A scheme which has helped create more than 2,000 new businesses has been hailed as making 'a real and lasting difference to the lives of people in Manchester.'Access to BIPC’s network hubs around the region and the UK allows for one-to-one support and mentoring delivered by library staff and business experts.You can also get access to panels with successful business owners giving advice on what it takes to make a business successful as well as free Wi-Fi and PCs to work with.
Anna Hill, owner of Ardea Upholstery based in Ancoats, was one of the thousands of people whose business has been supported by BIPC. "I was able to access a lot of industry market research which informed my business plan and that enabled me to get initial funding for my business. It’s been absolutely invaluable and everything was free including one-to-one support.”
"This work that the library, and partner hubs, have done has made a real and lasting difference to the lives of people in Manchester and beyond and supported fledgling businesses' grow, contributing to the Manchester economy."