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International Women’s Day 2021: Celebrating women in entrepreneurship
Today marks International Womxn’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to

Meet our new partners and expert workshop leaders: Outfly!
We’re really excited to officially introduce one of Hatch’s new partners and expert workshop leaders: the team at Outfly. In June, Outfly reached out to

Amazon and Enterprise Nation launch online bootcamp to support Black-owned businesses
London, Tuesday 16th February 2021 – We are proud to be supporting the launch of the Amazon Bootcamp for Black-owned businesses, offering free advice and

Black History Month: We’re both creative individuals who have lost count of the number of business ideas we have had over the years.
This week we caught up with sisters Erica and Aretha, who recently joined the Hatch Female Founders Launchpad to get support with their brand Axtionery, an

Black History Month: “If you believe in your idea and people are buying into it, keep on working on it.” -Antonia Ogunsola from Okiki Skincare
This Black History month we want to continue to champion the work of Britain’s black female entrepreneurs and celebrate our black-female founders in our community.

Youth Business International Teams Up With Hatch to Deliver Google.org–funded Support to Struggling Small Businesses in the UK
London-based enterprise incubator and entrepreneurship charity Hatch has been appointed as exclusive UK delivery partner for Youth Business International (YBI)’s Rapid Response and Recovery Programme

55East closure
Dear Friends, From April 2020, 55 East will transition from a community space to a more dedicated space for enterprise and business support. Hatch will

Why you’ll never do it later and how to get it done it now
Procrastination is defined as “the action of delaying or postponing something”. This could be a deadline at work, doing the big food shop or just

Interview: Maya and Helen from FFeatured in 15
Last month, during StartUP Brixton, we met two female founders from South London, Maya and Helen. They founded Featured in 15, a community project in Forest Hill. We

How to Market Yourself on Social Media without Overwhelm & Headaches
With over 2.1 billion accounts on Facebook today and over 0.8 million users on Instagram, it seems like the world has never been more connected.

Social Enterprise Series: Social Media
Does your business have a coherent social media strategy, or are you throwing random updates to the wind when you can? In our digital age,

Making Social Entrepreneurs Succeed
Year after year, 7.3 million tonnes of food are thrown away in the UK – all while 8.4 million families are struggling to put food
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