Mike Stephens from Entrepreneurial Spark - what is an accelerator and transforming South Yorkshire's entrepreneurial landscape

Sheaf Valley: A show about Sheffield's startups is a podcast dedicated to Sheffield's startup ecosystem, with the goal to increase the visibility of and connectedness between local ventures, their founders, investors and other stakeholders while providing a lot of value to you, the listeners.

Episode 5 of season 2 is with Mike Stephens, CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark and Programme Lead for Transform SY. Entrepreneurial Spark is an accelerator for entrepreneurs, Mike and his team have built over 20 accelerators throughout the years in various partnerships and different places all around the world. Now, Mike has joined forces with TEAM SY - a local tech ecosystem building project, to transform South Yorkshire with the 'Transform SY' programme that will see 60 entrepreneurs go through the accelerator in the next year and a half.

Links from the show:

1. Click here to get your free tickets for Startup meetup Sheffield: meet a co-founder!
2. Visit Sifted.eu
3. Check out FourJaw Manufacturing and what put them on the top 5 list of industry 4.0 startups in 2022
4. Visit TEAM SY's website and familiarize yourself with their programmes
5. Follow Sheaf Valley on Twitter, connect with my personal LinkedIn or donate via PayPal here

Let's keep connecting Sheffield's startup ecosystem one episode at a time!