Alleyway Espresso owners Danny James and Abie Wright bought the cafe through a social enterprise loan funded by a number of partnerships, including indigenous training and employment organisation Yarnteen and the National Australia Bank.

Yarnteen chief executive officer Saretta Fielding said it was difficult for indigenous people to get a business loan.

"Our plan is to empower our community to own and operate viable businesses that generates employment and further business opportunities (for indigenous people)," Ms Fielding said.

The project was about empowering indigenous people through funding and training.

"Once the families have finished making their repayments to Yarnteen's Business Project they will own the cafe," Ms Fielding said.

Mr James said he had a rough upbringing in Bourke.

After moving to Windale he had several jobs, including working at the cafe, but would have never been able to buy the business without the loan.

Beaumont Street was the ideal location for the cafe, Mr Wright said.

"Hamilton is a place of all different nationalities we had the opportunity to add Aboriginal people," he said.

Alleyway Espresso opened in June and employs nine staff.

Ms Fielding hoped the cafe would be the first of many businesses providing employment to indigenous people in the region.

A business in Garden Suburb would be the second to open under the scheme.