Join a supportive community of entrepreneurs and experts to get the support you need to launch, grow and scale your business.
Applications are now open!
Applications are now open!
Do you already have a business but don’t know how to market it properly? Do you want to learn how to create a sustainable business model? Growing a business is not easy and it comes with many challenges including knowing how and where to access funding, increase your marketing, and how to stay true to your mission as you grow your business.
Come and join our Incubator programme to keep you accountable for your business goals. You’ll get to meet other entrepreneurs at the same stage of you and come out with clarity on how to finance your business, where to find the right support, and build meaningful connections.
Graduates can apply through a competitive process for up to £5k of funding
I’ve participated in several founder support programs, and I can confidently say Hatch is by far the best. The onboarding experience, organisation, learning opportunities, and the quality of the facilitators and coaches have been outstanding.
Zoah Consultancy
18 hours of expert-led masterclasses on topics including strategy, finance, marketing, funding, sales and pitching.
14 hours of facilitated peer learning, peer coaching, and accountability groups. Gain fascinating insights, exchange ideas and swap skills with like-minded individuals.
Access to mentors to support you with navigating your business challenges.
Showcase your business to a panel of experts and get actionable feedback on how to take your business to the next level.
“The mentoring was definitely the thing that helped me the most. If I need any help with anything they’ll give me a mentor that is specific to my needs. They’ve given me something that I never ever thought would be possible. I am a founder, I am a boss of my business”
Sylvia Mac
Founder, Love Disfigure
Developing your business around you as a founder
Exploring your current organisational strategy and product/market fit
Increasing and communicating your impact
Marketing and PR to elevate your brand
Preparing for Growth and Supercharging your Sales
Understanding and forecasting your numbers and systemising your business
Pitching and presenting your business
The funding landscape and looking at what’s right for you
Building a team, HR needs, and becoming the leader you were meant to be
Our goal is to make our programmes as accessible as possible. Each programme is designed with input from our cohorts and tailored to meet the unique needs of each group. During the application process, we will ask you to detail any accessibility needs we can support you with.
If you would like to request support in completing your application (e.g. transcribing your application answers), or to discuss your accessibility needs please email programmes@hatchenterprise.org
Hatch is a charity that supports underrepresented entrepreneurs from across the UK to imagine, launch, and grow businesses and organisations that are sustainable, successful, and have a positive and lasting impact on their communities. We’re working towards a fairer society by helping develop these founders’ skills, knowledge and confidence through our support programmes designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
We’re not typical of the third sector. Although we’re a charity, as entrepreneurs ourselves we know what it takes to grow a business. We recognise that talent is equally distributed across society, but opportunities are not. Too many people from underrepresented backgrounds are unfairly prevented from realising their entrepreneurial potential to positively impact their own lives, the lives of others in their community and wider society. We’re working to change that by creating an inclusive ecosystem where everyone has access to the power of entrepreneurship to create a fairer economy.
Consequently, while much of our work and support is accessible to all, we focus on supporting founders who are women, from an ethnic minority background, or live with a disability or are neurodivergent – essentially anyone who might typically get overlooked when it comes to getting what they need to launch and grow an organisation in the UK.
9,000+ founders have been supported through our programmes and events.
M
I have had such a great experience with Hatch on the Female Founders Incubator Course from start to finish. I cannot thank them enough for all the advice, tips and help I have received throughout. I would 100% recommend Hatch to anyone who is starting a business or have already formed and running one.
R
Doing the Hatch Female Founders course was a huge turning point for me and my small business. The support was superb and the knowledge gained is something I will forever be grateful for. Huge thanks to the wonderful team that make up Hatch.
50% Early bird discount available until March 31st 2025.
This programme is valued at over £3000, but thanks to the generosity of our partner, participants are only asked to pay a £150 contribution. There are also a limited number of bursary places available.
Date of next programme:
Do you have any questions? Are you unsure if this is the right course for you? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by emailing our team at programmes@hatchenterprise.org.
Any entrepreneur with a business based in the UK and generating a minimum turnover of £5,000 can apply for the programme.
The Incubator programme is delivered online via Zoom including its Demo Day and graduation. There may be optional in-person Hatch events you are invited to such as networking events but this is not a compulsory part of the programme.
The programme runs for three months, with weekly scheduled workshops taking place every Wednesday from May until September.
Although this programme is valued at over £5,000, we are able to offer it at a significantly subsidised price of £150 thanks to our partnership with Pizza Hut. Apply by 15th November to receive 50% off.
If the cost of the programme is a barrier, you can indicate that you would like to be considered for a bursary in the application form to reduce or remove the programme cost.
Hatch Enterprise’s operates a trust-based self-referral system, when it comes to bursaries. It is our policy to offer bursaries to anyone who:
Additional partnerships also enable us to offer free places to residents of the following housing associations: Peabody, The Guinness Partners
We welcome entrepreneurs from all industries. Our tailored approach ensures that businesses in various sectors—whether technology, food and drink, retail, or services, receive the guidance they need.
Graduates from the Incubator are eligible to apply for a competitive £5000 grant. As a graduate from a Hatch programme you may also be eligible to apply for future once-off funding rounds from Hatch.
You can apply by filling out our application, which can be found here. The application form is your opportunity to tell us about you and your business. The more detail you can provide us with, the better! If you need support filling out the application form, like support transcribing your answers please book a call with Niamh here.
If your initial application is successful, you will receive an invitation to complete part two of the application process. This section involves answering a series of questions through the Video Ask portal or via a Zoom call. We will send you the interview questions beforehand so you can prepare as best as possible.
After the application deadline, we’ll email you to let you know if you have secured a place on the programme.
The deadline for applications is 13th April.
After completing the Incubator, you’ll have access to our Graduate platform, Circle, for continued peer support. You will also have access to the Hatch Grant Fund, through which you can apply for competitive grant funding.
Many of our graduates have gone on to run their own successful businesses. You can read some our graduate stories here:
Meredith Whitely founder of Food At Heart and Calm Cocoa
Cheryl Ndione founder of Purple Moon Drama
Patrick Adom founder of Very Puzzled
No. This programme is suitable for businesses currently turning over a minimum of £5k, including grants or donations.
Our goal is to make our programmes as accessible as possible. Each programme is designed with input from our cohorts and tailored to meet the unique needs of each group. During the application process, we will ask you to detail any accessibility needs we can support you with.
If you would like to request support in completing your application (e.g. transcribing your application answers), or to discuss your accessibility needs please email Niamh at programmes@hatchenterprise.org or book a call here.
Read more about the accessibility support we offer here.
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