Business & IP Centre Sussex

Business & IP Centre Sussex supports entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs with free access to business information, intellectual property guidance and practical start-up support through the library network. Local services include support through Eastbourne Library and Hastings Library.

The centre is useful from the earliest idea stage through launch and development. Businesses can use it to explore markets, protect ideas, understand patents, trademarks and copyright, and access workshops or one-to-one guidance that would otherwise be hard to find without specialist help.

For SussexDigital readers, it is especially relevant for founders building products, brands, content, software, creative work or technology where market research and intellectual property questions can shape the business from the start.

BIPC Sussex is especially valuable because it combines free information resources with in-person library-based support. Use it for market research, company data, intellectual property questions, business databases and events, particularly when an idea needs evidence before money is spent on branding, product development or launch activity.