The Business & IP Centre in Exeter, Barnstaple, Paignton, Okehampton and Seaton libraries provide support to business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors, in partnership with the British Library.

You can access a comprehensive collection of online databases and publications and attend practical workshops, one-to-one advice sessions and inspiring talks.

Business & IP Centres can open up the path to entrepreneurship for anyone with a business idea, regardless of their background.

Consistently, over two thirds of those who use BIPC Devon to set up or grow a business are women and, nationally, a third are from under-represented ethnic backgrounds.

More than triple the national averages for business ownership in the UK, this diverse user base speaks to the accessibility and community-based ethos of this library-based support.