Business Sheffield

Business Sheffield provides a free comprehensive service designed to help businesses thrive and grow. Our mission is to foster a vibrant and diverse business environment, making Sheffield a thriving location for businesses to succeed.
At Business Sheffield, we are committed to providing the resources, support, and guidance you need to succeed at no cost to you or your business. Our free services include grants to support key business issues such as decarbonisation, increasing productivity, high street growth and tech innovation. We also offer workshops, both in-person and online, along with strategic and specialist advice in recruitment, legal, marketing and accounting

  • The TechForge Accelerator from Business Sheffield comprises of 5 in-person workshop sessions designed to support the needs of technology-centred startups, especially those involving software. The TechForge Accelerator is best suited to founders who are at an early stage – for example you might just have an idea, be working on a prototype (or MVP), or have done some initial trading.

    You can book into one or more workshops in the series, depending on your needs. The workshops last just over 2 hours with an opportunity to network at the end.

    In this final session of the TechForge Accelerator for tech startups, we discuss a range of options for raising investment into your business. Whether you need £5,000 or £500,000, many founders find that they just cannot move forward without some external investment. Thankfully, there are several options out there including Debt (borrowing), Equity (sale of shares in the business) and Crowdfunding (from the general public). This session gives yo...

  • Learn how to unlock the power of AI to better understand your customers, create compelling messages, and overcome common sales barriers. Experience our exclusive AI-powered 3me tool, offering personalised insights you can start using right away to supercharge your marketing efforts.

    Key Workshop Themes

    Understanding Your Customers: Learn how to build detailed customer profiles using psychographics—exploring values, emotional triggers, and motivations—to truly understand what drives your clientele.
    Crafting Messages that Connect: Develop marketing messages that not only resonate emotionally but also motivate your customers to take action.
    Overcoming Purchase Barriers: Identify and tackle obstacles such as perceived risks or hesitation, transforming potential setbacks into opportunities for conversion.
    Real-World Application: Engage in practical, hands-on exercises that let you apply these insights directly to your business scenarios.
    Introducing the 3me Tool

    Experience our...