Innovating Croydon’s night-time economy
Despite its current offer of vibrant restaurants, bars, pubs, events, and cultural venues, we’re supporting Croydon’s businesses to revitalise the night-time economy. Recent economic conditions, coupled with changing consumer habits and anti-social behaviour, have significantly impacted footfall and revenue for local businesses.
At Impact Croydon, we’re passionate about stimulating a more diverse and sustainable night-time economy in Croydon, empowering local business owners and entrepreneurs with the tools, advice and connections they need to adapt to these challenges and develop new opportunities for growth and prosperity.
Running until March 2025, our free-to-join support programmes are designed to support local businesses and entrepreneurs to:
Make their innovative ideas - for a new product, service or business - a reality
Better align with the needs of Croydon residents and visitors
Explore and refine their unique selling point (USP) and reach new audiences
Safeguard and create local jobs
Simply put - we’re here to make an impact.
All programmes are fully funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and will be delivered by innovation consultancy, Studio Zao.
Who is it for?
Entrepreneurs
Individuals or teams with an idea for an ENTE business based in Croydon.
Existing ENTE Businesses
Croydon-based hospitality or leisure businesses already operating past 6pm.
Prospective ENTE Businesses
Any hospitality or leisure business with an interest in operating past 6pm.
What our businesses are saying
Alicia
“I found the in-person sessions super helpful. It was the perfect mix of theoretical knowledge and practical activities. The structure was brilliant: time to listen, share thoughts in a group and then have time to work through my ideas independently. As the course progressed it was really beautiful to see everybody’s passion come to life.”
Katrina
“For businesses that need help with diversifying, these programmes are really good in giving you the tools and time to think about new ideas separate from your normal working environment. Being taught how to work through idea generation in a really logical, simple way just makes the process much easier and more effective.”
