Tech Nation Sheffield

Support:

1. Dotforge is the city’s most well-known accelerator programme; targeted at tech start-ups
2. Social Innovation Accelerator scheme by Sheffield University. Participants must be either students or graduates of the university and operate a social venture
3. Bioincubator scheme in Sheffield University. Biotech ventures can take particular advantage of the University of Sheffield’s
4. Sheffield Digital Campus – The £110 million eCampus will be one of the most technologically advanced business sites in Europe
5. Electric Works – is an office space for a vibrant community of creative, digital and media businesses in Sheffield

Funding:

1. ‘Unlocking Business Investment’ programme, provides grants of between £25,000 and £2m to businesses looking to unlock private investment and create new jobs with sustainable projects
2. The SME Loan Fund loans of between £5,000 and £25,000 available for businesses with a minimum of one year trading record
3. Start Up Loans for Young People scheme. Scheme provides small loans for entrepreneurs aged 18-30 in the area of up to £5,000 to establish or grow start-ups
4. Yorkshire-wide YABA (Yorkshire Association of Business Angels), the largest such consortium in the region