Hatch Enterprise UK

Last Thursday, Niamh Heffernan, Felix Jackson, Lia Deans and Emily Hill attended the latest members showcase at Mission Market for some community outreach ahead of the launch of our flagship Food and Beverage Accelerator beginning in January 2025 in partnership with Southwark Council. Thanks to the incredible team of Mission Kitchen Isabella Mahoney and Ivan Cardoso, we were able to chat to some fantastic founders holding space in the South London community kitchen and speak to local entrepreneurs about how the upcoming Accelerator could support them in building their business and setting them up to scale. Some businesses we had the pleasure of introducing ourselves to at the event included MOMO Kombucha | B Corp™, Third Culture Kat and Rye Lane Hot Sauce🙌 For food and beverage businesses in London, we highly recommend checking out Mission Kitchen. It offers commercial kitchen space, test kitchen space, and a community of like-minded businesses all under one roof! Our applications will open publicly this Friday 1st November, with two Accelerators on offer within the Southwark borough. To be one of the first to hear about all the programmes we have coming up for January 2025, you can subscribe to our newsletter via our website: https://lnkd.in/dCyGzjH #HospitalityBusiness #HospitalitySector #Hospitality #FoodAndDrink #FoodBusiness #DrinksBusiness #Entrepreneurship

Our most recent grant round included a massive £57,550 funding contribution from a long-standing partner of our charitable mission, UBS. This contribution has provided 19 entrepreneurs at Launchpad and Incubator stage with grants to invest into their growing businesses. The Hatch Fund was established in 2022 to enable business founders from diverse backgrounds to overcome barriers to growth typically faced by these groups in the startup sector. The impact these grants are already having on those in receipt of the money shows just how crucial these grants are to support not only businesses and their possibility for innovations but also that boost of confidence that comes with securing funding and what that can do for the belief system of an entrepreneur and their venture moving forward. Hear from a selection of the grantees below: https://lnkd.in/erghCR4z #Grants #GrantFunding #BusinessFunding #UBS

"My work does have value, there’s worth in what I do." Katie Cory is the founder of Peb and Reg, a positivity-led stationery brand that seeks to spread joy and promote well-being through its illustrated lifestyle gifts. An experienced graphic and website designer with an impressive freelance career under her belt, Katie launched the brand as a way to channel her expertise into a creative outlet that resonated with her personal style. As someone living with chronic illnesses and neurodivergence, the business allows her to fit work around managing her health and share with the world the designs that personally bring her so much joy. The transition from idea to reality can be a tricky step to navigate in the entrepreneurial journey. Managing two chronic health conditions, fibromyalgia and ME, alongside juggling freelance work didn’t leave Katie a lot of time to commit to her new business idea and it was an easy thing to keep putting off. It was joining a Hatch Launchpad programme, and subsequently having to carve out the time to attend regular sessions, that marked a turning point and cemented Katie’s commitment to her business. The programme also gave her the practical knowledge on how to launch Peb and Reg as well as the supportive community of like-minded peers to rely on. “They taught me that my work does have value, there’s worth in what I do.” Read Katie's story ❤️ https://lnkd.in/eUNYNCsT

🏆 Empowerment, mentorship and upskilling: It’s the golden triangle for success in the creative industries. This weekend’s Black Creatives Development Day, brought to Manchester by Black Creative Trailblazers in partnership with Hatch Enterprise UK, Cultureville and Sister, blended these qualities to spotlight and nurture the immense talent within the Black creative community. A report commissioned by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre in 2020 found that only 2% of workers in the UK’s creative industries are Black, so how can the representation gap be closed? 🤝 Unrestricted access to mentors and employment toolkits is key, and this event was dedicated to uplifting and supporting creatives with 1:1 creative clinics with industry professionals who have been there, and know what it takes to succeed. From learning how to negotiate contracts to pitching as a freelancer, attendees were invited to build their networks whilst learning how to thrive in the industry.  Some key takeaways included: ➡️ Having a strong support network is something that money can’t buy ➡️ When applying for funding, be very specific about why you need funding and how it will help you grow  ➡️ Always show up for yourself and your authentic self    If you took part in the event, we would love to keep in touch. Tag us in your photos from Saturday, or leave your social media handles below to grow your Manchester community even further. #BlackCreativesDevelopmentDay #ManchesterCreatives #CreativeIndustry #CreativeSkills #ManchesterEvent 📸 Photo Credit: Sampy T

Our award-winning support for entrepreneurs is rooted in our community-led, founder-focused programmes. As the appetite for this longer-term, holistic support continues to grow, we’ll be running an open evening at the end of the month to offer prospective applicants the opportunity to meet the cohorts team that will be leading them through each programme, more information on our grant offerings, and the chance to ask questions to the team and hear questions you may not have thought about yourself! As a charity with over ten years of expertise running programmes that address the unique challenges of founders at different stages in their entrepreneurial journey, our focus on individual development is here to support you as a business owner and entrepreneur. Find out more on Monday 28 October, between 6 pm and 7 pm - https://lnkd.in/em7ejTrH

We’re excited to announce that Hatch Enterprise is a member of the inaugural GLG Accelerates class of 2024! GLG Social Impact has chosen us alongside four other outstanding social sector organisations: Global Health Corps Kheyti Reboot Rx Recidiviz The programme will support us in improving our efficiency and use of technology and plan for the future to ensure we maximise the use of new and existing tools. This will mean we can spend more time reaching key milestones like doubling our impact and building on our mission over the next five years. We’re incredibly excited to be able to access GLG's global network of experts, and in turn, we hope this opportunity will allow us to build robust tech systems that will work for us long into the future. We cannot wait to start with the GLG team and see how we can use these next 12 months to catapult our capacity, reach more entrepreneurs, and deepen the societal change we know is possible through our work on an individual, community, national, and global scale.

A highlight from the past couple of weeks - running a series of pitch training sessions with the amazing Hatch Enterprise UK for their impact founder community. Turnout and feedback has been incredible. Pitching is so incredibly nerve-racking that its been such a treat to share some of the tips and tricks I've picked up along the way building In Good Company 🤗 🚀 Still one session left and its free! Come join if you want to learn about customising your pitch for different audiences 🔗 to sign up in comments below 👇

We’re delighted to share with you our final lineup of experts for our annual event celebrating Black History Month. This year’s theme is reclaiming the narrative around black business, and we’ve got a fantastic lineup of panellists and workshop hosts who will bring their varied experiences to the afternoon. This event is designed to empower black entrepreneurs by addressing the key challenges and opportunities in building successful businesses on their own terms. 🎤 MEET THE PANELLISTS Joy Mpofu is a femtech startup founder, with a career spanning investment banking and entrepreneurship. During her seven years at Morgan Stanley, Joy worked across Debt Capital Markets and Sustainability before becoming Vice President. Jermaine Craig is a London-born technologist of Nigerian heritage and founder of Kwanda. Jermaine has dedicated his career to social impact and improving outcomes for marginalised communities. He spent ten years designing and building technology products and internal organisational systems. Janay-Marie M. is the founder of TALLAWAH and a passionate Cultural Marketer and Strategist. She’s an award-nominated The BRIT School alumni with vast experience in music, media and creative sectors. She has an immense interest in combining her experience of creativity, impact, cultural relevance and DEI work in her day-to-day, from events to bespoke social media campaigns. 🗣️ MEET THE WORKSHOP HOSTS Courtney Daniella Boateng and Renée Kapuku Ed.M started the award-winning To My Sisters in 2020  as co-founders and co-hosts and now lead a rapidly growing community-driven women’s organisation dedicated to changing the world for women. Courtney and Renee have been recognised with multiple awards for their work, including the Foundervine Rising Star Award and The Diana Award in 2023, as well as, most recently, amongst the top 25 Black Entrepreneurs to Watch by HSBC and the UK Black Business Show. We expect tickets for this one to sell out, so if you’d like to join us on Saturday 26 October at Pop Brixton, we suggest securing your place now! https://lnkd.in/ecadkxnd #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwned #BlackEntrepreneur #BlackEntrepreneurship #BHM

The Hatch Enterprise team had the pleasure of attending the Funding Circle UK Fresher Fair at the beginning of the month, where we got the opportunity to talk to Funding Circle staff about the impact we’re making to democratise entrepreneurship in the UK through our programmatic and community-based support for underrepresented entrepreneurs across the country. It was encouraging to hear from so many at the company who have already provided mentoring and friendly dragon support to entrepreneurs in the Hatch community. Plus, this brilliant opportunity to chat face-to-face with the Funding Circle team allowed us to sign up more volunteers for our post-programme support opportunities as we go into our third year of partnership with Funding Circle. A massive thank you to Fransien Hermans and Reem Akl from Funding Circle for organising this opportunity for us to share our impact and to Felix JacksonRishi Aila, Deryl Thatcher (Walsh) MCIOF and Naomi Nathan from the Hatch team for representing our work at the fair! Our mission to build a better world through entrepreneurship takes a village, and we’re so grateful to the Funding Circle team for embodying our values through their volunteering to further our charitable mission and give invaluable guidance to underrepresented entrepreneurs. Thank you, Funding Circle UK! #Entrepreneurship #FundingCircle #SMEUK #BusinessGrowth #Mentoring #Volunteering

It’s #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, and with stats estimating that between 20%-40% of entrepreneurs in the UK are dyslexic, there’s an intrinsic link between dyslexics and their success in entrepreneurship. To add context to this statistic, it’s estimated that 10% of the UK population are dyslexic. While acknowledging the challenges those with dyslexia face, such as reading, writing, spelling and more personal challenges like self-esteem, there’s no doubt that dyslexic people have unique capabilities in how they process and, therefore, output information. Dyslexic people are considered more creative and better problem solvers; but there is very little research identifying where this stems from. Dyslexics connect dots differently and have the ability to lead and motivate teams with compassion, partly through their own experience of workplaces and school environments that largely didn’t accommodate their needs. We can all learn from others with different thinking styles, and we’re proud to give significant space to these ideas. Last year, 18% of those on our cohort programmes identified as disabled and/or neurodivergent. Our message to dyslexic entrepreneurs is simple - feel proud of your achievements and how you’ve navigated personal experience to build a career that enables you to mobilise your potential! #Dyslexia #DyslexicThinking #DyslexiaAwareness