Coronavirus - Guidance for Businesses

To help East Devon businesses keep up to date on the latest information, EDDC have published the following useful links:

Government Guidance aimed at assisting employers and businesses in providing advice to staff on
coronavirus, COVID-19 and detailing available packages of support.

ACAS have published advice for employers and employees here.


​Effective Homeworking Arrangements: 

Advice and guidance by East Devon - based social enterprise
Cosmic for businesses who need support to put arrangements in place.
The helpline phone number is 0330 088 4421

A Thriving Business Community in Devon Libraries: Business & IP Centre Devon (BIPC)

Libraries Unlimited, in partnership with the British Library and other libraries across the UK are leading a revolution by inspiring a thriving community of potential, new and existing business owners.  We currently have centres in Exeter and Barnstaple libraries with a centre in Paignton library opening soon.

Whether you're just starting out, need advice on protecting your assets, or are ready to take the next step on your journey, we're here to help.

This is a difficult time for business owners, so the Business & IP Centre network has developed a dedicated programme of free talks and webinars, Reset. Restart, to support small to medium business across the country.  Details of both local and national Reset. Restart events are on our website.

You can access our varied range of databases which include Kompass, British Standards Online, Local Data Online and IBISWorld, some are available remotely. 

Protecting your idea is paramount when developing an invention or design.  We can give you basic Intellectual Property (IP) information and signpost you to further help.  Ensuring you have the right protection for your idea is easier than you think!

We also have a bank of experts in various fields and we can arrange a free one-to-one for you.

For details of how to access our databases or any other enquiries, email bipc@librariesunlimited.org.uk

To browse our event listings and resources, take a look at our website.