Following on from the Top Tips for Starting Up workshop, this session focuses on planning your business idea, understanding your business and personal visions, marketing your business, and understanding your competitors. Culminating in the development and completion of your own business plan.
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.
Business Sheffield's Business Information Officers are a team of successful business consultants, working to help Sheffield’s high street businesses thrive.
There’s a saying in sales; Don’t sell me something, solve me something’ and this workshop looks at how to do just that using a consultative sale. This workshop tutors you through a B2B meeting with a prospect, from pre-meeting preparation through to closing, whilst staying in control of the whole sales process. Ideal for anyone who has to sell their ideas/goods/services to other businesses or individuals direct.
Are you an entrepreneur with a great idea but not sure how to turn it into a viable business? Or are you already running a business and looking for support to secure funding, scale your operations, or develop a solid plan for growth? Speak to us at Business Sheffield.
In celebration of Business Finance Week 2025, we’re delighted to invite you to our Access to Finance Networking Breakfast, a morning designed to empower early-stage entrepreneurs with the insights, tools, and connections needed to secure funding and grow their businesses.
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.
Matt Begley took over the Walkley Cottage in December 2020: bad timing, some might say, especially for his first time running a pub.
Sheffield’s Business Response Group have launched a new Business Recovery Plan that brings together civic, city and business leaders to address the impact of Covid-19 on Sheffield’s businesses and jobs.
Mohsin Farmanieh and his wife Fatemeh opened Toranj in the Moor Market in June 2021. COVID-19 made it a challenging time to open a new business, but far from being held back, the pair were keen to expand into a high street shop front.