100 results for the term ‘ai2u’
Wizu
From entrepreneurs to global corporates. Become part of a community of thriving businesses from all sectors. Stunning modern décor, high-level Wi-Fi, and bottomless brews are just some of the pluses that make Eyre Street one of the go-to workspaces in Sheffield. The redeveloped building features uniquely designed private offices, cosy co-working space, and high-spec meeting rooms - as well as a gym.
Air Haus
Air Haus Sheffield is the UK's first inflatable indoor park, based at Meadowhall. With fast-paced tech games to extensive sensory experiences, there’s something for all ages and abilities.
WonderDays - Hot Air Balloon Rides Over Sheffield
A Sheffield hot air balloon ride is a truly unforgettable experience.
Air Haus
.The OG Haus at Meadowhall brings fast paced, interactive fun to the inflatable industry. With digital challenges and games built into this 30m squared bounce arena, there’s definitely something for all.
ISU Figure Skating European Championships 2026
Sheffield will be hosting the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2026 on the 13 - 18 January 2026.
ERF - Spotlight On
The Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) ran between February 2021 and April 2025. It was a unique, innovative grant fund that aims to support local economic recovery in local high streets by empowering local groups of businesses to implement changes themselves.
The Sheffield Culture Strategy
A fresh vision has been developed for creativity, arts, and culture in Sheffield. This vision aims to ensure that everyone who lives, works, or visits here has the opportunity to participate, collaborate, and benefit from arts and culture in the city.
Flagship Radisson Blu hotel now open in Sheffield City Centre
With 154 contemporary and airy guest rooms, a rooftop speakeasy-style Indian restaurant concept and bar, six flexible meeting and event spaces with an outdoor terrace, a fully equipped fitness center, and a convenient location, the hotel is the perfect base for any stay, whether traveling on business or leisure.
Intermediate SEO Workshop: Next Steps – ideal for those on Wordpress
A practical workshop designed for start-ups, small business owners, and anyone looking to improve their online presence. By the end of this session, attendees will understand the essentials of SEO, have the confidence to use free tools, and leave with a clear step-by-step plan to improve their website visibility.
Protecting Your Ideas: A Simple Guide to Intellectual Property
This workshop explains the rights available to businesses and how you can use them to your advantage. The benefits intellectual property rights can give are more than just protection to your ideas. They can also impact taxation and even immigration.
Browns Sheffield - Brasserie & Bar
Bright and airy, with luxe interiors and art deco styling, this beautiful new brasserie and bar offers relaxed yet elegant dining and drinking in the heart of Sheffield.
Creating a Marketing Plan
We’ll walk you through the entire process of crafting a strong marketing plan. Using a series of guided, hands-on exercises, we’ll explore your business goals, define your strategies, identify the most effective tactics, and much more. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a laser-focused plan in place, ready to direct your marketing activities with precision.
Napoli Centro
Incredibly good Neapolitan-style pizzas are the draw at this snug eatery, which also serves wine & beer. Slow-proofed dough topped with the finest ingredients from Campania, cooked in under 90 seconds at 500 degrees resulting in a light and airy pizza with a slightly charred crust.
Heist Brew Co.
Heist Brewery have converted this former factory into an airy, bright taproom and bar. With over 30 beers on tap (plus 100 in cans and bottles), wine, spirits and retro soft drinks, arcade games and shuffleboard, plus Slap & Pickle serving up their signature burgers.
Beginner's Guide to Marketing
Get a host of tips and techniques on a variety of different ways to market your business, from email campaigns and websites, to cold calling, PR and more. Covering the do’s and don’ts of creating impactful marketing material, this session also aims to help you develop your key messages and routes to market with practical guided exercises.
The Itchy Pig
The Itchy Pig is a great a micropub, with good beer, games and bar snacks. With all this in mind, The Itchy Pig aims to bring you delicious ales from near and far in a place where you can catch up with friends old and new.
Scavenger
Scavenger is a unique business that upcycles old climbing gear to create useful and beautiful alternatives to sending retired climbing gear to landfill. By keeping the designs simple but beautiful, Scavenger aims to create unique products that are easy to repair and are designed to last forever. In this way they are repurposed to continue their adventures.
ITM Power: Splitting water to power machines
ITM Power partnered with The University of Sheffield – world renowned for its expertise in energy innovation – to plan and fund a National Hydrogen Research Innovation and Skills Centre. It’s here they’ll research the safe and efficient manufacturing of hydrogen using low or zero carbon sources of energy.
BJSS: Sheffield is a beacon of opportunity
"With Sheffield it’s a little bit different. You get close to Sheffield and realise things are going on, it feels like it’s on the cusp of starting to really explode, and it’s exciting to be in at this point.”
McLaren: £100 million of GVA to the local economy by 2028.
The prestige of McLaren choosing our city is humbling and speaks for itself, but importantly for Sheffield it has also created approximately 200 jobs and will provide an estimated £100 million of GVA (gross value added) benefit to the local economy by 2028.
Cambridge Street Collective
Europe’s largest purpose-built food hall, Cambridge Street Collective is a ‘one of a kind’ foodie destination to meet, eat, and share in Sheffield. Showcasing the very best in up-and-coming food and drink talent, they house over 20 different food vendors offering exciting cuisine from around the globe.
Indie scene in Crookes, Walkley & Broomhill
Sharing the same hill, Crookes and Walkey are close enough to one another that you could easily take a shopping stroll round both in a morning or afternoon, and maybe even add on a visit to Broomhill too. All are home to a selection of unique retail businesses.
Low Carbon - Sheffield Mencap & Gateway
With support from the Low Carbon Community and Culture Project, Sheffield Mencap and Gateway received a £20,000 grant to upgrade their heating system with new radiators and a new boiler and upgrade to energy efficient LED lighting.
Digital and Productivity Grant - Bullion Case Study
Thanks to support from the UKSPF Digital and Productivity Grant, Bullion, a local bean-to-bar chocolate maker, doubled their output and scaled up their business!
Green and sustainable meetings
Sheffield has set an ambitious target of becoming a net zero carbon city by 2030. The Sheffield Convention Bureau is here to help your meeting run in a more sustainable way, achieve your green objectives and leave a positive legacy for your delegates and residents of the city.
Abbeydale Miniature Railway
Abbeydale Miniature Railway aim to have at least one steam loco operating as well as 'diesels'. Light refreshments, ice cream, souvenirs etc. are usually on sale.
The Hillsborough Tap
The Hillsborough Tap is a locally owned bar located in the heart of the Hillsborough area of Sheffield. Their aim is to provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere and provide quality food and drink to customers.
Queer East - On the Road 2026
Founded in 2020 with the aim of elevating queer and Asian voices in the UK, Queer East has become one of the most important activities in the country’s cultural calendar.
Ringinglow Archery & Target Sports Centre
Ringinglow Archery & Target Sports Centre overlooks the picturesque Mayfield Valley in South West Sheffield, close to the border of the Peak District National Park. They offer a range of fun and exciting target sports including archery, crossbow shooting, air rifle shooting, air pistol shooting, axe throwing, knife throwing and catapults.
Sheffield's Big Events & Festivals 2025
2025 promises another huge line-up of exciting events and festivals happening across Sheffield, from large music festivals and international sporting events to food & drink celebrations, outdoor markets and lots of family fun. Get planning your adventures in Sheffield with our event guide.
Millhouses Park Cafe
Claire and Dianne, Founders of the Pudding Ladies, would like to welcome you to Millhouses Park Café. With professional staff combined with tasty, homemade dishes, cakes and desserts we aim to provide a delicious and relaxed dining experience.
Swallows and Damsons
Swallows and Damsons are based in a quaint Little Flower Shop on Sheffield's Abbeydale Road. Using the natural beauty of classic flowers and adding an element of vintage charm, their aim is to bring something distinctive to Sheffield.
Ark
Ark is a quirky shop with an eclectic feel. They support local and independent makers, as well as some more mainstream items. Their aim is to bring back a true, warm shopping experience and attract footfall back to the high street.
Orchard Square
Located in the heart of Sheffield City Centre, Orchard Square is an open-air shopping court and vibrant leisure destination, home to well-known retail brands and an array of Sheffield independents.
Hathersage Swimming Pool (Outdoor)
Hathersage Swimming pool is an open air pool with water heated to 82°F (28°c), hot poolside showers, lawns and views of Stanage Edge, Hathersage Church and the surrounding hills.
ibis Budget Sheffield Centre - St Mary's Gate
The ibis budget Sheffield Centre St Mary's Gate is one of the most appealing affordable hotels in Sheffield city centre. The air-conditioned rooms are clean, light and spacious, and there are family options if three of you are travelling.
Will4Adventure
Ideal for the novice or the budding mountaineer Sheffield-based company Will4Adventure provide adventures, activities and courses for individuals, groups and families in the Peak District and beyond. Guided walks and Free Walking Weekends, Rock Climbing, Map and Compass Skills courses, Scrambling Weekends and Courses in Snowdonia and the Lake District, plus Outdoor First Aid training, and a niche selection of overseas Trekking Holidays. Also, they offer their very own unique and powerful…
A global health tech revolution
Just as we were (and still are) a trailblazer in industry and modern manufacturing, shaping how the world makes products, Sheffield is now also doing the same in the world of health tech - especially for young people.
The Sunday Times names Kelham Island one of the best places to live
Having been named one of the 51 coolest neighbourhoods in the world by TimeOut last year, Sheffield's Kelham Island continues to attract more positive press, as The Sunday Times has now named it one of their Best Places to Live in the UK in their 2023 guide.
Mausoleum of the Giants book released
An incredible photographic record of Phelgm's Mausoleum of the Giants exhibition and the exhaustive physical process involved, has now been released as a brand new book to create a lasting reminder of this epic three-week installation.
The Broadfield
The Broadfield are passionate about food & drink and strive to bring you the best offerings in both, plus a great atmosphere to enjoy them in.
Pam Bowman
Principal Lecturer in Visual Communication at Sheffield Hallam University
Whirlow Brook Park
Whirlow Brook Park is a district park in the south-west of Sheffield. Those who visit it often comment on its special air of tranquillity and scenic setting. A Friends group was set up in 2021 to help restore the park and the group became a Registered Charity in July 2023.
Decks
Decks is an Ibiza style terrace bar in the Steel Yard's cool shipping container complex, down in Neepsend, Kelham Island. With a fantastic open air rooftop deck, it's a great spot to listen to some tunes, have some drinks and hang out with friends.
Sheffield Cable Waterski and Aqua Park
The Inflatable Aqua Park assault course at Rother Valley, is one of the biggest in the UK and is great fun for all ages from 8 years. Wipe out on the inflatable walkways and bones, jump from the climbing wall, bounce on the trampolines and get fired up into the air from the Blast Bag!
Libertine: Accelerating into a smarter future
Sheffield is now playing a part in the green energy revolution that’s gaining traction fast. As a power systems technology firm, Libertine is a key player in this rapidly changing movement.
Silversmiths
Silversmiths is situated in the heart of Sheffield City Centre close to Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Train Station. Their aim is to produce the finest modern British cuisine with a strong Yorkshire influence and a hint of fine dining in a relaxed environment for all to enjoy.
Tabby Teas Cat Cafe
A cafe with a proper difference, Tabby Teas house permanent feline residents, who are all rescue cats. Their aim is to provide a relaxing and calming environment for both customers and cats to enjoy each other's company. Whether you are coming with a group of friends, or venturing by yourself for some kitty cuddles, we're sure you'll have the purr-fect time.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Alone in the sanctuary of her bedroom, Little Voice fills the air with pitch‑perfect renditions of her deceased dad’s record collection of the great Divas, from Judy Garland to Billie Holiday. But when her mother Mari's latest fling hears her sing he’s certain he’s struck gold. Will Little Voice be pushed into a spotlight she never asked for?
Sheffield's Big Events and Festivals 2026
2026 promises another huge line-up of exciting events and festivals happening across Sheffield, from large music festivals and international sporting events to outdoor markets and lots of family fun. Get planning your adventures in Sheffield with our event guide.
Pitch Decks: What’s The Big Deal?
Every different type of business has its own favoured route for presenting itself in the best light. Whereas traditional retailers might spend hours crafting the perfect ‘shop window display’ or product brochure, in the digital era, attention and resources are lavished on perfecting websites or indeed carefully curating an Instagram feed with on-brand imagery.
Incubate & accelerate
The Sheffield tech ecosystem has developed significantly over the last few years with more tech businesses relocating and scaling in the city - in fact, in 2022 Startups has ranked us the best city in the UK to start a business.
Hillsborough Vape Lounge Case Study
When Roger first visited Hillsborough Vape Lounge to offer his support, owner Steve Mansfield said thanks but no thanks. “Being me,” says Roger, “I said something like ‘Well, I bet you I could help make it even better!’” Later that day, Steve found himself stuck with something and decided to give Roger a call.
Sheffield Innovation Spine
The Sheffield Innovation Spine is about essential growth, through increasing capability for existing businesses, and encouraging domestic and foreign direct investment to take up the opportunities the Spine will present in the heart of the iconic and unique Outdoor City of Sheffield.
How Sheffield Inspires was created
The people, agencies, creatives, and the process involved to create Inspires for the city.
Cohesion and Sanctuary
In 2007, with the support of the City Council, Sheffield became the UK’s first ‘City of Sanctuary’ for asylum-seekers and refugees—demonstrating our pride in the welcome we offer to people in need of safety.
A circular walk from Surprise View
This particular walk is a superb short stroll, suitable for families with young children (although bear in mind that it’s not pushchair friendly) or for those who are looking for a leisurely amble with a café stop en-route. It also works well as a trail run and, if you’re looking for something more challenging, it’s easy to add extra miles via exploring the myriad of paths around the Burbage moors.
Meet our team
The Business Sheffield team is made up of our permanent staff and a wide array of specialists who you can speak to directly to get support, advice and help. You can take a look at more information on any of the advisors to see what they specialise in and how to get in touch.
Success stories
Business Sheffield, together with Launchpad and other business support services in the city, have helped a number of local start ups and scale ups succeed in their ambitions.
Sheffield to be home to pioneering gene therapy centre
Sheffield has been chosen as the location for one of only three Gene Therapy Innovation & Manufacturing Centres to be established in the UK.
Nightlife
Discover what Sheffield is all about when it comes to nightlife, from clubs and venues to late bars and hangout spaces.
UBI
A Universal Basic Income, or UBI Lab is a citizen-led group exploring and advocating for Universal Basic Income. What many people don't know - even if they might have heard about UBI as a concept - is that it is borne out of Sheffield and facilitated by the social enterprise Opus.
Rob Copeland
Rob is the Director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and the National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine, a London 2012 Olympic legacy programme.
Mubarak Hassan - Business Information Officer
Meet Mubarak Hassan. You would find Mubarak regularly out and about in his patches- Shalesmoor, Wicker, Spital Hill / Burngreave, Firth Park, Pagehall. Greenhill, Heeley, Nether Edge, Sharrow Vale and Abbeydale Road
New online marketplace launched to support Sheffield independents
A new online marketplace has been launched by This Is Sheffield to support the city’s independent businesses and to encourage people to shop local by providing an easy collective platform.
Sheffield’s Child Health Technology Conference builds global community
Sheffield is set to deliver an exciting follow up to the UK's first-ever Child Health Technology Conference in May 2022, with a host of international speakers set for the second edition.
Kollider x Barclays Eagle Lab
The highly reputable Barclays Eagle Lab network is partnered with Kollider in Sheffield's Castlegate area to create a space for businesses and ambitious entrepreneurs to scale and grow.
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University and Council work together to help Sheffield hospitality businesses solve ventilation problems, reducing the spread of Covid-19
A new research project that could help hospitality venues - such as pubs, bars, live music venues, nightclubs, restaurants and gyms - improve their ventilation systems in order to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 over winter, is being launched by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Getting to and around the city centre
Traveling into and around the city centre is being made easier. The Connecting Sheffield: City Centre scheme has various projects to improve walking, cycling, and public transport.
James Lock
Opus is a social enterprise with a portfolio of many projects – from print publishing to live events to innovative digital platforms and a whole host of things that fall between.
Groups
A brilliant city for that long-needed weekend away with your mates, Sheffield's size means there's loads to go at, but it's not so big that getting around becomes a mission - plus as The Outdoor City there's tonnes of adventure to be had.
The best places to meet outdoors
As the sun starts to shine we know that outdoors will once again become to the new indoors for meetings!
Maps and Guides
A selection of downloadable maps and guides for exploring Sheffield.
11 great drink, food and hotel combinations
So you want a great weekend away with space to do your own thing. But you're always going to want somewhere great to eat, somewhere you know you'll get a good drink with a great atmosphere, and a decent place to kip. The rest is just exploration, but it's good to get the non-negotiables sorted.
Shop Local Sheffield Bags
Four specially designed tote bags encouraging people in Sheffield to shop local will be available from a selection of independent retailers across the city.
Sheffield wins global award for Place Brand of the Year
Sheffield's DMO, Marketing Sheffield took home the award for Place Brand of the Year for Sheffield Inspires at the 11th City Nation Place Awards (CNP Awards).
The digital & tech sector in Sheffield
You'll find an ever expanding value chain which is delivering specialist training to support growth in the sector, and a thriving network of over 100 companies, incubators and organisations; all of which make-up our digital media and technology ecosystem.
New documentary explores Sheffield's influence on electronic music
Featuring personal reflections and insights from key figures connected to Sheffield's music scene, From the Ground Up explores not only the city's rich musical heritage, but also the creativity, experimentation and independent spirit that continue to define Sheffield today.
Meet the conference team
The city’s conference team should be every event organiser’s first point of call. We know what a big deal organising an event can be. Luckily we’re a dab hand at organising the support and expertise you’ll need whether this is your first look at Sheffield or we’re welcoming you back.
Voluntary Action Research Group
One of the leading academic centres for research into voluntary action and voluntary organisations based at Hallam University.
Chris Brush
Writer of Standing at the Sky’s Edge, a musical that tells the stories of people who live and love in a Park Hill flat over three overlapping timelines.
Sheffield entrepreneur scoops top accolade at FSB awards
Kirsty Smitten, 28, Sheffield, awarded for founding spin-out company making first new class of antibiotics in over 35 years
Business Sheffield Shares Impact Report from the Launchpad 3 Programm
Business Sheffield shares impact of Launchpad 3 programme. We’ve helped ambitious entrepreneurs set up and run successful businesses, supported SMEs under three years old, and micro businesses of any age, to take the next step and grow.
Selina Treuherz, University of Sheffield geography graduate
"I chose to work in Sheffield because I didn't want to leave! I have a really lovely group of friends still here, there's a great music scene and I love being able to dash off to the Peaks after work.”
Impact Invest
The Impact Invest Institute aims to maximise the scale and effectiveness of the UK impact investing market by bringing together two bodies: the UK National Advisory Board on Impact Investing (UK NAB), and the Implementation Taskforce for Growing a Culture of Social Impact Investing in the UK (Implementation Taskforce).
Richard Tims
Sheffield FC is The World’s First Football Club.
Tech Scale Up Advisors expand across South Yorkshire
We are thrilled to announce the expansion of the Tech Scale Up Advisors programme by Business Sheffield, aimed at supporting tech businesses across South Yorkshire. This initiative, funded by TECH SY, will extend this service to Doncaster, Rotherham, and Barnsley, providing invaluable support to local tech startups and growing companies.
Work begins on new street art project set to create Sheffield’s biggest mural
Measuring 483.69 square metres in total, the artwork will be painted across 6 facades of the brown-brick NCP building on Wellington Street, paying homage to the natural topography which has defined Sheffield since the 12th century, as a city built on hills and rivers.
Jon Denton, key account manager
Jon Denton works within the City Growth department of the Sheffield City Council looking after key employers in the Sheffield area. He maintains long term relationships with key companies, supporting their strategic growth objectives, with a strong track record of securing investment and being a key point of contact for them within Sheffield City Council.
Jo Towler
Music in the Round is the leading national promoter of chamber music in the country, delivering hundreds of events in the city and around the country each year.
