Mersey Life January 2022 | Page 79

BUSINESS AND IP CENTRE LIVERPOOL LAUNCH ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME
BUSINESS AND IP CENTRE LIVERPOOL LAUNCH ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME
Aspiring entrepreneurs mingled with Liverpool professionals and stars of the business world at a special event held at Liverpool Fashion Hub last month .
Figures in fashion , music , beauty and all sorts of industries joined together for an afternoon hosted by the Business & IP Centre Liverpool with Mark Palios , former Chief Executive of the FA and current Chair of Tranmere Rovers , as keynote speaker .
Chairing the event was the BIPC Entrepreneur in Residence Gary Millar who was thrilled with the response from guests and gave a warm introduction to Mr Palios .
The Business & IP Centre provides advice and support to people setting up or growing a business particularly around protecting ideas and making them a commercial reality . Gary Millar has led a programme which has involved a team of professional lawyers , accountants and other advisors who volunteer to give their time to help those in the early stages of starting out .
Mark Palios delivered a fascinating and inspiring speech recounting his own remarkable success story growing up in Liverpool and going on to become a professional footballer , accountant before his roles at the FA and Tranmere .
The event marked the official launch of the Entrepreneur in Residence Roadshow which will see Gary Millar , the BIPC team and its advisors out on the road at locations across Liverpool delivering on the spot advice to people with a business idea or company they want to develop .
For more information about BIPC Liverpool call Richard Horrocks or Geraldine Fuller on 0151 233 5825 .
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