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.

Food & Drink

The best of our independent scene! From food halls to fine dining, street food to cosy cafes, across the city you'll be spoilt for choice.

Rivelin Rail

Rivelin Rail is making tracks with the Productivity and Digitisation Grants! With support from Business Sheffield and funding from the Productivity and Digitisation Grants, Rivelin Rail were able to make significant software and hardware improvements to their bespoke railway inspection device, improving functionality and reducing assembly time.

Event services

Transform your business with the Business Productivity Programme

Do you have a big idea to jump-start productivity in your business? Maybe you can see your productivity has room to grow, but need some guidance to get there? Don’t miss the opportunity to get the help you need through the Business Productivity Programme!

Kisha Bradley

Sheffield makes me cry.

Future Talent

From apprentice right through to post graduate, the fact that two world-class Universities are based right here in the centre of the city means you're right in the mix with some of the best brains. 

Visakan Kadirkamanathan

Director, Rolls Royce University Technology Centre in Control & Systems Engineering

Major new sustainable aviation fuels centre to be built in South Yorkshire

A new centre that will lead research, innovation and commercial testing of sustainable aviation fuels - the first of its kind in Europe - is to be built by the University of Sheffield.

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.