Sheffield City Council has been requested by the Department of Culture, Media Sport to receive and then act as Accountable Body for £3.5m capital funding to establish a new facility providing work space, business incubation and other services for entrepreneurs and small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) based in the Sheffield City Region whose ambitions and business models rely on digital technologies and their applications.
Acting as Accountable Body SCC will assess detailed proposals and enter into Funding Agreements with third party delivery bodies.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure/savings > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/02/2016
Scrutiny Committee: Economic and Environmental Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee;
Decision due: 9 Mar 2016 by Co-operative Executive
Lead director: Executive Director, Place
Department: Place
Contact: Ben Morley Email: ben.morley@sheffield.gov.uk Tel: 0114 2232389.
Reason For Exemption If Public/Press Excluded During Consideration: N/A
Reason No Public Access: N/A
Date agenda documents available: 1/3/16