Partner organisations

Connect Yorkshire is the fast track to growth for Yorkshire's technology and life-science companies. Connect Yorkshire nurtures new knowledge-based enterprises by linking them with the resources they need to succeed: investment, markets, management, partners, and support services.

Creative Sheffield is the UK’s first city economic development company set up to transform the economic performance of Sheffield. It seeks to deliver higher levels of economic growth and enhance the competitiveness of the city.

DLA Piper is the 5th largest legal services organisation in the UK by turnover and has over 2800 people and 8 offices in the major UK commercial centres, including Sheffield.

Inspiral supplies specialist business support to Creative & Digital Industries (CDI) sector. They have teamed up with STP for the BIG challenge.

Sheffield Technology Parks is currently receiving funding through the LEGI programme in order to help people start up their own business.

The Renaissance South Yorkshire remit is to deliver key projects that contribute to the economic regeneration of South Yorkshire.

RiDO provides a free, professional service that can help with everything including finding the right location and office for your business, planning advice and guidance, finding and training recruits and locating new customers and suppliers.

Sero Consulting are an education, skills and economic development consultancy. They specialise in teaching and learning innovation through use of new technologies and development of digital skills – to enable personal, social and economic development.

SCCI aims to be the best business support network in the region, providing numerous services to both members and non-members.

Sheffield Technology Parks has 2 councillors on the Board of Directors.

Sheffield Technology Parks are a major sponsor of the SHU Enterprise Competition. STP also offers office accommodation to business start-ups graduating from SHU.

SYIF offers finance packages tailored to businesses’ individual needs and assists financial intermediaries by helping with specific business finance packages.

UK Business Incubation is the UK’s authority on the development and support of incubation environments.

UK Steel Enterprise creates a supportive environment for the great entrepreneurial spirit that exists in our small business communities, and in doing so, to encourage job and wealth creation in our steel areas. They provide finance and premises, together with help and advice and this website is designed to give you a comprehensive insight into how we operate and the services we provide.

The University’s Enterprise sector is run by the White Rose Centre for Enterprise. Its aim is to encourage undergraduates, post-graduates and people associated with the University to develop their entrepreneurial skills and build their own businesses.