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Build A Business: Intellectual Property- Protect Your Assets

Build A Business: Intellectual Property- Protect Your Assets

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A free workshop on intellectual property basics for new businesses is set for 22 September 2026 at Ashton Library and Information Service in Manchester. Organised under the business category, it focuses on asset protection.

Find out the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) and its importance to a new 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​

What's involved in registering a trademark​

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.

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

To join this workshop you or your business needs to have a postcode within one of the ten GM authorities: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan.

You also need to be:

The owner of a business

OR

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

For more information about the project go to:

www.buildabusinessgm.org

Build a Business in GM Libraries is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by Manchester City Council.

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Build A Business: Intellectual Property- Protect Your Assets takes place on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 09:45.

Build A Business: Intellectual Property- Protect Your Assets is held at Ashton Library and Information Service in Manchester (Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6BH).

Entry to Build A Business: Intellectual Property- Protect Your Assets is free.

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