Start Up Bromley

• Provide opportunities for aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs to meet and build networks of support, sharing updates on their entrepreneurial journeys
• Encourage peer to peer sharing of resources, including contacts, skills, space, time and information to support the development of each others’ businesses
• Enable members to learn from successful local start ups, established businesses and other professionals associated with the start-up ecosystem

Topics include:

Reset, Restart, a series of webinars designed to help you transform and future-proof your business through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. 

Full-day workshops (currently delivered online), giving you practical support at the earliest stage of your business development: Browse the full list here: bl.uk/bipc 

• What next for my business idea?
• Get ready for business
• Marketing Masterclass Day 1 and Day 2
• Finance essentials for start-ups
• Build a winning sales funnel

Start Up Bromley members are able to use the Business Lounge at Bromley Central Library as well as a smaller Business Lounge at Orpington Library and Biggin Hill Memorial Library. Our Business Lounges offer a safe and secure environment for small business and start ups to work from. Additionally at Biggin Hill Memorial Library we offer a Business Corner with seating and desk space among the business and career books, and at Bromley Central Library we can offer small rooms for use for private meetings with clients, professional advisors and so on.  All of the Business Rooms come equipped with PCs, as well as ample desk space for your own devices, access to wifi and printing.

The Business Lounge at Orpington Library is open for drop-in at the following times:

The Business Lounge at Bromley Central Library is open for drop-in while the Library is open;

The Business Lounge at Biggin Hill Memorial Library is open for drop-in at the following times:

To use the Business Lounges and other facilities please sign up to Start Up Bromley by completing our Registration Form

To book the Meeting Rooms or Workshop Room at Bromley Central Library please complete the booking form or contact the Start Up Bromley team.

Start Up Bromley’s dedicated Business Support Manager will hold regular meetings for group members, focussing on specific topics of relevance, or feature special speakers. These meetings could be held remotely using zoom or Teams, or, where possible following government guidance, face-to-face.

These will operate throughout the year giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to discuss particular challenges they are experiencing, ideas, business model plans.

Get to know Start Up Bromley Members by exploring the exciting and varied products and services they provide.

View the MEMBERS DIRECTORY to discover some of the Businesses in the Start Up Bromley programme.

Be sure to check back, as each month we will be adding more members, as they join the program, as well as those Aspiring Entrepreneurs who launch their business!

MEMBERS DIRECTORY

Each of the Bromley Libraries has a dedicated selection of business books!  Search the Library catalogue to discover the full range and reserve a copy.

Bromley Libraries also have a lot of online resources such a COBRA (The Complete Business Reference Adviser) and Newsbank  

Throughout the year, we will hold events to showcase local small businesses and their products.

Business Support and Advice

Business Start Up

Libraries