
To B Corps or not to B Corps?
That is the question. As a socially impactful organisation, should you consider becoming a B Corps? Human Lending Library alumni Marine Tanguy of MTArt tell us why she wanted to.
If you’re not using the British Library’s Business and IP Centre to get help with your business, you’re missing out.
A report on the impact of the British Library’s Business & IP Centre has found they are helping create businesses that are diverse and resilient, and they’re not just based in London anymore either.
Here at Expert Impact, it’s not only our job to try and connect you to renowned business professionals who set up companies that you’ve probably heard of. We also like to signpost initiatives that will help you with your social business, particularly if those services are free.
This morning we were at the House of Lords for the launch of the British Library’s Democratising Entrepreneurship report (read it on their website). Now, full disclosure: the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) at the British Library in London is where we run our Human Lending Library, so they’re good friends (and partners) of ours.
But regardless of whether you think our Human Lending Library is right for you, a wealth of free information can be accessed from the BIPC. And the good news is that they’re not just in London, but in 13 other libraries around the country.
“This model of support is breaking down barriers to entry that existed under the pinstripe suit brigade,” said Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library, at the launch of the report.
Here are some of the things they can help you with:
This year the BIPC commissioned research to assess their impact. Were they actually helping businesses get off the ground, what kind of businesses were they and how were they doing?
Some of the key takeaways in the report were:
As Lord Bilimoria, who presented the report, said wistfully, “Why didn’t this exist when I started Cobra Beer?”
To find out more about meeting with any of our experts from the Human Lending Library, click here.
To B Corps or not to B Corps?
That is the question. As a socially impactful organisation, should you consider becoming a B Corps? Human Lending Library alumni Marine Tanguy of MTArt tell us why she wanted to.
Publicise your social enterprise on Social Enterprise Day
#WhoKnew there was an annual way to anchor your enterprise to a thunderclap of attention across social media?
Should you have the Social Enterprise Mark?
The Mark guarantees that you are what you say you are, but how will that benefit your organisation? We fired some questions at Sophie Short from the organisation to find out.