In just over 18 months, Digital Media Exchange (DMEx) has successfully built digital infrastructure and new opportunities for people in Sheffield to work in the creative and digital industries and to use digital technology to support new local businesses. Digital Opportunities: Pathways to Enterprise celebrated the achievements of the DMEx programme in Sheffield.

1. Support for digital enterprise in
Sheffield
DMEX event
25 June 2015

3. What’s available in Sheffield?
Business
Support
Public Sector
Organisations
Venues
Work Spaces
Get-togethers
and Meet-Ups
Maker Spaces

4. Sector organisations
• Sheffield Cultural Consortium / Sheffield
Creative Guild
• Sheffield Digital
• Common People CIC
• Third Sector Café
• Sheffield Live
• Integreat Plus
• KeyFund

5. Business support programmes
• Business Sheffield
• University of Sheffield Enterprise
– Start Up Weekend
– Enterpreneur Support Programmes
• Sheffield Hallam University
– The Hatchery
• National - Business Growth Service
– Growth Accelerator
– Manufacturing Advisory Service
– Export (UKTI)
– Access to Finance

6. Co-working and “rent a desk”
• Union Street
• Harland Works
• Studio 505 (the Workstation)
• Site Gallery
• Electric Works Club
• CADS (Creative Arts Development Space)
• Forge Works
• SUM Studios (plans for Arts and Community
spaces)
• The RoCo (opening November 2015)

7. Maker spaces & other facilities
• Digital Media Centres – network
• Sheffield Hardware Hackers and Makers
(Portland Works)
• Access Space
• ChopShop CNC
• Sheffield College – Centre for Creative
Industries

8. Venues
• Upstairs rooms in pubs
• Coffee bars
• Both Universities, the College and the UTC
• Museums Sheffield
• Many art galleries and studio spaces
– Eg Bank Street, Mary Street
• 156 Arundel Street

9. Get-togethers
• The Platform (Workstation Creative Lounge)
• PechaKucha (PKNSheffield)
• Knowledge Transfer Network Meet Up
• Techie meet-ups – too many to list!

10. Events
• MADE (October 2015)
• DocFest (just finished)
• Sheffield Design Week (just finished)
• Children’s Media Conference (July 2015)
• Global Manufacturing Festival (??)
• TEDx Sheffield (??)

11. Public sector
• Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise
Partnership (the “LEP”)
– Sector Groups
• Sheffield City Council
– Sheffield First Partnership
– Smart Lab Sheffield

12. Friendly people!
Don’t be afraid to ask . . .