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Millions of items at the Library are available to people setting up or running a business.

Find out what we can offer, and how our services could help you.

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Starting a business

Basic first steps for start-ups

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Case studies

Read our 'Boost your business' case studies to see how we have helped people in business:

- Management consultant: case study 1 (PDF) (555 KB; 1 page)

- Architecture firm: case study 2 (PDF) (548 KB; 1 page)

- Public relations consultant: case study 3 (PDF) (552 KB; 1 page)

- Market researcher: case study 4 (PDF) (551 KB; 1 page)

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