Helping Croydon businesses achieve innovation-led growth.

At IMPACT, we’re empowering businesses and entrepreneurs in Croydon with the skills, methods and connections they need to stay resilient and launch new commercial opportunities.

Through Innovation Labs and ‘Start Your Business’ Bootcamps, we’re helping individuals and teams create new businesses, services and products for people and places across the Borough, with personalised, expert support from concept to launch.

This programme is brought to you by Studio Zao, a London-based innovation consultancy. We’ve launched ‘IMPACT’ programmes across the UK, supporting over 300+ SMEs to make growth and innovation happen fast through lean methodologies. 

This programme is free to join, fully funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and will be running until March 2025.

  • “The team has helped me transform my idea from an initial concept into a fully thought out project, the structure of the workshops and the accountability has been great and kept me on track. I wouldn’t have gotten this far without it."

    Alan

  • "This programme has truly accelerated the growth of the business exponentially, and I’m incredibly grateful for your support."

    Sam

  • "The coordination and organisation of all the events were great and the team's passion and desire to help and support everyone was second to none and admirable."

    Ayo

  • "I am using some of the skills and tools learnt at the workshops with the team to generate more ideas for future projects."

    Robert

  • "For businesses that need help with diversifying this programme is really good in giving you the tools and time to think about new ideas separate from your normal working environment."

    Katrina

  • "This is a brilliant programme that gives SMEs a great structure for innovating in their work."

    Naomi

  • "It’s an incredible opportunity to take time to think about my idea and have support and expertise to take it from a dream to a serious possibility."

    Andy & Cat

  • "The programme has given me a framework to think about problems, ways to encourage my colleagues to put forward problems and arrange my priorities within the organisation in a logical and resilient format."

    Hugh

  • "The workshops were very helpful and addressed many of the pitfalls entrepreneurs usually encounter."

    Graham

  • "Most interactive programme I’ve been on to date! The workshops really helped me flesh out my ideas. The visual element is a keen learning style for me, which I found extremely useful when validating and making sense of my ideas."

    Sarah

Ready to get started?

Book a free consultation with one of our innovation advisers.