Friday, 2 March 2012

Leeds Inventors Group 21/3/12

Leeds Inventors Group Meeting

A great opportunity to mix with other inventors and get advice from people involved in the business of protecting and exploiting new ideas and products. An invited speaker attends each monthly meeting. Open to all. Free admission.

Next meeting: 21st March 2012 6pm-7.45pm

Where: 3rd floor Meeting Room, Leeds Central library

Speaker:
patent examiner Kalim Yasseen will be talking to the Leeds Inventors Group

Central Library
Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 3AB
Ring (0113) 2478266 to book your place
For further information tel 0113 2478266 or email piu@leeds.gov.uk


The Enterprise club:Putting together a marketing plan 5th March Leeds Cental library


Business & Patent Information Services News: Leap into Action Success

Business & Patent Information Services News: Leap into Action Success

Business & Patents and Europe Direct Leeds had a Leap Year Day with a difference. ‘Leap into Action’ was a European Commission funded, hugely successful all day event held in the Central Library attended by over 150 people. It aimed to help business start ups and show what support is available in Leeds........READ MORE

Intellectual Property Clinics 2012

Attending an IP clinic offers the opportunity of a FREE confidential one-to-one consultation with a registered patent agent to discuss your ideas, products or brands.

The Leeds clinic takes place once a month on a Monday evening in the Central Library and appointments must be booked in advance (0113 2478266). The clinics are free but we do ask for a £20 deposit when you book an appointment - this is returned to you when you arrive at the clinic. Dates of forthcoming clinics are given below.

next clinics 2012
13th Feb
12th March
16th April
21st May
18th June
16th July
13th August
10th Sept
15th Oct
12th Nov
10th Dec
All attending patent attorneys are members of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

For more information please see our website events page http://www.businessandpatents.org/ or to book a place tel: 0113 2478266

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Leeds Inventors Group Design challenge photos


Our design brief

Team Bills amazing must have


team rankings
it collasped later!
team apple takes the weight

another success
Fun and interactive meeting with thanks to Ellis , not too sure we fulfilled the brief but we learned something :)

































.......all that effort and we all ended up with......... boxes

The Enterprise Club Leeds Central library

The Enterprise club provides an opportunity to network and access information, support and advice on starting and running a business from set-up onwards.
Workshops will start on Monday 23rd January and
run fortnightly from 6pm – 7.45pm.
The following topics are covered:

23rd Jan Is starting a business right for you?
6th Feb HMRC-Tax and NI
20th Feb Financing your business
5th March Marketing your business
19th March Researching your business


The workshops are open to anyone
 thinking about setting up their own business or becoming self employed.

 To find out more and book into the workshops contact:

 Business and Patent Information Services

 Tel: 0113 247 8266


 The Enterprise Club runs at:
                      
 Leeds Central Library
 3rd Floor Meeting Room
 Calverley Street
 LS1 3AB