Hackney Impact
Support for small businesses in Hackney.
What is Hackney Impact?
Hackney Impact is a business support programme delivered by a consortium and commissioned by Hackney Council.
It focused on providing practical business support to Hackney-based small businesses and social enterprises across a range of sectors.
Funding for the current programme ended in March 2026 and Hackney Council is now exploring options for a new phase.
In the meantime, you can learn more about the programme below and read about other support available from Hackney Council and its partners on our find business support page.
Renée Materials is just one of the many Hackney businesses that participated in the Hackney Impact business support programme.
Small business support available
Renée Materials has received coaching and attended several networking events through the 2024 Hackney Impact business support programme.
Kitchen Collective CIC participated in the Grow Your Business course by Hackney Impact. They have also hosted pop-ups at several of the Hackney Impact networking events.
London Fields restaurant, Lardo, installed a new, more sustainable pizza oven, saving over two tonnes of carbon per month and reducing their energy bills after applying for the 2022 business investment programme.
Brewery Hackney Church Brew Co. used the 2022 business investment programme funding to can and sell its own beers off-site for the first time, helping to increase their visibility and receive the UK's Best Independent Craft Brewery Taproom award.
The bookshop Pages of Hackney, on Lower Clapton Road, put on 28 literacy events for local schools and community groups after applying for the 2022 business investment programme.
Startup Batch.Works used the 2022 business investment grant to develop a model for remanufacturing waste plastic locally, repurposing over one kilogram of oat milk containers a week using 3D-printing technology.
All-female design studio ROAR Studio purchased new machinery to turn waste into a new product line, diverting nearly 200 kilograms of waste from landfill, after applying for the 2022 business investment funding.
The team behind Bohemia Place Market used the 2022 business investment funding to run the successful three-day Hackney Reggae Festival during the summer of 2022.
Read the business support programme final report
In 2022, 330 Hackney businesses benefited from £2.5 million in Council investment. This enabled projects to help make businesses greener, more inclusive, and more resilient.
These initiatives reached 237,000 people, bringing in more than £2 million in further external investment to Hackney, and saw over £500,000 spent locally.
A further £500,000 investment saw businesses receive over 3,000 hours of targeted business development and training support. This helped local enterprises to start up, grow, or improve their resilience.
Learn more about some of the previous recipients of the Council’s 2022 business investment programme below.
Partners
