Startup Croydon is growing UP. ⬆️
After 10 years as Startup Croydon, we are bringing everything we do together under a new name: UP.
UP is how you will see our programmes, workspace and creative support from now on. Same team, same mission, a clearer way to grow.
What is changing?
• A new name out front: UP
• A new website and clearer paths for START, GROW, SPACE, CREATIVE and NETWORK
• More focus on helping ambitious people take their next steps
What is not changing?
• Our roots in Croydon
• Our commitment to founders, small businesses and communities
• The Startup Croydon charity that sits behind the work
Welcome to UP. Where your next level starts.
Tap the link in our bio to discover UP and see what you can access right now.
#StartupCroydon #UP #Rebrand #CroydonBusiness #SouthLondonBusiness #Entrepreneurs #SmallBusinessUK #BusinessSupport #CreativeBusiness #NextLevel
We had @hero_ldn over to film a #VirtualProduction advert for an airport-tech company.
DOP @bensaffer
VP Specialist @bchriz
Co-Produced @tvox_agency
Not easy to film on an airplane? Easy to film in the lab!
Are you a business owner in Croydon? Want to move your business forward?
We’ll show you how to get ready for investment (& you can pitch, too! Dragon’s Den style 🔥)
Sign up at startupcroydon.co.uk (LINK IN BIO) … be quick! Spaces are limited.
This programme is supported by Mayor of London and the UK Government.
Sometimes, you just need the right person in the room, the space to ask your questions, and practical guidance you can actually use.
That’s what our recent Finance Clinic with Chatsbrook (@chatsbrook ) at UP was all about.
Local businesses joined us to look at the numbers, talk through real finance questions and get clearer on the next steps for their business.
More clinics, workshops and business support sessions are coming soon.
Follow UP and keep an eye out for what’s next.
#CroydonBusiness #Croydon #SmallBusinessUK #BusinessSupport #StartupSupport #EntrepreneurUK #FinanceClinic #BusinessFinance #CroydonMeansBusiness #UPNetwork #UPCroydon #LocalBusinessSupport #SouthLondonBusiness
Ready to create real content, use professional studios and build your portfolio in just one week?
Creative Digital Lab is inviting young people aged 14+ to join our fully funded Creative Industry Experience Week this June.
You’ll get hands-on with:
🎬 Virtual production LED walls
🎙️ Podcast studios
🎧 Music production studios
📹 Professional film equipment
You’ll work on real creative briefs, learn new skills and create content you can use for your CV, portfolio, showreel or future applications.
You’ll leave with:
✅ Published content
✅ Production credits
✅ Portfolio-ready work
✅ Real creative industry experience
Dates: Monday 1 June to Friday 5 June 2026
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: UP, Croydon
It’s fully funded, but places are limited.
Register now: /250932198341357
#CreativeDigitalLab #CreativeCareers #YoungCreatives #CroydonYouth #FilmProduction #Podcasting #MusicProduction #ContentCreation #WorkExperience
What happens when we make more space for different ways of thinking?
Join us for Working Differently: Innovation, Neurodiversity & 14 Years of Impact, a special evening at UP exploring how neurodiversity can shape better ideas, stronger businesses and more inclusive communities.
We’ll also be celebrating Geoff Ranson’s ( @ranson.geoff ) 14 years of impact, recognising the people, projects and thinking that have helped shape this work over time.
📍 UP, Croydon
📅 Thursday 28 May
🕕 6pm to 9pm
Come along for an evening of ideas, connection and celebration.
Book your place via the link: /e/working-differently-innovation-neurodiversity-14-years-of-impact-tickets-1987514904582
#Croydon #Neurodiversity #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #BusinessSupport #InclusiveBusiness #SouthLondon #UPBusinessCentre #StartUpCroydon
Is your business growing, but still feeling too manual, messy or hard to measure?
Join our Growth & Scale Bootcamp in Croydon for a practical day focused on the numbers, systems and decisions that support real growth.
Led by Anna Wheeldon Jones (@harestone.hr ) and Virgílio Dornelas (@virgiliodornelas ), this session will help you get clearer on funnel visibility, the numbers that matter, AI and automation, bottlenecks, hiring for growth and processes that scale.
You’ll leave with sharper priorities, practical next steps and a better sense of what needs to change next in your business.
In person at UP Business Centre, Croydon
Tuesday 2 June 2026
£27 incl. VAT
Only 15 places available
Book your place today: https://uphub.work/bootcamps/growth-scale-bootcamp/
#GrowthAndScale #BusinessGrowth #SmallBusinessUK #CroydonBusiness #SouthLondonBusiness #BusinessBootcamp #StartupSupport #FounderSupport #BusinessSystems #UPCroydon
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Finance & Funding Bootcamp on 05 May.
It was a practical, focused day helping local founders get clearer on their numbers, understand funding options and build more confidence around financial decisions.
If you missed this one, we have more bootcamps coming up:
📍 Business Start-Up & Go, Thu 28 May
📍 Growth & Scale, Tue 02 June
📍 Sales & Marketing, Thu 25 June
Each bootcamp is in person in Croydon, expert-led and designed to help you make real progress in one day.
Places are limited.
Book your place: uphub.work/bootcamps
#CroydonBusiness #BusinessBootcamp #SmallBusinessSupport #Entrepreneurs #StartUpSupport #BusinessGrowth #UPHub
Different ways of thinking can shape better ideas, better tools and better businesses.
That is the focus of Working Differently: Innovation, Neurodiversity & 14 Years of Impact.
Join UP, formerly StartUp Croydon, on 28 May from 6pm to 9pm for an evening of conversation, connection and celebration.
The event will explore neurodiversity, innovation and entrepreneurship, with lightning fireside discussions from community members sharing experiences, perspectives, insights, innovations and tools.
The evening will also honour Geoff Ranson’s 14 years of impact supporting entrepreneurs through the organisation.
Date: 28 May
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Location: UP, formerly StartUp Croydon
Reserve your ticket here:
/working-differently-innovation-neurodiversity-14-years-of-impact/
#WorkingDifferently #Neurodiversity #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #StartupCroydon #UPHub #CroydonBusiness #InclusiveBusiness #NeurodiversityInBusiness #Founders #BusinessCommunity #SouthLondonBusiness
Looking to meet more local business owners, founders and professionals?
Join us at UP for First Friday Networking.
It is a free lunchtime networking session designed to bring the business community together for conversation, connection and new opportunities.
Come along, meet new people and build relationships that could support your next step.
Date: Friday, 1 May
Time: From 12pm
Location: UP
Cost: Free
Reserve your free place here:
/e/first-friday-networking-2026-tickets-1975777363280
#FirstFridayNetworking #UPHub #StartupCroydon #CroydonBusiness #BusinessNetworking #SmallBusinessUK #Entrepreneurs #Founders #SouthLondonBusiness #LocalBusiness #BusinessCommunity
The first episode of UP Till Now is here.
New host Lucas Nuba sits down with Saffron, CEO of UP, formerly Startup Croydon, and Fintan, Head of Mentorship, for an honest conversation about change, growth and what it really takes to build something meaningful.
They talk about the rebrand from Startup Croydon to UP, the thinking behind it, and what it means for the future of entrepreneurship in Croydon.
They also share personal reflections on imposter syndrome, redundancy, resilience, adapting through change and why asking for help can open the door to growth.
This is a conversation about entrepreneurship, business support, mentoring and community.
Listen on Spotify:
/episode/5saoi7qfSE88ltInURjrYP?si=GXFye-6UTmqEOsVLFPv_xw&nd=1&dlsi=d00b411089c945f2
Want to join a future episode, or know someone who would be a great guest? Get in touch with UP to express your interest.
#UPTillNow #UPHub #StartupCroydon #CroydonBusiness #Entrepreneurship #BusinessSupport #Mentoring #SmallBusinessUK #Founders #BusinessPodcast #Croydon #SouthLondonBusiness
Are your business numbers clearer than they were 6 months ago?
For many founders, finance is not ignored because it does not matter.
It is avoided because it feels confusing.
Costs, forecasting, funding options, accounting tools, compliance, profit and loss, lenders, grants, investors, where do you even start?
The Finance & Funding Bootcamp is designed to make it clearer.
Join UP for a practical, in-person bootcamp in Croydon and leave with stronger financial foundations, better funding awareness and practical next steps you can use in your business straight away.
Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: UP, Croydon
Price: £20 incl. VAT
Places: Only 15 available
Book your place here: https://uphub.work/bootcamps/finance-funding-bootcamp/
#FinanceAndFunding #BusinessBootcamp #CroydonBusiness #UPHub #StartupCroydon #SmallBusinessUK #BusinessFinance #FundingSupport #Entrepreneurs #BusinessGrowth #SouthLondonBusiness #StartupSupport
