Speed Mentoring: Make it, Sell it

Have you made and invented something yourself, whether it’s a piece of jewellery, fashion, homeware, or art that you want to sell?
About this Event

Have you made something yourself, whether it’s a piece of jewellery, fashion, homeware, or art that you want to sell? Do you want to make money out of your creative skills?

Come along to Make it, Sell it – the latest in our series of speed mentoring events at the British Library’s Business & IP Centre. Meet experts and sector leaders who can advise you on how to make your designs profitable, find new routes to market, protect your ideas and manage the production process and scale.

This event brings together a range of experts from the craft, design, artisan, retail and finance sectors who will act as mentors, sharing their experience, expertise and insider knowledge to help make your design business a success.

Ask your own burning questions and get some inspiring insights to help your business move forward.

Examples of topics that will be covered:

• Finance
• Advice and guidance
• Next steps
• Routes to market
• Business start-up
• Your intellectual Property

Experts available on the day:

Alison Lewy

Alison Lewy MBE is a fashion industry expert, mentor, author and founder of Fashion Angel, a fashion business accelerator that supports fashion entrepreneurs start and grow successful and sustainable businesses. Services include mentoring, workshops and access to government Start-Up Loans.

Johnny Martin

Johnny Martin FCA is The Numbers Coach – an experienced Finance Director who now passionately demystifies business jargon. He is a British Library Business & IP Centre partner where he runs regular workshops, a mentor for the Royal College of Art Innovation Unit and he is the Entrepreneur in residence at the London College of Fashion.

Bob Lindsay

Bob Lindsey is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years’ experience advising entrepreneurs on how to bring new products to market. With a background in corporate innovation, consultancy and independent invention, Bob offers guidance on early-stage intellectual property, commissioning designers, developing prototypes and navigating the real costs and challenges of market entry. He chairs the Inventors’ Club at the British Library and also co-founded the Inventors’ Club at Kingston University in 2005.

David Warrilow

David Warrilow is the founder of London IP and a UK trade mark attorney with over two decades of experience in intellectual property. He holds Master’s degrees in Chemistry and in Management of Intellectual Property, and was awarded the Payne/Bennett Memorial Prize when qualifying as a trade mark attorney. Since founding London IP in 2009, David has helped businesses protect and manage their IP assets, drawing on experience from leading firms to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey.

Stefan Knox

Stefan Knox is a hands-on product innovation mentor and founder of Bang Creations, a multi-award-winning agency that helps inventors, start-ups and SMEs transform ideas into profitable, real-world products. Having licensed over 23 inventions and launched multiple million-selling product lines, Stefan is also author of the AI-enhanced Design Compass tool, empowering entrepreneurs to make confident design decisions, de-risk development and bring sustainable innovation to market with lasting impact.