Being a parent and a business owner is a lot to juggle, and for Patrick Adom these identities have intersected to create Very Puzzled – a children’s puzzle and games business celebrating African and Caribbean cultures. The business was not only inspired by his daughter Naima – she is also involved in running it as the self-styled co-founder and Patrick hopes that what he builds as an entrepreneur can be passed on to her as his legacy. The vision is to create, “something where she could see her culture, her history, her heritage reflected, but also something for her in terms of an inheritance and opportunities that she might have in the future.” ❤️
Hatch Enterprise UK
Civic and Social Organizations
London, London 5,552 followers
Building a better world through entrepreneurship 🌎
About us
Hatch is a national charity that supports underrepresented entrepreneurs from across the UK to launch and grow businesses that are both sustainable and successful, and have a lasting impact on their communities. We’re committed to building a fairer society by helping develop entrepreneurs’ skills, knowledge, and confidence through our unique programmes designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, and our sustainable, compassionate financial support offering. We’re not typical of the third sector. Although we’re a charity, we think and act like a business. Since 2014, we’ve supported more than 7,800 UK entrepreneurs to flourish, building a vibrant network of partners, funders, and investors who share our vision in the process. In 2022-23, more than 8 in 10 (84%) founders on our longer-term support programmes were female or from a marginalised gender, with more than 6 in 10 (64%) coming from a minority ethnic group. Nearly one in five (18%) founders on the same programmes told us they were disabled or neurodiverse. Our founders also told us the areas of knowledge and expertise they felt had seen the biggest improvements before and after completing a Hatch programme: - Accessing the funding they needed saw an increase of 97% - Measuring and communicating the impact of their business or organisation saw increases of 79% and 69% respectively. - Setting their organisation’s mission and vision saw an increase of 49% We estimate that since starting 10 years ago, businesses founded by our graduates employ more than 2,500 people in the UK and have raised more than £20m in investment. We work closely with our partners and funders, including UBS, J.P. Morgan, Yum!, Natwest and the Postcode Innovation Trust, bringing them closer to founders at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey. e: hello@hatchenterpise.org t: 020 7993 0074 Twitter: @HatchEnterprise FB: www.facebook.com/HatchEnterprise Instagram: hatchenterprise
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http://hatchenterprise.org
External link for Hatch Enterprise UK
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Entrepreneurship, Workshops, Start-Ups, Enterprise, Mission driven businesses, Charity, Social Enterprise, Mentoring, Support, Community, coworking, socent, incubator, accelerator, entrepreneurship , social equality, female founders, business support, social enterprise, london, and webinars
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55 East Street
London, London SE17 2DJ, GB
Employees at Hatch Enterprise UK
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Jo Roach
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Matthew Brookes BA(Hons) MBA FCA 🇺🇦
I ensure your financial sustainability, deliver profitable growth and provide practical solutions to your financial and strategic opportunities and…
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Suzi Lawrence
People operations management; stakeholder engagement; talent acquisition; bringing out the best in people and helping them shine and through this an…
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Tania Rahman
Investment Manager at Foresight | Founder | Trustee at Hatch Enterprise | MBA
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How to embed disability-inclusive recruitment processes: A key executive summary from our Inclusive and Accessible Recruitment guide, produced by Diversity and Ability. We broke down some of the key takeaways from this section of the guide. What are the main recommendations in a nutshell? 1. Use a broad range of channels, platforms and websites to be able to attract and reach as diverse a pool of people as you can. 2. Be clear, open and honest about what inclusive practises you already have in place. 3. Get unconscious bias and inclusion training for staff who are involved in recruitment, interviews and programme delivery. 4. Build inclusivity and accessibility into a consistent recruitment process, e.g. having information in dierent formats or having the option to do any interviews by video call. This report was made possible thanks to the Ares Charitable Foundation (Ares Management Corporation) and is part of our partnership to democratise access to entrepreneurship for Disabled and neurodivergent people. To read the report in full, head to: https://lnkd.in/eCUfQKy2 #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityInclusion #BestPractice #BusinessSupport
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If you're an entrepreneur based in London, Grow London Local offers a fantastic resource of events, online resources and in-person guidance through their extensive network to connect you to the right business support services, so you can focus on growing your business! You can access free support from business planning to access to finance 👇 #GrowLondonLocal #LondonEntrepreneur #BusinessSupport
Celebrating huge wins for Grow London Local and small businesses across London🙌📈 Since our launch we have helped 3,550 entrepreneurs in London get support with their business, attended 380 events and had over 90,000 visitors to our website. It’s been fantastic to be your one-stop-shop for all things business growth and we can’t wait to continue this incredible journey with you. Discover how many businesses we have supported across London, the areas of support they need and the types of entrepreneurs we have been reaching in our full Quarterly Impact Report here➡️ https://ow.ly/wnEW50SCgYV #GrowLondonLocal #QuarterlyImpactReport
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Hatch’s founder and CEO Dirk Bischof and our Head of Corporate Partnerships Deryl Thatcher (Walsh) MCIOF were thrilled to have the opportunity to get dressed up to attend The Company of Entrepreneurs Election Banquet last week! We want to express our gratitude for their monetary donation towards a mentoring programme this year and their continued recognition and support for our mission to democratise entrepreneurship for underrepresented founders across the UK 🙌 Thank you to Mark Huxley FRSA for having us at the banquet, hosted in the beautiful Tallows Chandlers Company building. #TheCompanyOfEntrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #Fundraising
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The Inclusive and Accessible Recruitment guide brings together findings from a multi-month audit that began in early 2024. Produced for Hatch Enterprise by Diversity and Ability (D&A), a social enterprise led by and for Disabled people, the auditing team spoke to Hatch’s founders at length through focus groups, reviewed founder recruitment and programme materials, looked at communications aimed at founders and spoke to the charity’s staff about Hatch’s business support programmes. The aim of publishing the findings today is to continue a conversation within the sector and any organisation working to support Disabled and neurodivergent people by providing a visible and tangible report for other organisations outlining best practices when looking to attract and support Disabled and neurodivergent people in the UK. This report was made possible thanks to the Ares Charitable Foundation and is part of our partnership to democratise access to entrepreneurship for Disabled and neurodivergent people. #DisabilityPrideMonth #Inclusion #Accessibility
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Hatch has once again been recognised as one of the UK's top 100 social enterprises in the #SE100 list! This list is a great tool to discover those making a real difference in the sector, and we're proud to be counted among them. You can find the full 100 here: https://lnkd.in/eSf9xjbF Pioneers Post NatWest Social & Community Capital (registered charity number: 1079626)
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Calling London-based entrepreneurs ready for the next big leap! 📣 We are delighted to announce the launch of a six-month Accelerator programme, tailored for London-based social entrepreneurs in partnership with City Bridge Foundation. This programme is ideal for founders who are: Running a business with social and/or environmental impact at the heart of them. Running a business with an annual turnover that exceeds £50K. Thinking about employing another member of staff within the next 12 months. Keen to connect with entrepreneurs at a similar stage. What's in it for you❓ One-to-one mentorship and coaching. Expert-led workshops on marketing, sales, strategy, and leadership. A network and community of ambitious peers facing similar challenges. This cohort will prioritise applications received by underrepresented groups. Applications are now open until late August 2024, for a start in September: https://lnkd.in/eXS9JRJa #Accelerator #LondonBusinessSupport #London #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpactBusiness #SocialEntrepreneurship
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We're delighted to welcome Emily Horton to run our upcoming free events in line with Disability Pride Month. The first session will occur today between 12 and 1 p.m. online. It will explore how founders can recognise and understand personal bias and how it affects storytelling. The session will also provide space to learn practical strategies for unlearning bias and promoting inclusive narratives. Sign up for free 👇 Hatch Learns: Removing bias from storytelling: https://lnkd.in/eqv5-tAD #Storytelling #BusinessTips #BusinessSupport #DisabilityPrideMonth
Helping impact-driven organisations get noticed | Founder of More Diverse Voices
As a neurodivergent human, I still sometimes struggle to feel "pride" about the way brain works. As a child I felt a HUGE amount of shame and I carried a lot of that with me into adulthood. But the older I've become, the more I've come to accept and love the person that I am. That sometimes (like anyone) I need help doing things or that I process things differently to others and that that is a beautiful thing. This frustration or sense of otherness I've felt all my life is actually also one of the main reasons I set up More Diverse Voices - something I am IMMENSELY PROUD OF. And so without my slightly different neurological pathways, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing today. And I love what I do. So, thank you brain 🫡 As part of Disability Pride Month I'm partnering with Hatch Enterprise UK and delivering two lovely workshops to help founders create more inclusive content and unlearn bias in storytelling. First one is tomorrow, sign up below 👇 Removing bias from storytelling, Thursday 11th July 12-1PM online: https://lnkd.in/eqv5-tAD Inclusive copywriting and inclusive content design, Thursday 23rd July 12-12.30PM online: https://lnkd.in/e9wj28vX #DisabilityPrideMonth
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For senior Social Enterprise practitioners, those working in Fundraising and Grants teams or Communications and Marketing professionals, the next Collective Leadership Group (CLG) event might be what you're looking for! Across the morning and early afternoon of Tuesday 16 July, Bayile Adeoti FRSA, Blessing Mutamba, Caroline Gormley and David Bryan will bring their expertise to the Simply Business offices to discuss the key challenges and issues with funding within the Social Enterprise sector across four sessions. You do not need to be a member of the CLG to attend. In fact, the group is looking to expand its membership, which currently consists of 90 members from 50 UK-wide organisations! There will be the opportunity to meet current members of the CLG, and learn more about the work they're doing to deepen the impact of support for social entrepreneurs through leaders coming together to learn, discuss and share challenges with one another. Read our recent article written by CLG Lead Leyla Okhai here, outlining the work and ethos of the CLG: https://lnkd.in/d5zUgfwg Want to come along? The event is free to attend: https://lnkd.in/dVhmkQvN #SocialEnterprise #SocialEnterpriseFunding #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneur
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The first two of four programmes open for applications this summer are now live. The New Founder Programme, our partnership support programme with Pizza Hut UK & Europe, will run two cohorts open to all entrepreneurs who fit the eligibility criteria. Join a community of like-minded entrepreneurs led by our team of experts on all things business planning, finance and more. Early stage programme: New Founder Launchpad: https://lnkd.in/eg6j3uPB This is for entrepreneurs looking to enhance their business skills and launch their ventures. Founders will either be pre-launch or have a rough turnover of 1K. Mid-stage programme: New Founder Incubator: https://lnkd.in/edrze5fy This is for entrepreneurs looking to grow their business and turn it into their full-time venture. Founders will have a rough turnover of 5K+. Applications submitted before Wednesday, July 31st, will receive an early bird offer of 50% off the small programme contribution fee we ask founders to contribute. A limited number of bursaries will be available for each programme. #Launchpad #Incubator #UKEntrepreneurs #BusinessSupport
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