Surrey Hatchery

The Surrey Hatchery, managed by Surrey Business School, is a student-focused Business Incubator designed to nurture and empower entrepreneurial talent to develop promising business concepts into thriving ventures. 

Whether you have just an idea, a desire to develop one, or an already established business venture, we provide the expertise and support needed to reach your next milestone— either it is a validated MVP, a functional business model, company registration, IP protection, sales, or growth.

The Surrey Hatchery is the first step in a practical entrepreneurial journey. It not only complements the curriculum but also extends beyond it, fostering industry engagement and networking through our Founders Circle.

Our team, along with external Entrepreneurial Mentors, brings valuable experience offering tailored guidance to help ventures take off. Through hands-on experimentation, entrepreneurial thinking, and innovation, we empower student founders to navigate real-world challenges and gain essential first-hand exposure to the complexities of entrepreneurship.

To have our own physical incubator within the Surrey Business School, which offers focused value to each student incubatee, is a phenomenal achievement. With the support from the founder's circle, each student has every opportunity to succeed, at whatever stage of development.
Please do get in touch if you are interested in joining. William Lanham-New, Director of Student Entrepreneurship

Our offering includes:

  • Dedicated creative space for independent work;
  • Online tools and resources;
  • Regular workshops (on the topics such as Creativity & Idea Generation; Value Proposition, MVP design, Business Modelling, Sales, Financial Management, Scaling strategies, and many more);
  • Access to the Founders Circle for the specialised advice and mentoring opportunities;
  • Networking opportunities;
  • Pitching practice.
  • Pitching for investment.

Who can join the Surrey Hatchery?

Now, we welcome any students studying at Surrey Business School, from any programme, at any level, who:

  1. Do not yet have a business idea, but would like to explore their entrepreneurial potential;
  2. Have a business idea, but has not yet established a business/ generated sale;
  3. Have an established business, are looking to expand it further, innovate, and develop it.

Get in touch today: 

Dr William Lanham-New, Director of Student Entrepreneurship: w.lanham-new@surrey.ac.uk