Current opportunities
Sheffield (UK) – Sheffield Smart Lab
Web: http://www.sheffieldsmartlab.co.uk
Sheffield Smart Lab invites entrepreneurs and start-ups to develop and demonstrate their
pioneering solutions helping promote Sheffield as a city of innovation.
This programme seeks to contribute to the city and the business community by promoting
entrepreneurship and visible urban innovation.
Sheffield Smart Lab is a programme supported by Ferrovial Services / Amey which identifies
the most promising start-ups through Citymart’s challenge process recruiting solutions to the
urban needs presented by Sheffield City Council.
There are two challenges open for early stage startups and entrepreneurs with innovative
solutions:
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Challenge 1: Energising Sheffield city centre
Sheffield is looking to inject new vibrancy into its city centre by enabling people to
maximise all that the centre has to offer.
More information: http://www.sheffieldsmartlab.co.uk/energising-sheffield-city-centre/
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Challenge 2: Supporting people to live independently
This challenge focus on finding ways to transform the support and care of housebound
adults in the city.
More information: http://www.sheffieldsmartlab.co.uk/supporting-people-to-liveindependently/
Both challenges are open for submissions until 30 September 2015.
Outreach templates
The following templates are designed to support your outreach to people and companies with
exciting solutions. We have included sample texts for email, newsletters, Twitter and other
social media platforms. Below are some general descriptive texts for you to copy and paste as
you wish.
Please spread the word!
Sample Tweets
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Could your idea help Sheffield to become
innovation? http://bit.ly/sheffsmartlab #SheffSmartLab
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Do you have a great solution for Sheffield's challenges?  Share
here: http://bit.ly/sheffsmartlab #SheffSmartLab
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#SheffSmartLab invites #entrepreneurs & #startups to
demonstrate
their
pioneering
Participate: http://bit.ly/sheffsmartlab
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Opportunity! Participate with your idea & win an incubation &
acceleration
programme. http://bit.ly/sheffsmartlab #SheffSmartLab #startups
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#SheffSmartLab seeks innovative solutions to address major challenges
that Sheffield faces. Read more here! http://bit.ly/sheffsmartlab
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Can you think of a way for Sheffield to inject new vibrancy into its city
centre? bit.ly/cityvibrancy #SheffSmartLab
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#Sheffield wants to transform the support & care of #housebound adults
in the city. Any ideas? bit.ly/adultindepend #SheffSmartLab
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Sample LinkedIn & Facebook Posts
If you’re an entrepreneur or start-up business then Sheffield (UK) wants your help in
addressing two key challenges in the city – energising the city centre and supporting people to
live independently. Do you have ideas to share?
Sheffield Smart Lab is a programme that seeks to contribute to the city and the business
community promoting entrepreneurship and visible urban innovation.
Winners will be invited to Sheffield to take part in a dynamic incubation and acceleration
programme to develop their solution and business case using Sheffield and its experts as a
specific test bed. Suitably mature solutions will pilot in Sheffield and present the pilots at a
Demo Day attended by potential customers and investors.
Can your solution help? Learn
http://www.sheffieldsmartlab.co.uk/
more
& submit
before
30
September
2015
Sample email
Subject line suggestions:
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Opportunity to scale your innovations in Sheffield (UK)
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Business opportunity in the UK - Sheffield
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The City of Sheffield wants to hear your ideas
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Incubation & acceleration programme in the UK
Dear XXXXX,
Do you want to scale your innovation or share your ideas? Take part in a dynamic incubation
and acceleration programme to develop your solution and business case using Sheffield and its
experts as a specific test bed.
Sheffield Smart Lab invites entrepreneurs and start-ups to develop and demonstrate their
pioneering solutions helping promote Sheffield as a city of innovation.
Working together, Sheffield City Council, Ferrovial Services and Amey are keen to position
Sheffield as the place to go for urban innovation.
Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for two key challenges in the city – energising
the city centre and supporting people to live independently.
Submit until September 30.  You can find more details at:
http://www.sheffieldsmartlab.co.uk/
Best regards,
XXXX