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Emerge

Build Skills | Develop Ideas | Launch Ventures

Welcome to our enterprising community!

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What's on?

Take a look at our range of skill-building workshops, inspirational fireside chats and special events with a host of guest speakers.
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Join our community

The Emerge: Be enterprising community is a welcoming community for students, recent graduates and staff who are looking to become more enterprising.

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Enterprise Support

Alongside our group sessions, our expert team offer one-to-one support for project leaders and founding teams in their mission to solve problems and forge successful ventures.
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The Spark Podcast 
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Visit our Start-up Studio 

Alumni Mentors

We have a range of incredible alumni entrepreneurs that help to inspire our community .
Are you an alumni founder and would you like to be a mentor, feature on our podcast, or lead a workshop?

Complete our Alumni expression of interest form

News

(LtoR) Founders Edward George and William Toms
(LtoR) ProtoGT Founders Edward George and William Toms

From bedroom to boardroom: enterprising student duo set up thriving Sheffield business

An entrepreneurial student duo has built their fledgling engineering firm from a bedroom startup to a full-scale city centre operation - all while balancing the demands of their Master’s degree studies.
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Grit, Pivot, Profit: The Apprentice challenge crowns new winner after 10 business days

After ten intense days of selling, creating, and pivoting, we can confirm that multiple teams made over £100 in profit—but only one team's grit and creativity secured them the coveted Apprentice Challenge title and prize!
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Emerge: be enterprising offers £1000 for August Alumni Business Showdown

Are you a University of Sheffield graduate running a business? Emerge is offering £1000 to help you connect with your customers. Apply online and boost your network.

£14,000 Awarded to University of Sheffield's Most Promising Student Start-ups

Sheffield's entrepreneurial future is bright. Last week, the Emerge Awards Showcase spotlighted the University's brightest entrepreneurial minds. Which of these promising initiatives will achieve significant industry impact?

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