares
14 January 2009
Setting up and running a business often involves seemingly impossible challenges. Entrepreneurs need determination, stamina and personal resilience to deal with set-backs and to make their dream a reality. But what happens if that dream becomes - as for so many in the current climate - a business nightmare?
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