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ALSO INSIDE...

12: If You Ask Me...

Four leading business figures from around the city look at the future for Sheffield and what we need to focus on in 2018.

20: Calendar All the very best business and social events happening around the city.

25, 49 & 67: Five minutes with...

Three entrepreneurs explain their companies and why Sheffield is a great place to start a business.

55: I.T Tips Is your company GDPR ready?

We have all the expert advice.

57: Your Pitch A great opportunity for start-ups to sell their business.

58: Property Focus Expert Tim Bottrill gives his take on Sheffield’s property market.

62: Social Lessons What business can learn from the non profit and social enterprises.

72: After Work The perfect venues for a business meeting, treating clients and networking.

78: Weekend Escapes Looking for the perfect long weekend away? Here is our guide to the best city trips in Europe and the UK. 84: Stats Crunch Retail is back on the up in Sheffield. Here are all the facts and figures from the latest projects appearing around the city.

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A VERY WARM WELCOME Welcome to the first issue of unLTD – a brand new bi-monthly magazine for the Sheffield business community.

We think Sheffield is a vibrant, exciting place in which to live and work, with a thriving business community that’s very much driven by the swathes of hardworking SMEs, entrepreneurs and general go-getters. Where once the sound of blast furnaces and grindstones were the soundtrack to our city’s economy, we’re now driven by modern manufacturing and tech companies, creative and digital specialists as well as a growing financial and healthcare sectors.

Which is why we think the city and the region around it deserves a business magazine that reflects the nature of these exciting times.

It’s not all raspberry jam and crumpets of course, and there are challenges we all need to meet every day. But we won’t shy away from those in these pages, not least the current hot topics of the outcome of the devolution process and arrival of HS2. But there are opportunities too; and these, as well as the everyday issues facing business of all shapes and sizes will be covered alongside these ‘headline’ news stories.

So what can you expect? We’ll have regular features on company culture to share best practice across the city. We’ll focus on startups and young entrepreneurs as they look to become the wealth and job-creators of today and tomorrow. We’ll interview some of the key figures that are shaping our city to find out what they think the future has in store. And importantly, we’ll be broadening our horizons to learn from businesses in other cities across the globe, to help us grow, expand and develop in the smartest way possible.

And, let’s remember, we’re not always at work.

Which is why we’ll feature regular guides about where to escape for those oh-so-important weekends away as well as unpicking the best places to unwind at the end of the day.

But beyond all this, most of all we want unLTD to be different to what you’d expect from a typical business magazine. We think with this first issue we’re on the right track.

@UNLTDBUSINESS UNLTD BUSINESS FACEBOOK.COM/UNLTDBUSINESS EDITORIAL Richard Fidler richard@unltdbusiness.com Jill Theobald editorial@unltdbusiness.com General editorial@unltdbusiness.com ADVERTISING Phil Turner phil@unltdbusiness.com Nick Hallam nick@unltdbusiness.com General advertising@unltdbusiness.com FINANCE Sarah Koriba and Faye Bailey accounts@exposedmagazine.co.uk DESIGN Simon Waller advertising@unltdbusiness.com CONTRIBUTORS Marc Barker Laura IH Bennett Jay Bhayani Lucy Bloor Leecruize Delaney Mike Durham Harry Hamling unLTD is published bi-monthly by Blind Mice Media LTD Unit 1B Rialto 2 Kelham Island Square Kelham Riverside Sheffield S3 8SD and HR Media LTD 59 Shoreham Street Sheffield S1 4SB

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NOT YOUR RUN OF THE MILL I.T. FIRM Tech firm Millgate prides itself on its company culture.

Jill Theobald catches up with managing director Chris Calvert as the company celebrates its 21st anniversary What’s the first thing that attracts potential employees?

And what, just as importantly, keeps them?

Attractive salary?

Perks and benefits?

Employers are facing increasing pressure to sell their organisation as a good place to make a living – not surprising considering we spend so much of our lives there.

But bosses are also realising the key differentiator between being a good place to work and a great one is company culture.

From gossiping at the water cooler to trending topics on Twitter, workplace culture has certainly evolved over the years.

Forget the days of the passive-aggressive post-it note on the office fridge demanding to know which colleague stole your sarnie a la Ross from Friends in the 90s.

Many of today’s city region workplaces are more likely to have their own urban canteen-style break-out area like Jaywing agency or Café BB at B. Braun Medical.

In each edition of unLTD, we’ll be looking at how companies across the city business region are adapting and improving workplace culture to attract, retain and

Results of anonymous staff survey in 2016 found:

100% 95% 95%

of staff either liked or loved working at Millgate

felt Millgate had a good/ great working atmosphere

felt supported in their role

86% 82% 81% 77%

felt Millgate had a good/great approach to listening to staff

felt motivated felt Millgate had a good/great and able to management progress their style career

support employees.

This issue we’re meeting Chris Calvert, managing director at Millgate.

The tech firm, based on Vantage Drive in Sheffield, is currently celebrating its 21st anniversary and was shortlisted in the ‘Best Company to Work for’ category in technology trade magazine CRN’s Sales and Marketing awards earlier this year.

Said Chris: “I started my career as an IT technician and programmer in the

felt Millgate had a good/ great career progression

1980s before setting up my first company Alcotech in 1986 selling IT hardware and services. After stepping down as MD of Alcotech at the end of 1995, I established Millgate in July 1996 in Rotherham with three staff providing IT and communication solutions for businesses in Yorkshire.

“Today Millgate employs 115 people and serves more than 6,000 customers across the UK. “A lot of that growth can be attributed to the company

culture we’ve created and nurtured.

“Culture is vital to business success because growth works best when your teams work well together – and last year Millgate staff numbers grew by more than 20%.

“But while growing we’ve also maintained a record low for sickness average. In the last seven years Millgate’s sickness rate averaged just 1.03% a year and last year dropped to an all-time low of just 0.90% which is less than half the national average of 2.3%.

“Our high growth has, of course, changed the culture but we have tried to keep an accessible and flexible management structure in order to maintain a positive close-knit culture.

“My door is always open and I try to support and encourage our employees to be their best.

“But it’s not just me – the team at Millgate has worked hard at making this a great place to work “The ‘work hard, play hard’, team mentality runs through the business – from the air hockey, dartboard and pool table in the office, to ‘dress down Fridays’ and fundraising opportunities and charitable events.”

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COMPANY CULTURE HIGH FIVE! We asked a cross-section of Millgate’s team to tell us the five reasons why they think the firm’s company culture works so well.

A NEW DIRECTION “Although we have always been very flexible, the danger of becoming bigger and more settled is that as a company you become harder to develop and adjust,” said Chris.

“We have a new interim sales director Alasdair Jeffrey who is passionate about moving Millgate more into the service side which requires us to upskill and become more technical but means we can then do far more for our customers.”

Alasdair is principal of Ukanguru Ltd and while acting sales director has brought with him new approaches to staff development and company culture.

He said: “In very simple terms Millgate’s new and existing customers have challenges and potential opportunities for which services are the solution – and the secret is to start to ask intelligent relevant questions and listen to the answers.”

In the run-up to the new direction management were given a copy of One Minute Manger and told to implement a strategy recommended by the book and report back.

Alasdair also asked staff to read motivational business fable Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson.

Sub-titled ‘An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life’, the New York Times business bestseller is described by Alasdair as ‘typically one of the early resources used in a progressive business’ and describes change in work and life, and typical reactions to those changes.

Cheese isn’t the only thing being moved at Millgate – Alasdair’s approaches to shake things up applied to the office, too.

Staff arrived at work one morning to find they had been moved to another desk elsewhere in the office. Meanwhile the management were busy hotdesking.

Chris said: “It was a way of ensuring that any sort of ingrained culture does not become too firmly embedded and we avoid ‘autopilot’ working methods.

“It’s just one part of our approach to ensuring we keep providing the best service for our customers – invigorating and enhancing company culture so our workforce can continue to grow and adapt to new market needs.

“This is a key area for businesses looking to improve their company culture in today’s workplace – improve your internal communication and where possible create opportunities for your staff to input into the vision.”

Added Chris: “We are now a pretty big ship. But we are still trying our best to keep our direction moving so we can better look after our customers.

“Methods like these help our staff adapt to change as we set sail in our new direction.”

We are still trying our best to keep our direction moving so we can better look after our customers.

1. Simple and accessible management “Chris always has his door open, everyone knows him and he is open to new ideas and encourages his team to step up.”

Rikki Stout (recruitment manager) 2. Great transparency “The sales team have their figures on display, there’s no secrecy! Plus a clear, across-the-board sales commission structure with no favourites.”

Luke Jones (senior account manager) 3. Realistic goals, good rewards “Some employers believe a goal should be just out of reach or moving with success, thinking this will causing a team to strive. However, in reality, it often just sets a team up to fail. Millgate offers realistic goals and good rewards.”

Rebecca Marshall (marketing manager) 4. Empowering people “You’re not micromanaged at Millgate! You’re trusted to manage your accounts, source your products and get help when it’s needed.”

Matt Barrett (account manager) 5. Fun and friendly atmosphere “Millgate is friendly and fun and no two days are the same!”

Claire Griffin (facilities manager)

Quotes from staff like this are especially revealing given a survey of 2,000 workers found the top 40 factors for working happiness included just about all of them.

The research commissioned by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) found ‘respect for employees’ came top, while realistic deadlines and fun colleagues also made the top ten.

Marketing manager Rebecca Marshall said: “I’ve worked at Millgate for less than a year but I’ve already seen how Chris is good at spotting opportunities and can turn his hand to almost anything.

“He is a genuinely inspiring person – he provides opportunity and support for those at Millgate, encouraging them to be creative and come up with new ideas which keeps the company adapting and developing.”

‘Being acknowledged for achievements and hard work’ and ‘having ideas listened to’ were also highly rated by respondents in the AAT survey.

Does your firm have an outstanding company culture? Get in touch: editorial@unLTDbusiness.com

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IT FIRM TOPS £500,000 IN SERVER SALES REVENUE Server sales have topped £500,000 for Millgate as firms look to increase and enhance security ahead of the forthcoming GDPR regulations.

The Sheffield-based IT specialists has seen a rise in sales to 645 Dell PowerEdge server units as companies prepare for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines.

Managing Director Chris Calvert said: “Our sales over the past 12 months for this particular server range have been at an all-time high, reaching a revenue of more than £500,000.

“This reflects national sales as PowerEdge is currently ranked number one in servers by unit sales, with features including easy infrastructure management while lowering businesses’ operating costs.

“The range features up to 90 per cent easier issue resolution as well as Intelligent Automation.

However, it also has integrated security which protects businesses and their customers with a deep layer of defence built into the hardware and firmware of every server.

“It’s likely that this enhanced level of security is its main selling point because the arrival of GDPR is set to make data protection a more prominent issue than ever.

As a result it will be a priority on every business’ agenda between now and the GDPR compliance deadline and we expect to see customer enquiries to continue to rise.”

Companies have until May 2018 to review their data protection policies and ensure they are proactive and compliant with cyber

As a result it will be a priority on every business’ agenda between now and the GDPR compliance deadline and we expect to see customer enquiries to continue to rise.

security before GDPR becomes legislation.

Now based at Vantage Drive, Sheffield, Millgate opened its first office in Rotherham in 1996 providing IT and communication solutions for Yorkshire businesses.

Today it is one of the top 100 resellers in UK, serving more than 6,000 customers nationwide with a turnover of more than £40million.

For more information about Dell PowerEdge visit: www. dellemc.com/en-gb/servers/ index.htm or contact Millgate for a quote millgate.co.uk/ quote.php.

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PARADISE ISLAND IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

Kelham Island is undergoing a rapid redevelopment.

Harry Hamling reports

It may no longer be Sheffield’s best kept secret but the rise of Kelham Island shows no sign of slowing down.

From abandoned warehouses to warm homes, building company Citu has nearly completed their transformation of the old, Kelham Island area in Sheffield, turning it into a vibrant, buzzing community full of all the character it

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already possessed, but presented in a new way.

The once steel industryfocused ‘island’ is unrecognisable to past eyes.

The new development site of Little Kelham is built on a site once occupied by two factories, Eagle Works and Green Lane works. These old factory buildings and warehouses have now been restored and repurposed, for commercial, office, retail and

creative space. This, alongside an influx of trendy low-carbon residential apartments, should also help breathe some life into these historic old structures.

Even during this period of rapid transition, the Kelham Island museum is holding its place in the skyline, offering new residents a chance to learn the history of the area.

The museum offers residents, new and old, a chance to learn

about the city’s industrial history, which was nowhere more prevalent than in Kelham Island. This can be seen in the surrounding buildings, such as the Globe Works and Cornish Place.

These have been restored to their former glory by Citu, and are still keeping their place in Kelham Island, despite the developments surrounding them.

Little Kelham is being run

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Kelham Island is a real property hot spot right now with lots of new exciting developments and city centre living opportunities.

by Leeds-based building company Citu, who started work on the site in 2013.

Citu’s goal is to change the perspective of Kelham Island to the public. To get them away from being a relic of an industrial past and turning it into a vibrant 21st century living area.

One way of achieving this is by focusing their homes on being low carbon, and blending these modern, energy efficient buildings with the existing architecture.

The houses in Little Kelham are digitally-enabled, allowing residents to control and monitor energy usage from a smartphone or tablet.

One business which has seen the transformation of Kelham Island over past decade is at The Milestone, a gastro pub on Green Lane.

Originally opened as a paint shop in the 1940s, the building was taken over by Matt Bigland and Miles Gould after being derelict for more than 20 years.

Milestone operations manager, Stacey Sherwood, said local businesses have been consulted by Citu: “We worked closely with them.

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“We think it’s a really good addition to Kelham Island, it’s brought in a lot of new people to the demographic.

“The developer has been very good in returning the heritage of Kelham Island, with it being one of the original 11 industrial quarters of Sheffield and with keeping with the style of the buildings and the original names on the side of the buildings.

“Some of the old streetlights have been kept.

“It is not like any other area of the city. It is unique.”

This sense of uniqueness hits close to home for residents of Kelham Island, and is important to them that it’s not lost with the new developments.

Managing director of Citu Chris Thompson has recognised this, and is not wanting to lose anything from Kelham Island: “Little Kelham is the biggest development in Kelham Island, which is fast becoming one of the most exciting urban neighbourhoods in the north.

“The area oozed character but lacked investment, but the last few years have seen the tide changing and people

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“The response to Little Kelham has been overwhelming, but not particularly surprising. More people are aware of their impact on the environment and want to do their bit to reduce their emissions. We’re building high density homes on brownfield sites, but we’re using clever design to maximise space.”

Citu, as a company, has always aimed to tackle climate change through developing new and innovative designs that help create a ripple effect in the industry, leading to a more widespread adoption of sustainable methodologies.

By building these new ecofriendly homes in a former industrial area such as Kelham Island, Citu is showing its commitment to trying to help change the Sheffield area and its effect on the environment.

Unlike developments found in other cities, this one is not focused on students and first time buyers. Citu are creating a community in Little Kelham, and their houses are

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appealing to all types of buyer, especially ones looking for that community environment.

The area is thriving with cafes, pubs and restaurants, and is the perfect place for not just single people, but families as well.

This idea of community can be seen in the Kelham Island Community Alliance (KICA), an organisation founded in 2000.

The group was formed to promote public benefit, conserve, protect and improve

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the environment, prevent criminal acts and promote social inclusion.

This public sense of inclusion is something that is seen across all of Sheffield, but it is that sense of community that Citu is hoping to retain and grow with the development of Little Kelham.

This concentrated aim to change how the people of Sheffield and the rest of the UK perceive Kelham Island has started paying dividends

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already, even before all the building works are complete.

One business already benefiting is estate and lettings agents Redbrik who have opened an office in the Krynkl development.

Director Peter Lee said: “We were delighted to open our fifth sales and lettings office in such a fantastic location within the city.

“The area has provided us with a fun and vibrant place to work and is very much in line

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with the Redbrik brand and ethos.

“We are passionate about city and town centre living and Kelham Island is a real property hot spot right now with lots of new exciting developments and city centre living opportunities.

The development of existing buildings, which architecturally are beautiful, gives people the opportunity to buy or rent homes with real character.”

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I played rugby a lot as a youngster, got a scholarship to play in the US for a year and fell just short of playing professionally. I continued to play a lot while studying at University of Sheffield and went on to qualify as a personal trainer. It was in this role that I really understood the benefits of exercise and how fitness can have such a positive impact on the lives of all of us.

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It is all up to you – how hard you work dictates how successful you become.

Starting a business was an alien concept to me – I’d never done it before, so I am learning each and every day.

Every day presents new lessons and challenges – and I love challenges!

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Game-changing, exciting, responsible.

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Of its close-knit, community feel. It is a continually expanding and evolving city with a rich history.

The best advice I ever got was …

Firstly that the main thing about the business should always remain the main focus.

Secondly it is better to

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I am learning each and every day.

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LAYING THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONS It’s a midweek lunchtime in early autumn and The Riverside is in full swing. It’s been two years since True North Brew Co. (formerly The Forum Group and owners of popular Sheffield hostelries such as The Broadfield and The York) took over this Neepsend boozer, and like many of their other ventures, it’s been a resounding success.

James Eardley, founder/chief brewer/head salesman/delivery driver of The Brew Foundation exchanges pleasantries with the staff as we walk in.

They are regular stockists of his beers, and they are happy to let us use the pub today, in part because of the success of The Brew Foundation sales.

“They fly out,” is the honest assessment of the bar manager, who happily pours James a pint as he poses for pictures.

“It must be good when you hear off the cuff comments like that?” I venture as we settle down for a chat.

“Yeah, it is,” James admits. “There are little things that really make it worthwhile because it’s genuine.

I remember when the first set of casks came back with our logo embossed onto them, that was a good moment but yeah, hearing stuff like that or watching people just enjoy the beer, that’s a good feeling.”

But it wasn’t always like that. As someone who launched Exposed Magazine 14 years ago, I tell James about how uncomfortable I used to get when I found myself sitting next to someone reading a copy. I’d always try to work out what they were reading, or why they had skipped a particular article. It took a while before I could just let them get on with it without

Two years ago James Eardley quit his career selling advertising to student property companies to form The Brew Foundation. Since then he has established a customer base on both sides of the Pennines and is about to open his first pub. Phil Turner caught up with the ale entrepreneur

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peering over their shoulder. It’s a feeling James can relate to.

“When I first started I used to go the pubs that had bought the beer with a few friends and keep an eye on the bar to see who was buying it,” he admits. “When someone ordered a pint you’d get this little feeling of anticipation, wondering what they would think of it.

Then if they went back and ordered another, that felt really good.”

But seeing him here in his element and knowing James pretty well (he worked alongside me just before he set up The Brew Foundation), it’s clear James is the sort of person who was born to do this. Having run a sales and marketing business reasonably successfully for a number of years, as well as launching his own property comparison site, James was already filled with that entrepreneurial spirit. And having been a bit of a home brewer on the side, he already had half an idea about how to put a decent ale together.

“I always thought that if it went well, I’d have loads of money I could buy beer with, and if it didn’t, I’d have a load of beer anyway!” he tells me, proudly.

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SUCCESS STORY But nonetheless, with the kind of responsibilities you’d expect from someone in their 30s and a successful business he was about to walk away from, he must have been anxious about abandoning that and doing something totally different?

“Not necessarily,” argues James. “I’d stumbled into the sales and marketing stuff really and especially the property side of things. It wasn’t that I didn’t like it but it wasn’t something I felt passionate about. Beer was different.”

So how did he get started, I wonder? Presumably going for an enthusiastic home brewer to producing beer that’s going to sell in decent quantities to an increasingly discerning drinking public isn’t easy?

“A brewery had come up for sale in Manchester, which was unusual at the time. It was sensibly priced and I had a few meetings so the original plan was to take that over with its existing client base.

Unfortunately, that deal fell apart but it made me realise that the figures stacked up and it was something I really wanted to do.”

There was a hitch though.

James couldn’t afford the set-up costs of buying all his own equipment and he wasn’t overly keen on getting into debt. Thankfully for him, there was another way.

“I already knew the guys from Wincle Beer Company in the Peak District and they suggested I cuckoo brew there, which essentially means going in and using another brewery’s equipment, rather than buying your own.

“It’s not actually that common, Five Clouds Brewery from Macclesfield do it, as do Steel City Brewing here in Sheffield, but I think a lot of people like the kudos of having their own brewery so would rather take on that initial investment. But the fact is it saves a lot of financial risk and most breweries have spare capacity, so personally I’m surprised more don’t.”

And according to James, he actually cracked those first few brews pretty well. His home brewing experience gave him

just enough knowledge, and thankfully, the craft brewery scene is pretty giving.

“I was able to grasp the basics such as knowing what type of hops and malt give what type of strength and flavour pretty quickly,” he says.

“And once you know that you can start to manipulate them to make different styles of beer. And if I don’t know, there are always people out there to help. For instance, I’m about to brew a Pilsner, which I haven’t done before. There’s a longer fermentation process and it’s more about the malt and yeast, hops don’t play such a leading role.

“So I’ve chatted with other breweries and brewing consultants to put together a decent recipe. Sure, beers can be tweaked after the first brew but if you’re making 2,000 litres of beer to sell, you want to get it pretty much spot on first time.”

The actual brewing may have been a bit of a learning curve but selling it was second nature to James.

“I found getting the beer stocked relatively easy. I come from a sales background,” he explains. “So going into the pub and saying ‘Do you want to buy a cask of beer?’ was easier than selling advertising, that’s for sure.”

Craft beer has seen an explosion in recent years, and The Brew Foundation probably came in at the right time.

Setting up now would arguably be tougher, simply because there are so many other craft and micro-breweries making superb beer.

James is confident though that even if the boom is slowing, it is nonetheless still growing.

“There are still people who haven’t tried real ale or craft beer so there are new customers every day,” he says. “As a consumer you now expect to go into a pub and try a decent range of beer. If you went into a pub and they only had John Smith’s and Fosters, most people would go somewhere else.

“But more breweries are looking for new revenue streams like opening their own outlets as your margins

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are better. You can waste a lot of time and money delivering beer. You’re putting it into £55 of metal, dropping the beer off, getting the money in 30 days’ time, then going back to pick up the £55 worth of metal.”

Which leads us to his latest venture, The Ale Club on Ecclesall Road “I guess a lot of people would keep looking to expand sales and open their own brewery with the extra revenue streams that offers such as brewery tours, brew for a day and a tap house. But for me cuckoo brewing still works. I’m not at capacity or even close to it, so instead I’m opening a micro pub and bottle shop.

“You’ve got The Beer House at one end and Portland House at other so hopefully it will join the crawl up nicely. Plus, there isn’t a specialist bottle shop on Ecclesall Road, so that offer I think will work.”

Eventually James plans to open more ‘ale clubs’, possibly in Sheffield, possibly in other areas he sells his beer into.

So two years on, after making that big leap from a safe career into the unknown, would he recommend it to others?

“100%,” he says. “But go in with your eyes open. I guess sometimes you can think it’s an easy thing to do, maybe you watch a TV programme or read a magazine article and think ‘Yes, I’ll do that… start a brewery or go into street food or whatever,’ but it’s hard graft. You won’t make as much money initially as you think you will and it will cost you a lot more. If you’ve got a big mortgage, kids and are struggling to make ends meet then you need to really assess if this is the right time, and how viable it is.

“But for most people, following your passion and doing something you love has got to be the right way forward, hasn’t it?

“I mean even if you try it for 12 months and it doesn’t work out, you can always go back to getting a job again… and hopefully you’ll have had a fun 12 months doing it.”

The Ecclesall Ale Club is due to open in November.

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We deliver Magazines, Leaflets, Brochures, Menus, Directories and Booklets. This service is achieved by door to door, licensed street flyer distribution, Multi-drops for magazines and newspapers. We even offer a Courier and Storage Service.

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR GDPR

Recent research found that less than one in ten UK SME owners fully understands what GDPR means for their business - or have taken appropriate steps to prepare.

Sheffield IT firm Millgate managing director Chris Calvert said the city business region needed to ‘get GDPR-ready’.

The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, overhauls previous data protection directives to give more power back to the data subject. Companies around

the UK and EU must ensure they are compliant with the new directives before the May 2018 deadline – or will be at risk of substantial fines and reputational damage.

Chris said: “Every business needs to be GDPR-compliant

by May 2018. But that deadline is fast approaching and worryingly few organisations are fully aware or actively preparing.

“And with GDPR set to impose fines of up to 4% of annual global revenue or €20

million – whichever is greater – organisations can quite literally not afford to ignore their responsibilities.

“Businesses need to evaluate all internal operations that involve the handling of secure data, identify any areas that present the risk of a data breach, and ensure they have processes in place to minimise that risk. Employees may require training, and software will need to be implemented to ensure security.”

START GETTING READY FOR GDPR NOW ?

Know your data

• What data exists?

• Where is the data held?

• How is the data managed?

• Who has access to data?

What do these changes mean in practice For Consumers GDPR means strengthened rights for individuals including: • Access to personal data • Corrections of errors • The right to be forgotten • Transparency in how data is used • Control of how data is used • Notification of data breaches

Who will need a data protection officer?

Once GDPR comes into force, some organisations will be required to appoint a DPO. Including; public authorities and companies that process large amounts of data.

The role of the DPO is

to inform and advise the employer and its employees of their obligations under GDPR and other applicable data protection laws and to monitor the organisation’s compliance.

Keeping records and reporting breaches Keeping a record of data operations and activities is vital.

Data controllers must

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notify the supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach or face a hefty fine.

For Businesses GDPR also means harmonised obligations for organisations who process data, including: • Increased accountability • Wider scope • Documentation of compliance • Data security • Stricter controls around consent • Data breach reporting

For more info If you’d like more information about GDPR or to start your journey towards compliance, contact Millgate about products and services that can help!

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€20 million

Processing data under the GDPR Once the legislation comes into effect, controllers must ensure personal data is processed lawfully, transparently, and for a specific purpose. In addition, once that purpose is fulfilled and the data is no longer required, it should be deleted.

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YOUR PITCH Your pitch is an opportunity for start-ups to tell the world about their business. This issue we meet Ben Newton of retrofootball99

CLASSIC SHIRTS ARE A PERFECT FIT FOR FOOTBALL FAN BEN Tell us about your business – sell yourself! retrofootball99 is about bringing together my passion for football shirts and business, in order to give enjoyment to football fans globally. My aim is to provide my customers with consistently excellent experiences by sourcing and selling shirts that are: • Excellent quality, original shirts • Affordable and value for money • Backed by great customer service My stock changes almost daily and my shirts cover a global spectrum of clubs and countries, including an extremely rare Barcelona shirt from 1992, the iconic Germany shirt of the early 90s and more recent shirts from top Premier League clubs Manchester United and City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. I’ve also got a great selection of Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United shirts, which are very popular locally!

I love seeing people enjoy my shirts and I get regular feedback on social media from delighted customers. I also provide a search service to source rare or special shirts.

What gave you the idea for your business?

I’ve been going to football matches since I was aged two and my passion for football shirts quickly followed.

Since then I have had hundreds of shirts from various clubs and countries

around the world. When I started on the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, Business & Entrepreneurship course, there was only one thing I was ever going to do, combine my love of football shirts with the desire to set up and run my own business.

Who are your customers and how are you targeting them?

Football is a truly worldwide sport and the market for retro football shirts is global. My customers range from the serious football shirt collector, people wanting a one-off shirt for a birthday or special occasion, through to children

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wanting to start or add to their own collection.

I’ve targeted customers via social media and sold via pop up shops, the Teenage Market network and directly through social media. A website will follow soon.

How can people get in touch with you?

I’d love to hear from you to either trade or simply for a bit of football shirt related chat, to broaden my network and further develop my skills, knowledge and experience.

To see more of what I do, follow me on Twitter @retrofootball99 and Instagram @retrofootball99uk

If you’d like to feature in this section please email editorial@unLTDbusiness.com

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EMBRACING CHANGE IS GOOD FOR CITY Property agent Tim Bottrill says areas should be allowed to develop at their own pace but ShefďŹ eld must keep up with its rivals. He spoke to Richard Fidler 58

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There is often talk about giving businesses assistance to help them survive but that doesn’t make them a business in my opinion.

TIM BOTTRILL DIRECTOR OF COLLOCO

If you’ve walked a mile in Tim Bottrill’s shoes then it’s probable that you’ll be equally as successful as the man behind Sheffield property agency Colloco.

Tim, who took the plunge in setting up his own firm earlier this year after many years with Knight Frank and then Fernie Greaves to form Colloco, prefers to get around the city by foot rather than car, taxi or even on a bike.

It gives him, he says, the best possible view of Sheffield and its property. If there’s somewhere that is ripe for development then Tim will have clocked it before the owners even realise it.

So there’s no better person to share his thoughts on the ever evolving cityscape of Sheffield. From his office at the uber-cool Krynkl development in Kelham Island, Tim is perfectly positioned to keep an eye on some of the hottest redevelopment schemes in the country.

He said: “It’s still early days.

In six to 12 months Kelham will be becoming what people expect it to be but there’s still lots of work to be done. It’s a very exciting time for the area, though.

“Little Kelham is a huge site

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with a good mix of commercial and residential. Cities the size of Sheffield need urban villages like Kelham that have everything for students through to people in their 60s.

“Stew and Oyster told me they had their best ever opening weekend with their Sheffield launch.”

When people think of areas such as Kelham

Island developing there’s a presumption they will be a hive of independent businesses, started by entrepreneurs. It’s not quite the plucky underdog story that many hope for as business, at the end of the day, is business.

As Tim explains: “Areas change. You only have to look at how Ecclesall Road has evolved over the years. Yes, Sharrowvale Road is still a hot spot for independents but Ecclesall Road itself has many high street names.

“Starbucks will take over three leases and people see it as the big boys moving in but what you have to realise is that three independents will be getting money on the back of that.

“Shoreditch in London is a great example – it was full of independents but that attracts the bigger businesses. It’s just the cycle of how areas develop over the years.

“An area like Kelham Island will initially attract independent businesses because there’s a buzz around the redevelopment and rents are reasonable. There is often talk about giving businesses assistance to help them survive but that doesn’t make them a business in my opinion.”

As a leading city property agent Tim has been a key figure behind the formation of Sheffield Property Association – an independent association of individuals and organisations with interest in land, property and development in Sheffield.

Tim said: “The Sheffield Property Association is totally independent and our aim is to move Sheffield forward.

Between members there are total assets owned for nearly £4 billion so it’s a pretty powerful group.

“There is lots happening at the moment. Phase one of the retail quarter is now coming up and although it has taken many years to get going it will be a big boost to the city.

“These things are complicated, there are so many variables involved. In some ways it’s like an eclipse – if everything doesn’t happen at exactly the right time then it doesn’t happen.

“There is always a need for new Grade A office developments. St Paul’s Place and the Digital Campus have added to this stock but as a city we’re still cheaper than Manchester or Leeds for rents.

We want to see that gap closing.”

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LESSONS FROM WORLD OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Culture and values are vital to the success of organisations whether they are city-based start-ups in the tech sector or social enterprises in the foothills of the Andes. Here, Laura IH Bennett, one of the newest additions to the board of the Sheffield City Region LEP, explains why

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From Cuba to Peru – I have been fortunate to live abroad and take a keen interest in learning how business is conducted in other cities in the UK and across the globe.

But what can the Sheffield business community, as a whole, learn from the nonprofit and social enterprise sector? Here are my three lessons…

I now work in the digital tech sector with a particular focus on entrepreneurship, but my education and much of my professional background is in non-profits, international development, and social enterprises. A strange mix perhaps, but it has given me a broad insight into diverse business models and different ways of working.

I lived in a small town in rural Peru for nearly four years, where I was director of operations for Awamaki, a non-profit organisation with a social enterprise business model. Awamaki worked with

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female weavers and knitters from the Andes, bringing their products to market and providing capacity-building training so they could run their own artisan cooperatives as profitable businesses.

A lot of research in the international development field shows that income in the hands of women has wide-reaching positive impacts, both economically and socially, and this was the driving force behind our approach.

My role entailed everything from staff management and developing the organisation’s strategy, to managing community relations and overseeing the finances. The organisation existed for five years before I joined, and, early on, had relied entirely on grant funding.

I was able to flip the balance towards generating revenue, not completely, but enough to ensure we covered staff and operations.

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This was important from a sustainability point of view, but also as a vital step towards freeing us from restricted grant funding. Many nonprofits and social enterprises suffer from ‘mission-creep’, whereby in an effort to win funding, they compromise on their mission in order to ‘tick the right boxes’. It was incredibly frustrating to either not be able to apply for a certain grant, or feel we’d need to shoehorn in an extra programme to qualify.

Generating our own revenue as a social enterprise freed us from this constraint.

Despite living in an Andean village, I was becoming increasingly aware of the burgeoning start-up scene in London, the city I had lived in for three years before. There was something intriguing about this new way of doing business and I was getting drawn into ‘Entrepreneurship 101’ with phrases such as, Lean Start-up, Agile Working, and

A business should have truly embedded values that all the staff know and live by

Minimum Viable Product all par for the course. It sounded like there were many useful tips and tricks to getting something off the ground as quickly and as cheaply as possible – my modus operandi working for a cash-strapped social enterprise!

I decided to leave the world of non-profits and social enterprise to get a better understanding of entrepreneurship and get smarter about revenue generation, with a view to take that learning back to the non-profit and social enterprise sector.

Upon jumping into the world of entrepreneurship as a newbie, I soon realised business has an awful lot to learn from non-profits.

Sheffield has long been known for its independent spirit and collective belief in social justice so it follows our business community shares similar sensibilities. But there is always more to learn!

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Publishing Sales Executive Sheffield £20-22k (30K OTE) Full time, Monday-Friday Uncapped commission Progressive office environment Growing business

The company: Highly-regarded book & magazine publishing business in the popular Kelham Island district.

The role: We have an exciting opportunity to join this dynamic publishing company based in the trendy Kelham Island district of Sheffield. Due to company growth the business are now looking to employ an additional publishing sales executive.

You will be required to sell packages in the company’s fantastic award-winning range of regional cookbooks. Your clients will range from chefs to artisan producers, business owners to marketing executives. You will have to be creative in your approach and always on the look out for potential clients. While the role is predominately office based you will be required to occassionally travel in the UK and beyond to meet clients and understand the local food scene.

About you: You will be a driven and dynamic sales person ideally with experience in magazine or advertising sales. You will be self-motivated and have experience in prospecting for new business over the phone and generating your own leads. A passion for food and cooking would be a big bonus. You must possess a full, clean driving license.

How to apply: Email a covering letter and CV to phil@mezepublishing.co.uk

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LAURA WITH THE AWAMAKI TEAM

One of the most essential things is how important it is to have values. Not glib, one-word slogans picked straight from the “Business BS” bingo card, but values that are rooted in what the organisation does, how it delivers its activities, and where it fits in to the wider strategy – truly embedded values that all staff know and live by. When faced with a potential opportunity (or threat), determining whether it aligns or conflicts with an organisation’s values gives leaders an insight that numbers alone can’t necessarily provide. Having strong values everyone adheres to means businesses are more open to making decisions that might be tough in the short term, but that ultimately will help build a stronger and more sustainable company.

A second essential learning point is having a clearly defined purpose, something far broader than ‘we exist to make a profit’. There’s so much more to business than that.

In social enterprises, we often refer to the ‘triple bottom line’, of environmental, social, and economic drivers. There is no reason why every organisation

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Businesses bring vibrancy to a place, they can share their knowledge and collaborate with others in a city...

shouldn’t be a social enterprise – if a business operates in a void and pays no attention to the impact on not just its customers but the wider environment, we are all worse off. A for-profit business can be a force for good in society – above and beyond creating jobs and increasing economic growth.

Businesses bring vibrancy to a place, they can share their knowledge and collaborate with others in a city, and, thanks to that triple bottom line, they can also have a positive impact on society and the environment, too.

The third lesson is diversity.

Working in the digital tech sector, not a day goes by

without reading about a corporate scandal a plea to get more diversity, whether that’s gender, race, or disability. At Awamaki, I had the opposite problem: we had a team of 12, and only two of them were men. We did, however, have a culturally diverse workforce, comprising Peruvians, Americans, and Europeans, and our office language was Spanish. The women in the artisan cooperatives were indigenous Peruvian, and only spoke Quechua. The cultural and linguistic diversity made it challenging at times, but we found ways of communicating, and our shared experiences and different backgrounds made for rich and stimulating

discussions. We found new ways of looking at old problems, and weren’t afraid to try something that was initially out of our comfort zone. If you only employ the same ‘type’ of person, your business will have a very cloistered and closed view of the world that does not take into account different opinions, needs, and experiences.

Taking these three learning points through to a purely economic conclusion, the fact that report after report tells us people are increasingly attracted to work in companies that have values and purpose at their core means diverse teams make for more profitable companies.

Making sure your purpose and values are clear, and employing a diverse team, is fundamental.

While I might still one day return to the non-profit sector, right now I am entirely committed to the business community of Sheffield.

I hope that 2018 sees an increasing and sustained economic growth, led by socially-minded businesses and social enterprises, with a positive impact on our city’s society and environment.

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BEAR HUGS I was inspired to start my business ...

A few years ago, while I was working as a language therapist but I was unable to continue, after I became unwell and housebound.

I was diagnosed with Lyme’s disease but I received a package from a friend that was a thoughtful care package.

Throughout the days I was struggling, I kept coming back to that gift and that is what inspired me to start ‘Bear Hugs’.

The idea is that you can send a bear hug in a box to anyone, to those you can’t be with when they are feeling poorly, to send as a gift for someone’s birthday or even just to make them smile.

FIVE MINUTES WITH...

Bespoke gift packages filled with feel-good treats, we speak to Bear Hugs founder Faye Savory...

BEAR HUG OWNER FAYE SAVORY AND SOME OF THE GIFTS HER COMPANY PROVIDES

communicate why ‘Bear Hugs’ is different and why it makes such a great gift.

My favourite thing about running my business is …

So many things – more recently is growing this idea that started on the top floor of the house to opening our own office at The Workstation in Sheffield.

My least favourite thing about running my business is …

There aren’t many things I dislike about running my own business but if I had to say, I do find it hard to take a holiday and to switch off. I love the business and so I can’t help but think about it 24/7.

The three words that best describe my business are …

1. Hopefully - lovely 2. Empathetic because it is all about letting other people know you are thinking of them and gift-giving.

3. Cosy. Our office is super-cosy, we are covered in fairy lights and spend all day giving and sending cosy bear hugs.

Sheffield is a great place to start a business because …

Firstly, it’s a great city in general with lots to see and do.

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But in a business sense, there is a huge amount of support. There’s been so many people who are willing to help me. I’ve had support from both the University of Sheffield and from Sheffield Hallam University which is amazing.

I’ve also had support from the Prince’s Trust Yorkshire and I was even lucky enough to win their Young Enterprise Award.

Sheffield is a great place to grow a business because …

There is such an amazing sense of community - the independent companies all help each other in Sheffield and there’s a lot of help and support here. Also, it is just a great city!

The best advice I ever got was …

It’s really hard to just pick one.

But I think, although it is not business advice, it really has helped me with ‘Bear Hugs’ and that advice is from my mum.

She tells me to be kind to yourself. I use this in my business as when I’m kind to myself my business benefits and I work better.

What advice would you have for someone wanting to start their own business …

First and foremost - go for it! It is the most exciting and rewarding thing that I’ve ever done. So, if you are thinking about starting your own business then do it.

The main challenges facing my industry/sector are …

Competitors. There are competitors cropping up all of the time so I’m having to establish my brand and clearly

The furthest I have done business is …

The furthest that I have sent a ‘Bear Hugs’ is actually Australia.

I have also sent a package to each corner of the U.K, from the North of Scotland to the South West of England, even to the Isle of Lewis. So, we’ve been lucky enough to have received a lot of support.

In 5 years’ time, I expect my business to …

Offer part-time and flexible job opportunities for people who are suffering from a life changing or fluctuating condition that has affected their employability.

Because I have been there, when I first got diagnosed with Lyme’s disease, where you have to quit your job, are unemployed and struggling to find work.

I would love to be able to offer as many of these part time jobs as possible. So, this isn’t a hope – along with continuing to send ‘Bear Hugs’ to customers, I am making this my mission.

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Planning a Christmas OfямБce Party to toast the festive season?

Then look no further

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From historic venues to a cultural gem, here’s just a handful of places in Sheffield to get into the festive spirit and celebrate the end of another productive working year.

Copthorne Hotel, Bramall Lane From boogie wonderland party nights and breakfast with Father Christmas, to festive afternoon tea or a New Year’s Eve party.

For availability or further information, call 0114 2525480, or email reservations.sheffield@ millenniumhotels.co.uk For more information www.millenniumhotels.com/ en/offers/europe/copthornehotel-sheffield/relax-indulgecelebrate Address: Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4SU

THE CHIMNEY HOUSE

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Revolution Revolution has four bars, including the Hidden and the Sky Bar, along with the restaurant eating area where you can choose from threecourse dining or Christmas buffet to meet everyone’s needs.

Plus as it’s located on The Plaza in the West One development, there are plenty of post-party spots on your doorstep to stumble on to.

For more information www.revolution-bars.co.uk/ bar/sheffield/christmasparty-venue/ Address: The Plaza, Units 1 & 2, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield, S1 4JL

COPTHORNE HOTEL

The Chimney House Located at the rejuvenated and regenerated Kelham Island, The Chimney House is one of the most beautiful buildings in Sheffield and specialises in hosting bespoke events for 20 to 80 guests, on the banks of historic waterways.

Raise a toast to a successful 2017 underneath hollydecked beams - and get the team to toast their toes in front of crackling logs in the fireplace.

Package prices are available upon request.

For enquiries and bookings call 0114 267 7886 or email info@thechimneyhouse.com For more information www.thechimneyhouse.com/ christmas Address: The Chimney House, 4 Kelham Island, Sheffield, S3 8RY

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Scandi wonderland! #broccoxmas

@broccosheffield

Now booking for Christmas socials, festive feasts and afternoon tea -

call us on 0114 266 1233 Brocco Kitchen Restaurant Terrace Social 60

92 Brocco Bank Sheffield S11 8RS www.brocco.co.uk

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OFFICE SOCIAL Your team can enjoy a Christmas dinner, buffet or fine dining in a space specifically designed for your party.

Choose from a venue for small get-togethers in Hospitality Suites to a festive banquet in the Grand Ballroom, with options including carvery package and banquet package.

To book please call the SIV Events Team on 0333 321 1091 or email eventsales@ siv.org.uk For more information - www. hospitality.sheffieldcityhall. co.uk/christmas-2017 Address: Barker’s Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA Cutlers’ Hall Cutlers’ Hall is a perfect and historic venue in Sheffield.

Whether you’re looking for a private party, a shared evening party or a private lunch, Cutlers’ Hall can cater to your needs with a high level of service and a mouth-watering menu.

Party packages include Shared Party Nights, Private Party Nights and Private Christmas lunches.

For more information - www. cutlershall.co.uk/christmas Address: Cutlers’ Hall, Church Street, Sheffield, S1 1HG

OWLERTON STADIUM

Brocco Fancy a Christmas bash crafted with a hand-picked, boutique vibe?

Brocco on the Park hotel and neighbourhood kitchen is a refurbished Edwardian villa, offering luxe décor and fresh British seasonal food with a Scandinavian twist.

Choose from festive afternoon teas, bounteous brunches or a Christmas lunch.

The venue is even offering work parties in January for those too busy to celebrate with colleagues in December.

To book call 0114 266 1233 or email hello@brocco.co.uk.

For more information - www. brocco.co.uk/christmas Address: Brocco on the Park 92 Brocco Bank, Sheffield, S11 8RS Weston Park Museum & Millennium Gallery For that wow factor and a truly unique party venue Weston Park Museum and Millennium Gallery can be tailored to tastes and budget.

The Christmas Party Night package involves a Three Course Dinner and Late-Night

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DJ and Disco while the private hire option can include preparty exhibition previews and museum tours, too.

With private hire, you can also choose from their range of high quality menus or create your own, as well as drinks packages tailored to your preferences from cocktails to locally-brewed real ale.

For bookings call 0114 278 2715 or email museumssheffield@

baxterstorey.com For more information - www. museums-sheffield.org.uk/ museums/hire/christmasparties Address: Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TP. Sheffield City Hall Another truly unique setting for a Christmas party, located in the heart of Sheffield.

Owlerton Stadium Experience the atmosphere of greyhound racing from the modern glass-fronted Panorama Restaurant while enjoying a selection of Christmas menu choices from highly experienced chefs.

Book a private executive box available for various group sizes – 12 people, 24 people or up to 65 guests. Executive box Christmas package includes admission and race card, live greyhound racing, hot and cold buffet, Christmas crackers, waiting service and a refrigerated mini bar.

For more information - www. owlertonstadium.co.uk/ christmas2017 Address: Owlerton Greyhound Stadium, Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2DE, To book call 0114 234 3074 or email enquiries@ owlertonstadium.co.uk

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GRUB’S UP! Our guide to some of the best after work restaurants Sheffield has to offer for meeting, networking and entertaining colleagues and clients

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Remote working, social media, technological developments … the culture of work today extends way beyond the 9-5.

And even when the official working day is done, there’s the small matter of meeting, networking with and entertaining contacts, colleagues and potential new clients.

But where to go for the right experience, cuisine or vibe?

Here we select just a few of our foodie favourites …

Who - The Botanist Where - Unit 5A & 5B Leopold Square, Sheffield, S1 2JG thebotanist.uk.com Why - Located in Leopold Square in the city centre, The Botanist is already proving a popular post-work haunt.

Relax after a hard day at the office by pouring yourself and your colleagues ‘botanical creations and curious libations’ – from a dinky, decorative watering can, of course.

The antiquities and trinkets adorning the walls add to the vibe and it’s not just the

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cocktails that are Instagramworthy – as anyone who has snapped and shared a pic of the venue’s famous Hanging Kebab dish online will tell you.

Who – Genting Casino Where – St Paul’s Place, Arundel Gate, Sheffield, S1 2PN gentingcasino.com Why – Fancy a flutter with your after-work food? The state-ofthe-art casino offers the latest in gaming technology, along with two restaurants and three bars.

Guests at Fahrenheit restaurant can choose from the extensive A la Carte menu, sharing plates or even just plump for pudding alone from the Dessert Menu.

Or experience a touch of the Far East in the new Hou-Mei authentic Chinese restaurant.

Literally translated, HouMei means ‘good taste’, with all dishes prepared by experienced Chinese chefs.

And the late bar offers a range of cocktails complemented by beers from the some of the oldest and most esteemed brewers in Europe, Asia and America.

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Who - Wagon 1871 Where - 4 Leadmill Road, Sheffield, S1 4SE wagon1871.com Why - A relatively new venue that opened earlier this year, it’s a stone’s throw from the train and bus stations and literally underneath the Showroom and Workstation - the perfect pitstop for some post-work and pre-cinema grub.

A family-run business which aims to provide a relaxed and comfortable experience, the café is very much a local venue for local people (but in a good way…) - wherever possible, the Mediterranean menu is full of ingredients sourced from local suppliers including Our Cow Molly and Moss Valley Fine Meats.

Plus for those who prefer to avoid the big brands and chains, the owners are putting back into the local community – with 2% of revenue donated to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

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Who - Showroom Where - 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX showroomworkstation.org.uk Why - The Showroom’s evening menu features small plates and colourful creations like beetroot cured salmon or bigger eats like Pork pibil, a slow-cooked Mexican spiced pork stew.

Award-winning chef Jon Tite won a special recognition award at the Eat Sheffield Awards for the venue’s Gourmet Vegetarian Nights and there are also a fair few vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options available, too.

The Showroom make as much as possible in-house, including own-brand jams, chutneys, compotes, cakes, buns and homemade ice cream.

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homegrown feel and flavour - on the roof there’s even a city centre ‘allotment’ which supplies the kitchen with organic salads, herbs and other seasonal produce.

Who - Bungalows and Bears Where - Old Fire Station, 50 Division Street, Sheffield, S1 4GF bungalowsandbears.com Why - One word. Burgers.

Two more words – fried chicken. Bungalows and Bears has been the go-to joint for both of the above for more than a decade. Get all meetings wrapped up early on a Tuesday – or make it an agenda point to get there in time to grab a table for the 2-4-1 on this popular night.

While the venue’s website says its ‘soul lies in the spirit of a classic British boozer’

– with a draught range including world beers as well as hand-pulls showcasing the best regional and countrywide breweries – the non-alcoholic range is pretty impressive, too. Team your Big Cow or New Age Hippy veggie burger with a choice of cold press juices, a Cawston Press sparkling number or dip into ‘creamy dreaminess’ with a fruity milkshake.

Who - The Broadfield Where - 452 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FR thebroadfield.co.uk Why - Situated on Abbeydale Road in the Sheffield Antiques Quarter, The Broadfield underwent a refurbishment in 2012 to restore the pub to its former glory.

Judging by the award wins

and its affectionate moniker of ‘The Broady’, it’s worked.

Beers are sourced locally, including from the pub’s own brewery, and if Bungalows and Bears is associated with burgers then the first word that most Sheffielders will probably say to sum up this place is ‘pies’.

There’s a wide range of other options to choose from, though, for those – weirdly not in a pie mood, including oriental-inspired dishes and pub classics.

And for dining companions fancying a wee tot with their supper, The Broadfield have a single malt whisky from every working distillery in Scotland, as well gins ranging from True North Sheffield to slightly further out of the city business region … like Japan.

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Who - Devonshire Cat Where - 49 Wellington Street, Sheffield, S1 4HG devonshirecat.co.uk Why - Speaking of refurbs, The Devonshire Cat has - much more recently undergone a complete revamp.

Moving the bar from the rear of the venue into the middle with tables and bar stools and seats surrounding it has made it the buzzing focal point to observe mixologists shaking and serving.

And while the venue has built its reputation on serving quality craft and cask, it also has a 75-strong whisky list and hosts private tasting sessions.

The menu has had a shake-up, too. Combining seasonal ingredients from local suppliers, the range of small plates, sandwiches, bar snacks, main courses and sumptuous deserts are described by the venue itself – correctly in our view – as ‘fantastic traditional pub dishes with a fresh twist’.

Who - Sundaes Gelato Where - 262 Glossop Rd, Sheffield, S10 2HS www.facebook.com/ Sundeasgelatosheffield Why - Has your client or

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Who - Wasabisabi Where - 227a London Road, Sheffield, S2 4NF wasabisabi.co.uk Why – A taste of Japan – Sheffield-style. For sushi, noodle and teppanyaki dishes this restaurant has been putting the city on the map for years and has the awards to prove it – from Northern Lifestyle’s Northern Restaurant of the Year 2005 to 2014’s TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Perhaps its most appealing aspect is the fact that the food is cooked directly in front of guests on a hot iron plate – plus the chefs are known for putting on flamboyant shows. Diners have been known to be entertained by chefs juggling utensils and salt and pepper shakers - or even treated to food being flipped straight into their mouths…

contact got a sweet tooth?

Then skip the starters and the savouries altogether and head to Sundaes Gelato.

The American diner décor teamed with the wide array of choice from pies and waffles to cupcakes and ice cream, it’s the place to go for any selfconfessed pudding lover (so probably most of us).

Choose from classics like cheesecake and chocolate fudge cake to the modern twist of freshly-baked Ferraro Rocher cookie dough, all washed down with a warm beverage or a sweet shake.

Who - Bloo 88 Where - 182 West Street, Sheffield, S1 4ET bloo88.com Why - ‘Pizza does not get better than this’, according to the menu, with more than a tip of the (chef’s) hat to a certain TV cookery show.

We’d be inclined to agree though, to be honest, because for fans of wood-fired pizzas, Bloo 88 is a must.

Each and every pizza is freshly handmade and then pulled by hand to order, with a generous dollop of the secret Bloo 88 sauce. Signature pizzas include Sunny Goat, El Mariachi and The Vegan One – and there’s also the option to create your own.

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Who - Marco’s New York Italian Sheffield Where - West Bar Green, Sheffield, S1 2DA mpwrestaurants.com Why - The restaurant by celebrity chef, Marco Pierre White, serving quality American-Italian food including a selection of fresh pastas, steaks, ribs, seafood,

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burgers and handmade pizzas.The city restaurant bills itself as ‘relaxed but affordable’ and a setting that’s ‘perfect’ for get-togethers including business dinners.

The setting, of course, used to be West Bar Police Station.

But those days are long gone with the restaurant’s slick, contemporary surroundings and open-plan kitchen set-up to be visible to diners.

Plus bringing a down to Earth edge to the high-profile brand is chef de partie Vicky Wainwright – whose braised oxtail lasagne a dish using produce from local names Thornbridge Brewery and Owen Taylor Butchers won her the title of Marco Pierre White Chef of the Year.

Who - Revolution De Cuba Where - 1 Mappin St, Sheffield S1 4DT Address - revoluciondecuba. com Why - For food ‘cooked with heart, to feed your tropical soul’, head to Revolution De Cuba.

The chain recently blogged about there being ‘a tapas dish for every day of the week’ – and served up a menu to back up that claim, too.

For bigger appetites, there’s Latin American inspired dishes

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including Caribbean chicken curry or Paella de Cuba, all packed with bold flavours and exotic ingredients.

Give your guests that Friday feeling at the end of the working week with the Fiesta

live music sessions from 3pm or book a group masterclass where the cantineros will show you all just how to make the perfect cocktail. And then the best bit - getting to try your creations.

Who - The Old Workshop Where - 10 Hicks St, Kelham Island, Sheffield, S3 Facebook.com/ theoldworkshopkelham Why - The Botanist isn’t the only venue in town with a strong horticultural theme – The Old Workshop in Kelham Island has plants sprouting from pipes on the bare brick walls and dangling from the ceiling.

Also adding to the greenfingered theme is a floral urban art mural by street artist Fem Sorcell. Another relative newbie, the collaboration between Tom Harrington, who heads up The Beer Engine on London Road, and siblings Matt and Melissa Holdsworth, who run The Bhaji Shop around the corner on Ball Street and The Tramshed bar in Heeley – opened in June this year and has been packed ever since.

Many people pop in here just for the beer – it has nine keg lines including session ales and sour beers.

And while, for those looking for a full-on feast The Bhaji Shop might be a better option, the central open kitchen at The Old Workshop serves pinchos snacks until 9pm to tide you and your guests over.

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WEEKEND ESCAPES

GET AWAY FROM IT ALL

If you’re looking for a weekend retreat to escape the hustle and bustle then we’ve done the hard work for you and found some of the best city breaks from across the United Kingdom and Europe

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BERLIN

Flight Plus – is £5.00pp • Car hire for Berlin is from £74.80 for a Fiat 500 or equivalent car for the weekend.

• Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs EUR 15 (£13.80) per day.

This historic capital city has something to ensure everyone has a great weekend. Rediscover the past and visit what remains of the Berlin Wall or soak up the festivities and grab a glass of mulled wine from the Christmas Markets. With flights taking just under 2 hours, you will be wanting to go back for more.

Flight Details: Depart Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) – 1hour 50minute Flight – FlyBe (Direct): Depart DSA Friday 8 December 2017 18:30pm Arrive Berlin Airport (TXL) Friday 8 December 2017 21:20pm Return flight – 1hour 55minute Flight – FlyBe (Direct): Depart TXL Monday 11 December 2017 21:55pm Arrive DSA Monday 11 December 2017 22:50pm Total Cost of Flights: £370.00* • Based on 2 passengers • Price includes hand luggage • ‘Hold luggage’ is an additional £49.77per bag

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• Prices correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may vary www.flydsa.co.uk Hotel Details: NH Berlin Alexanderplatz Hotel Most Popular Hotel Facilities: • 4-star hotel • Double Bed • 24-hour reception – Speak English • Hotel Parking • Free WIFI • Bar • Restaurant - À la carte – Mediterranean/Spanish Lunch and Dinner • Gym • Sauna • Breakfast available for £22pp per night Location: Landsberger Allee 26-32, 10249, Berlin, Germany

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Total cost of Hotel: £179.00* *Price includes three nights stay for two people www.nh-hotels.de/hotel/nhberlin-alexanderplatz Total Cost for Flights and Hotel: £549.00 or £274.50pp* *Prices correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change Extra information: • Resort transfer starts at £47.65pp for a standard shuttle - 60min journey to Berlin City Centre.

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Sights to see: • Berliner Kriminal Theater 0.4 miles from the Hotel • Velodrom Berlin - 0.8 miles • Alexanderplatz - 1 mile • Berlin TV Tower - 1.2 miles • Museum Island - 1.6 miles • Gendarmenmarkt -2 miles • Friedrichstraße - 2.2 miles • Checkpoint Charlie 2.2 miles • Natural History Museum 2.5 miles • The Brandenburg Gate 2.5 miles • Berlin Central Station 3 miles Food to try: • Pretzels • Schnitzel • Currywurst • Apfelstrudel

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EDINBURGH The historic city of Edinburgh is a hotspot for any weekend away, especially around the Christmas period, as Scotland’s capital city hosts one of the best Christmas markets in the UK. Soak up the festive spirit as you walk between stalls or see the sights this city has on offer. With travel taking less than 4 hours from Sheffield, Edinburgh is a great weekend escape.

Train Details: Depart Sheffield Train Station (SHF) – 3hours 37minutes journey (Direct) – CrossCountry Trains Service: Depart SHF Friday 8 December 2017 – 19:26pm Arrive Edinburgh Train Station (EDB) Friday 8 December 2017 – 23:03pm Depart Edinburgh Train Station (EDB) – 3hours 44minutes journey (Direct) – CrossCountry Trains Service: Depart EDB Sunday 10 December 2017 – 18:06pm Arrive SHF Sunday 10 December 2017 – 21:50pm Total Cost of Train Travel: £209.00 return* *Price based on 2 passengers

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*Price correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change - www. nationalrail.co.uk Hotel Details: Mercure Edinburgh City Princes Street Hotel Most Popular Hotel Facilities: • 3-star hotel • Double Bed with view of the castle • 24-hour reception • Free WIFI • Restaurant • Bar • Room Service Location: Mercure Edinburgh City Princes Street Hotel 52-53 Princes Street,

meal in the Mercure Hotel restaurant.

• If you are wanting to visit somewhere a little out of walking distance than the tram and the bus are the perfect options. A DayTicket – City Zone – costs £4.00pp and provides unlimited travel on Edinburgh Trams (all stops excluding Edinburgh Airport) and Lothian Buses day services for one day - www. edinburghtrams.com/ tickets/ticket-options

Total for Train Travel and Hotel: £602.20 or £301.10pp* *Prices correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change

Sights to see: • Shops within 500 metres • Edinburgh Castle - 0.4 miles • Omni Centre - 0.4 miles • Edinburgh Playhouse 0.5 miles • Edinburgh Festival Theatre 0.6 miles • University of Edinburgh 0.6 miles • Murrayfield Stadium 1.9 miles • Edinburgh Zoo - 3 miles • Dalhousie Castle - 7.7 miles • Forth Bridge - 8.7 miles • Hopetoun House 10.8 miles

Extras: • Pay an additional £22.00pp for a buffet breakfast and £18pp for a three-course

Food to try: • Haggis • Battered Mars bar • Rowies

Edinburgh EH2 2DG Total Cost of Hotel: £393.20* *Price includes two nights stay for two people www.accorhotels.com/ gb/hotel-8339-mercureedinburgh-city-princes-streethotel

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YORK For a weekend retreat that is only a short train trip away York has plenty to offer. From York Minister, to the City Walls and an array of museums and gardens to be explored, plus a wide range of restaurants and bars, there is plenty here to sink your teeth into.

Train Details: Depart Sheffield Train Station (SHF) – 1hour 9minutes (Direct) – CrossCountry Trains Service: Depart SHF Friday 8 December – 18:21pm Arrive York (YRK) Friday 8 December 2017 – 19:30pm Depart York Train Station (EXD) – 52minutes (Direct) – CrossCountry Trains Service: Depart YRK Sunday 10 December 2017 – 19:24pm Arrive SHF Sunday 10 December 2017 – 20:16pm Total Cost of Train Travel: £31.20 return* *Price based on 2 passengers *Price correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change www.nationalrail.co.uk Hotel Details: The Jorvik Hotel

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THE SHAMBLES IN YORK

Most Popular Hotel Facilities: • 3-star hotel • Double Bed • 24-hour reception • Free WIFI • Bar • Breakfast in the room Location: 50 – 52 Marygate, York, YO30 7BH Total Cost of Hotel: £323.39* *Price includes a two-night stay for two people in a luxury double room with

breakfast - www.jorvikhotel. co.uk/stay Total for Train Travel and Hotel £354.59 or £177.30* *Prices correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change Extra information: • York Railway station - 0.3 miles or approx. a 10-minute walk • Restaurant - 0.1 miles • Sainsburys Supermarket - 0.2 miles • York Market - 0.3 miles

• Shops within 500 metres • This weekend is also the first weekend of festive celebration if you wanted to kickstart Christmas Sights to see: • York Minster - 0.3 miles • National Railway Museum 0.4 miles • York City Walls - 0.5 miles • The Shambles - 0.5 miles • Cliffords Tower - 0.6 miles • Jorvik Viking Centre 0.6 miles • York Barbican - 0.9 miles • Knavesmire - 1.6 miles

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WEEKEND ESCAPES The home of the prestigious University of Cambridge, this picturesque city is a pleasure to visit. Take a walk to one of the many museums and gardens, shop in the heart of the City or admire the amazing architecture, Cambridge really does have something for everybody all year around.

Train Details: Depart Sheffield Train Station (SHF) – 3hours 30minutes (2 changes) – Northern, Virgin Trains East Coast and Great Northern Train Services: Depart SHF Friday 8 December 2017 – 19:00pm Arrive Cambridge (CBG) Friday 8 December 2017 – 22:03pm Depart Cambridge Train Station (EXD) – 3hours 19minutes (2 changes) – Great Northern, Virgin Trains East Coast and TransPennine Express Train Services: Depart CBG Sunday 10 December 2017 – 18:55pm

Arrive SHF Sunday 10 December 2017 – 22:14pm Total Cost of Train Travel: £71.60 return* *Price based on 2 passengers *Price correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change www.nationalrail.co.uk Hotel Details: The Lensfield Hotel Most Popular Hotel Facilities: • 3-star hotel with city views • Deluxe Luxury Suite - King

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Size bed 24-hour reception WIFI Bar Restaurant (à la carte) Breakfast in the room

Location: 53 Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1EN Total Cost of Hotel: £320.00* *Price Includes Two Night and breakfast in the Super Deluxe Double Bedroom for two

people - www.lensfieldhotel. co.uk Total for Train Travel and Hotel £391.60 or £195.80pp* *Prices correct on 03/10/2017 – prices may change Extra information: • Browns Restaurant 0.2 miles • The Co-operative Supermarket - 0.4 miles • Cambridge Train Station 0.6 miles Sights to see: • The Fitzwilliam Museum 0.2 miles • Cambridge Arts Picture House - 0.3 miles • Cambridge University Botanic Garden - 0.3 miles • Botanic Garden Cambridge 0.3 miles • Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 0.3 miles • Mathematical Bridge 0.5 miles • University of Cambridge 0.6 miles

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SHEFFIELDRETAIL

National retail sales rebounded in the run-up to autumn, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Sales volumes grew at the fastest pace for two years in the year to September following a previous dip, according to the CBI Survey.

On the back of the twoyear high, we take a look at retail in Sheffield and break down the facts and stats.

£300M 9,170SQ.M 1380 £480M The cost of the new Meadowhall expansion

How much the St. James Retail Park scheme will extend to on the ground floor, with a further 3,716 sq.m available at first floor

The amount of car park spaces at the new IKEA

The cost of the new Retail Quarter in Sheffield city

centre

80%

How much of the Retail Quarter is expected to be complete by 2019

£2M 94% £50M The amount IKEA will spend to improve the Sheffield road network

of all jobs in Meadowhall that are held by Sheffield City Region residents

18%

£300M

The percentage of Business Rates Meadowhall has contributed to the city since opening in 1990

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How much the proposed Retail Quarter will bring in approximately per year to the whole of Sheffield city centre

The cost of the Fox Valley development

480 2,500 The amount of people IKEA Sheffield will employ

The estimated amount of construction jobs the Retail Quarter project creadted

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