100 results for the term ‘occr’
Spartacus Bubble Soccer
Spartacus Bubble Soccer runs bubble football sessions at Goals Sheffield (95 Norfolk Park Rd, S2 2RU) for kids' parties, corporate team building, stag/hen dos and casual group bookings.
Taking Care of our Outdoors
Recent times have certainly highlighted just how valuable our outdoor spaces are. That’s why it’s even more important we look after these vital spaces and everyone does their bit to help. Here’s a rundown of the key things we should all remember while enjoying The Outdoor City…
Comprehensive support for businesses on all our high streets.
Business Sheffield is here to support retail and hospitality business on each of our 40 local high streets.
The OEC Sheffield
The OEC Sheffield is a stunning multipurpose, private and corporate events venue in Sheffield.
Business Sheffield welcomes over 210 businesses to connect with Public Sector Buyers
We were joined by over 210 local businesses at Hallam Hall on Wednesday 8 October for the second Become a Supplier event, an informative session designed to help Sheffield businesses connect with public sector buyers and explore opportunities to work with local organisations.
Over The Yardarm
A neighbourhood bar serving cocktails, beers, wines and sharing food.
Plans revealed for over £200m of investment in Sheffield's Olympic Legacy site
Major new health care, regeneration and sporting projects totalling more than £200m – including a National Centre for Child Health Technology and ground-breaking diagnostic imagery research hub – are set to place Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park at the heart of the nation’s future health.
WonderDays - Hot Air Balloon Rides Over Sheffield
A Sheffield hot air balloon ride is a truly unforgettable experience.
Emeli Sandé: Celebrating 15 Years of 'Our Version of Events'
One of Britain’s most acclaimed and distinctive singer-songwriters Emeli Sandé has announced a monumental UK tour to celebrate 15 years of her landmark debut album ‘Our Version of Events’.
Our Cow Molly Farm
Delighting locals with their artisanal ice cream since 2007! Come up to the farm and enjoy an ice cream in their parlour or grab one of their bright pink benches outside and enjoy the stunning views looking out across Sheffield.
Claire Thornley
Through culture guide Our Favourite Places, Claire helps encourage people to be curious about Sheffield.
Discover our venues
We’re really proud of our high-quality venues and hotels which offer something a bit different to the usual suspects. They all have a distinctively Sheffield flavour. With 2000 bedrooms within 10 minutes’ walk of our central venues all tastes and budgets are catered for.
Nether Edge named one of the best places to live in the UK
National newspaper, The Sunday Times, once again released their annual guide of the best places to live in the UK and Sheffield's Nether Edge was listed as one of only eight Northern residential areas to make their 2024 list.
Outdoor Citizens: Looking after our world
We have 61% greenspace within our borders, we have more trees per person than any other city in Europe, we have over 800 managed greenspaces across 4,000 hectares of land, and it’s recently coming to light that we have more peatland bog than any other city too (which tops the charts for carbon capture). These facts are a source of great pride, but come with a duty to look after what we have.
Easter family events in Sheffield 2024
From outdoor adventures with egg hunts and trails to hands-on activities, see our rundown of family fun events happening across Sheffield this Easter holidays.
Easter family events in Sheffield 2025
From outdoor adventures with egg hunts and trails to hands-on activities, see our rundown of family fun events happening across Sheffield this Easter holidays.
The advanced manufacturing and engineering sectors in Sheffield
We are known all over the world as a leading centre for engineering research, advanced manufacturing (or 2.0, as some call it), light weight technologies and specialist materials - and, perhaps most importantly, having the knowledge and skills base from our Universities to excel in prototyping and R&D too.
Easter family events in Sheffield 2026
From outdoor adventures with egg hunts and trails to hands-on activities, see our rundown of family fun events happening across Sheffield this Easter holidays.
Sheffield crowned UK Foodie Capital
Sheffield has been named as the UK Food Capital of the UK, according to a report by hospitality provider, Accor, as they reviewed the very best locations to indulge your taste buds and identified the best spots for different cuisines.
Sheffield ranks 7th most popular English city for international conferences
Sheffield has ranked joint 7th most popular English city for international association conferences in the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) annual Country and City Rankings, and 12th in the list of UK cities.
End of Year Business Networking Breakfast
Connect with Sheffield businesses and discover practical support on funding, recruitment, training, and business advice, all over a light breakfast. Join us for this in-person event where Business Sheffield and Opportunity Sheffield will present on how to access their support, and take advantage of a great opportunity to meet other local businesses and advisors from both teams.
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.
Together in the Square returns
Sheffield Theatres will once again hold a weekend of outdoor performance in Tudor Square.
ERF - Events
Events are a powerful way to unite people, celebrate the unique qualities of our community, highlight the rich diversity of our neighbourhoods, and showcase the vibrant independent businesses that make our high streets special. Thanks to the Economic Recovery Fund, we've enjoyed a wealth of creative, dynamic events that have energised our high streets, drawn people together, and boosted support for our local businesses.
Sheffield Cheesemakers
Sophie Williams founded Sheffield Cheesemasters, the city’s first artisan cheesemaking company in July 2017. Despite enjoying a successful career in IT security, Sophie was determined to create her dream business, based around her lifelong love of cheese.
Our 12th century heritage
The Castle site is situated at the confluence of the River Don and Sheaf, and is but a short distance from Manor Lodge - which was a vast green space and prime deer hunting area for many centuries.
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.
Top walk, run or rides with a great pub
There are two things Sheffield is world famous for: our greenspace, and our beer. We thought it was worth celebrating this by giving you some top places to run, walk or ride AND find a proper pub to start, end, or break up your adventure.
Under The Bridge Stage at Get Together
Taking over the Concourse outside Sheffield University Students’ Union, Under The Bridge will run 12pm - 8pm with a FREE outdoor live music, art and street food.
Ferrio
Ferrio help businesses of any size and tech capability level connect their software applications and data.
Kelham Island
Kelham Island was named as one of the world's 51 coolest neighbourhoods in 2022 by Time Out. Once the beating heart of industry, Kelham Island is one of Sheffield’s oldest manufacturing sites, except nowadays these buildings house everything from indie shopping arcades to microbreweries and galleries.
Summer Holiday Culture Highlights
If you're in need of ideas to keep the kids entertained, Our Favourite Places have pulled together their cultural holiday highlights for a creative summer in Sheffield.
Castlegate and Victoria Quays
Thanks to the Grey to Green project, use of meanwhile spaces, and inventive creations from markets to skateboard areas, Castlegate is seeing a total transformation.
Street Art
There are a number of street artists who live in Sheffield and make our walls into something beautiful for the city to be proud of. Their variety of styles can be seen here, as well as all over the world - and we have plenty of guest murals painted by artists who have visited Sheffield to create their own mark too.
Manor Park
A story of transformation and success for a place once dubbed 'The Worst Estate In Britain', Green Estate CIC is a not for profit organisation which has been working to improve the quality of life in the Manor Ward of Sheffield since 1998.
Park Hill
Once a utopian social housing project of the same mould as the Barbican in London, complete with its own morgue, police station and school, Urban Splash are now mid-way through their total redevelopment of one of the dominating features of the city’s skyline.
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.
Charlotte Moore - Sheffield Hallam University Student
From the Tokyo Olympics to triumph at the World Championships,Team GB wheelchair basketballer Charlotte finds a winning sports community in Sheffield.
The Sport, Health and Wellbeing sector in Sheffield
Sheffield has a number of distinct assets within the Sport, Health and Wellbeing arena and, thanks to the rich heritage in medical technology development, the city is home to one of the UK’s largest Medical Devices clusters. Our manufacturing expertise means we also have one of the largest concentrations of orthopaedic, medical device and surgical instrumentation companies in the UK.
The Outdoor City Run Routes
Explore Sheffield by seeking out The Outdoor City Run Routes. Over 30 routes are signposted and mapped across 15 locations in parks and woodland across the city.
Exciting Developments in Hillsborough’s Burgeoning Indie Scene
Over the last year (and despite the pandemic) Hillsborough has seen an influx of exciting new independent businesses, bringing a fresher feel and attracting new visitors to this reinvigorated part of Sheffield.
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.
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.
How Business Sheffield Helped Olga and Asquith Diversify Their Product Range
Business Sheffield helped Olga & Asquith grow their brand by turning their Jamaican rum cake into a stout—through expert advice and a key introduction.
Make the most of your Snooker time in Sheffield
If you’re experiencing our city for the first time and are interested in exploring a little beyond the Crucible, we’ve pulled together some top tips to help with that.
What else is there to discover?
No Bounds is a multi-site festival, so you’ll get to explore loads of independent spaces around Sheffield as you explore.
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
The Sheffield Property Association
Established in 2017, the Sheffield Property Association is an independent association of significant land owning and development businesses in the city of Sheffield, who along with a wide range of professional organisations, are helping create and support the continued improvement of the city’s built environment. The Association’s members represent over 20,000 jobs and £4bn in assets.
Record Summer in Sheffield
It’s been a successful summer in Sheffield as we’ve hosted a number of high-profile events (the Women’s Euros being a particular highlight) and some of hotels and venues having record breaking months. Conferences have played no small part in this and the team at Conference Sheffield have had one of our busiest and most successful summers to date. Here are a few of our highlights showing why Sheffield really does make for a smart event move.
Mobile Power: From Sheffield to Sub-Saharan African
A sustainable and commercial business model, they provide power to over 100,000 people with bases in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria. They expect to reach one million customers within the next three years.
Experiences
From guided tours led by friendly local experts and adventures in our great outdoors, to tasting your way around the city or even getting hands-on with a masterclass/workshop, Sheffield is full of fantastic unique experiences for visitors.
The 7 Steps to Marketing Success - Developing Powerful Key Messages, Copy and Images
Learn how to craft key messages, authentic copy, and compelling images that resonate with your audience. Discover how to communicate your brand’s benefits, avoid clichés, and create visuals that truly reflect your brand’s personality. Need guidance? Our Beginner’s Guide to Marketing workshop covers this and much more.
Heeley Development Trust
For over two decades now, Heeley Trust has been working to improve public spaces, secure buildings and other assets for the community and deliver all kinds of projects for the people who live here and beyond.
Students of Sheffield
Meet some of our students and see why they fell in love with Sheffield.
Lydia Hooke - Sheffield Hallam University Student
From the city’s diverse architecture to its indie shops and art galleries, graphic design student Lydia finds a world of creative inspiration among Sheffield’s streets.
Help for local businesses
We know businesses of any kind need help, and Business Sheffield have the experience to do just that. We've been doing this for over 30 years and have helped more than 3500 businesses in one way or another.
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.
Nǎm Sông (Five Rivers)
A Sheffield based entrepreneur who brought a vision of Vietnam to the city is thriving after securing financial and business support from two City Region initiatives designed to support new and existing entrepreneurs.
Parkruns in Sheffield
Sheffield has a thriving parkrun scene, with six regular weekly events in the city, plus one just over the border at Rother Valley, convenient for Sheffielders based further South East- meaning that wherever you live/stay, you’re not too far away from one of the events
Safe, affordable and welcoming
Us Sheffielders are known for being friendly and welcoming, making Sheffield a fantastic city to live in whilst you get to grips with student life - plus we are the UK's most affordable student city!
About The Economic Recovery Fund in Sheffield
The Economic Recovery Fund supported local businesses and organisations to get people visiting and spending money in their neighbourhoods. That meant anything from delivering events for businesses to connect with customers; creating exciting new features to draw people in; making the high street a nicer place to spend time; or something completely different. Solutions are designed by local people for local people, using their insight into what would work on their high street.
Sheffield Walking Festival
Taking place over ten days each September, the festival celebrates all sides of Sheffield with a whole host of enjoyable walks of varying lengths, with plenty to see and discover along the way. This year the festival will take place 11 - 20 September 2026.
The 7 Steps to Marketing Success - Creating a Strong Brand that Appeals to your Target Audience
Struggling to define your target market? Understanding your brand values, mission, and identity is essential. Learn how to pinpoint your audience by asking the right questions and discover why appealing to everyone is never the goal. Join our free branding workshop to build a brand that truly resonates with your ideal customers.
An exploding food & drink scene
Over recent years, Sheffield has seen a boom in independent eateries, breweries and bars, and the city's food & drink scene is getting some real attention right now. From food halls to fine dining, street food to cosy cafes, across the city you'll be spoilt for choice.
Forest Dogs
For many, the isolation and loneliness created by successive national and local lockdowns was alleviated by the pitter-patter of puppy paws, but as dog owners faced the prospect of returning to the workplace, a canine loving entrepreneur turned his passion for pooches into pounds after calling on help from Launchpad.
Grobotic Systems Case Study
Alexis Moschopoulos came up with the idea for Grobotic Systems as an academic in the field of plant science. He felt the that the expensive and inefficient equipment he had to use to grow plants for experiments was holding back progress in his field. After several years of discussion and experimentation with his friend Richard Banks, an electronics engineer and maker, the pair founded Grobotic Systems in 2018.
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.”
The 7 Steps to Marketing Success - Know your target market
Feeling overwhelmed by marketing? Our 7-step guide for small business owners will help you start strong and target your ideal customers effectively.
Leaf and Shoot
A former builder who dreamed of the good life has transformed the forgotten underground vaults of Kelham Island into a haven for producing organic edible produce after calling on help from Launchpad, a unique programme which provides business support to new and aspiring entrepreneurs based in the Sheffield City Region.
Sheffield's Best Bakeries
Sheffield is known as a city of makers and the 'Made in Sheffield' mark of excellence could easily be stamped on some of the produce coming out of the bakehouses, cafes and patisseries across our city. Here's 20 'must try' bakeries in Sheffield...
Avian Hang Gliders Case Study
An engineer with a lifelong love of flying is spreading his wings into the world of business, after stepping in to secure the future of Britain’s only hang glider manufacturer.
Steve Peat, MTB World Cup Champion
Despite getting to ride the world over, Sheffield is still my favourite place to ride. Why would I live anywhere else? Look at it. The people. The mountain bike scene. The trails. Sheffield is the best place in the world to ride a bike.
Sheffield’s Visitor Economy Tops £2 Billion
The city welcomed 18.7 million visitors, up 7.3% from 2024, with tourism now supporting 16,203 full-time equivalent jobs across the city.
Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership
The Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership offers a unique opportunity to manage the heritage of the place of outstanding natural beauty.
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.
New in '22 by Exposed Magazine
As we prepare to bid farewell to the year, we round up 22 (see what we did?) of our favourite 2022 additions to the Steel City food, drink and events scene.
Katie Keates - Business Advisor
Meet Katie, part of our business support team looking after young start-ups, SMEs and everything in between.
Yoga My Life Case Study
Farah-Naz Khan, a renowned holistic yoga therapist, trainer and social entrepreneur has dedicated her career to enabling people to take ownership of their own health and wellbeing.
Darren Buxton - Growth Advisor
Meet Darren from our team of business advisors. Darren has worked with hundreds of businesses helping them to look at business strategy, process improvement, and digital challenges. He provides expert support on those grant funding applications too.
Torrell Ewan - Sheffield Hallam graduate
As part of his computer science for games course, Torrell Ewan developed a piece of software to help run breakdancing competitions. It was so successful that, with the help of our Enterprise Team, Torrell turned his idea into his own business, Woosh.
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.
New food tours launch in Sheffield
A Taste of Sheffield and the History and Brunch Tour will take guests on a guided walking tour of the Sheffield City Centre, incorporating food, drink, local history and culture along the way.
Sheffield parks with a view
Sheffield is a city built on hills, so it's no surprise that many of its best-loved parks come with an incline and a stunning view as the reward.
Nick Shields – High Street Business Advisor
With over 30 years' experience spanning design, renovation, and brand strategy, I’ve worked across a wide mix of sectors – from interiors and property to sustainable development and community enterprise. I’ve co-founded retail businesses, led creative projects for everything from hydrogen energy to high street renewal, and I bring a hands-on, practical approach to supporting small businesses.
Bare Alternative
An aspiring entrepreneur who turned his back on a lucrative career in software development in a bid to do his bit for the environment has embarked upon a one man mission to transform the way we purchase everyday goods by banning plastic packaging from his eco-friendly shop.
Alfresco Sheffield
From suntrap terraces to cobbled courtyards in former cutlery workshops and even the odd rooftop, explore our guide of great places to enjoy outdoor drinks and fantastic food in Sheffield.
‘Behind the Scenes’ Reveal of Major New Artwork for Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
A new major contemporary artwork is set to be installed along the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal this September, as international artist Alex Chinneck unveils an impressive looping canal boat structure measuring 13 metres long and six metres high.
Greener cities
Our outdoor city is inspiring other major cities across the world, in the inclusion and development of outdoors as part of their identities, while also striving to solve climate, sustainability and nature challenges faced by the world.
Morgan Killick, tech scale up advisor
Meet Morgan. He lives and breathes tech. Morgan knows what he’s talking about because he’s an an ex-tech founder himself, with 20 years’ experience in starting and growing multiple businesses of his own.
Chapmans Case Study
Agricultural components manufacturer Chapmans has seen plenty of changes and challenges on its 30-year journey.
Walkley Cottage Case Study
Matt Begley took over the Walkley Cottage in December 2020: bad timing, some might say, especially for his first time running a pub.
Northern Lights: Music from Iceland
Phaedra Ensemble launches Music in the Round's Northern Lights weekend with a dazzling portrait of contemporary Icelandic music ranging from celebrated glacial works by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Oscar-winning Hildur Guðnadóttir, to new arrangements of the ever-inventive Björk and Ólafur Arnalds.
Carbon neutral by the end of the next decade
Sheffield is committed to becoming carbon neutral by the end of the next decade. We've committed to shortening our original target by 20 years, declared a Climate Emergency, and announced a citizens’ assembly to help collaborate on finding the best ways to address our problems.
A monumental year for Sheffield Music
2023 is set to be a landmark year in the city’s music history, as some of Sheffield’s best-known exports return to play historic headlining shows. Meanwhile a Sheffield-made musical has just won two Oliver awards and Sheffield's DIY music scene is also making waves in national press...
Jonathan Richards - Operations manager
Jonathan is a lifetime native and proud advocate of Sheffield, with over 16 years’ service in the public sector, primarily working across Sheffield City Council. His career spans a wide range of frontline and operational services, including customer services, income management, legal recovery, policy and procedure development, property regeneration, and housing services, giving him a strong, practical understanding of how public services operate and how they impact residents and communities.
Tim Lindley - Hight Street Business Advisor
Meet Tim, our very own "Dragon Slayer". Tim covers areas including Kelham Island, Crosspool, Crystal Peaks, Abbeydale Road and London Road amongst others.
Amici and Bici Case Study
Julian Gjini bought his café on Abbeydale Road when there were hardly any thriving businesses in the area, and has watched the independent business community grow to the point where Tesco is almost the only chain store on the street.
