Business and Learning
Business and Arts | Business Start-ups | Cobra | Company Information | Consumer Information | International Services | Investment | Market Research and Statistics | Outsourcing | Intellectual Property
Contact us: Tel: 0121 303 4373 or Email businessandlearning@birmingham.gov.uk
Business and Learning
The UK's most comprehensive public business information service for starting, growing and developing your business, learning new skills and safeguarding your intellectual property. We provide open access to physical and electronic business information resources for all our customers.
Business and Learning has more than 40 services to help you with your business information needs including a Company Formation service. Other popular services include:
Business Start-up information and support
Business Advice Sessions
Business Planning service
Management skills training
Mailing Lists
Market Research
Intellectual Property
Credit Checks
Patents
Marketing Resources
Business Research
We provide:
Business Advice and Seminars
Free, independent advisor service covering a range of ideas from start-up advice and business information to legal compliance and taxation.
Enquiry Services
We provide a free 15 minute telephone service.
Intellectual Property
Practical advice for inventors, manufacturers and the creative industries. Information is available on trade marks, copyright, patents and registered designs.
Job Seekers
Information for people looking for work or thinking of becoming self-employed.
Management
Practical how-to guides on all aspects of managing and running your own business. Access the latest management books, journals and electronic resources.
If you live within the city 90% of these services are free. We operate on a commercial basis for specialised services and for customers outside our boundaries, which helps maintain a free service for Birmingham.
For free business information on the web use our www.businesssupporter.co.uk portal for free links and fact sheets.