Build A Business: Intellectual Property - Protect Your Assets

Please read the whole of the listing as it contains important information.

Please note: To be eligible for this workshop you must be a Greater Manchester resident or the owner of a Greater Manchester located business.

Intellectual Property can be worth cash to your business.

Make sure your product, service, website and brand are protected from would be copycats or do not infringe others’ rights.

At this workshop you will learn:

• How to understand the 4 main types of IP & how they differ​
• Get a clearer idea of what IP you own​
• Trading online and IP, common issues and risks
• Where to go to for further help and advice

You will also learn about the Build A Business programme, offering support and facilities to help you succeed. Additional workshops include:

• Know Your Market, Get Competitive
• Business Basics: Getting Started
• Marketing: The Essentials
• View them here in the Build A Business events collection

Plus meet our team and book in for individual support and advice.

To join this workshop you or your business needs to reside within the following GM authorities:Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside or Trafford, Wigan.

You also need to be:

The owner of a business

OR

An aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop.

All attendees must have complete this to be able to join the workshop. If you have not previously completed a Build a Business registration form please complete after booking your place.

Please arrive between 9:30-10:00am to register, workshop starts at 10:00am.

PLEASE NOTE: The Build A Business programme of funded workshops have limited places. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups. This includes Know Your Market; IP - Protect Your Assets; Business Basics; and Marketing: The Essentials.

For more information about the project go to:

www.buildabusinessgm.org

Build a Business in GM Libraries is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, administered by Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The project will run until March 2025.

Host or Publisher Business & IP Centre Greater Manchester