NEXT week, the stars of BBC’s Dragons’ Den will be descending on Sheffield to help launch Made: The Entrepreneur Festival. Taking place in the city from 8-11 September, the festival boasts classes on how to pitch a business idea to a school for start-ups hosted by former Dragons’ Den star Doug Richard.
Entrepreneurship can be a lonely pursuit, and Made seems to speak to a need for a greater sense of community among innovators. But if so, is Sheffield the best place to have it, especially when there are many online social networks, such as LinkedIn, not tied to any one location?
The organisers say that Sheffield is the perfect choice: not only is it the centre of the country, but it can be a centre that is dedicated exclusively for entrepreneurs.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?