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Meet Isra and her Streatham based Café, Lattjo Pop!
I grew up in Sweden and I moved to London when I was 18 to study. 2 years into my studies I found out that

Meet Tom & his music mission School Ground Sounds!
My name is Tom Scott, and I run a charity called School Ground Sounds. The story starts during my second year of teaching Maths, in

Meet Sherine, the Digital Angel!
My name is Sherine and my background is IT. I studied it a uni and then I went into teaching IT in schools, but it

I don’t count myself as having a business – yet. I count myself as having a really good idea that I know will be an amazing business!
Hi, i’m Gemma. My background is in bridal wear and that’s the area that I want to go into, but I want to combine it

Demo Day at Brixton East 1871!
Last week, in the bright and airy space of Brixton East 1871, Hatch hosted an exciting demo day filled with pitching, judges and prizes. As

Hatch Attends Starbucks and UK Youth Coaching Session!
Recently, our lovely Hatch entrepreneurs were invited to a coaching session run by Starbucks and UK Youth. It was a chance for them to pick

Why Working 7 Day’s A Week Ruin’s Your Productivity
As an entrepreneur it can be tempting to work throughout the weekend cramming in all those things that you wanted to get done the week

Networks and Crowd-funding
Look around. Who do you see? If the answer is nobody, look down at your phone, or up into your computer screen. You see, even

5 Top Tips from 5 awesome founders!
“If you are trying to do something for the first time, it’s always an enormous challenge, and there is no guarantee of success.” –

Out-of-the-box thinking (& what it actually means)
I wouldn’t be surprised if you rolled your eyes every time that someone told you to “think outside the box” as an entrepreneur. Even whilst

Tessa Jowell invites Hatch to the House of Commons
It’s been a busy couple of months here at OPV! After meeting our entrepreneurs last November, Dame Tessa Jowell MP invited Hatch to the House

Generation Unicorn
There is a theory going around. It starts with employment, (or unemployment), and may end with the rise of youth enterprise. It’s called the Unicorn
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