As a business coach I work with many people who are starting or growing a business or working as their own boss. Perhaps this is where you’re at right now. There’s lots of things involved from having a clear andviable idea, rules and regulations, marketing and promoting – through to all the day to day practicalities. Also depending on the nature of your business, your product or service you may want to protect your ideas and inventions.

When it comes to protecting your ideas – that too can be a mindfield – from copyright to patents and design rights. One of the places in the UK that can really help is the British Librarys’ Business & IP Centre, where I run my Your Life, Your Business each month workshop as their business coach partner. The library have a team of experts as well as workshops on protecting your ideas and they’ve produced this really useful video to help give you an overview and introduction to protecting your ideas.

 For more details and tipson protecting your ideas visit the British Library Business & IP Centre website