Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency: - www.hvda.org.uk
Through HVDA groups are able to access appropriate advice and information on a wide range of issues from charitable status, to managing a group, raising funds or developing meaningful partnerships with other agencies.  With this help, groups can flourish and expand their services and/or activities to the community. 

Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency: - www.rcvda.org.uk
RCVDA exists to support, promote and develop volunteering and the voluntary sector in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, in order that individuals and local groups can grow in confidence and skill and communities as a whole are sustained and enriched"

TeesValleyRural Community Council: - www.teesvalleyrcc.org.uk
Tees Valley Rural Community Council (TVRCC) is committed to working towards the social economic and environmental well-being of rural communities in the Tees Valley.

TVRCC seeks to achieve this by working with local people to enable them to identify and respond to local need and by providing accurate and appropriate advice, information and support to voluntary and community groups.

Tees Valley Village Halls: - www.tvvh.org.uk
Tees Valley Village Halls are an amazing resource for the Tees Valley. Each hall, whether a village hall, a church hall a parish hall or a community centre, offers a unique setting for any function.

The Tees Valley Village Hall's website gives details of individual halls, where they are, what facilities they have and how to hire them. As well as listing places to hire, the site provides information to the Tees Valley Village Halls themselves on news and local events.

Business Link North East - www.businesslinknortheast.co.uk                                                     Business Link works with individuals and businesses, at all levels of experience and knowledge, to establish their objectives and provide easy access to impartial information to deliver effective solutions.

For further information regarding Business Link contact:

Tel: 0845 600 9 006
Fax: (01642) 341425
Text Phone: (01642) 245688
email: enquiries@businesslinknortheast.co.uk
or visit the website: www.businesslinknortheast.co.uk

Tees Valley Community Foundation – www.teesvalleyfoundation.org.uk
The Tees Valley Community Foundation is an independent non-profit grant-making organisation, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people in the Tees Valley. We offer a solution for those who want their giving to be to the benefit of the community.

The Community Foundation is a local organisation – in touch with the community and responding to local needs. We work hard to channel all charitable donations and community investment directly into grass roots community groups and projects particularly to alleviate all forms of disadvantage.

Social Enterprise Coalition: - www.socialenterprise.org.uk
The Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) is the UK's national body for social enterprise.  As the voice of the sector, SEC provides a national platform for showcasing the benefits of social enterprise. We share best practice and influence policy in order to create an enabling environment for social enterprise. SEC is committed to representing the totality of social enterprise in all its forms, working to ensure social enterprises can learn from and support each other. 

North East Social Enterprise Partnership (NESEP) www.nesep.co.uk

NESEP is a development agency for social enterprise in the North East.  Our aim is to foster strong and vibrant social enterprises across the region.  Our work concentrates on two main areas:

• sector development
• business development