Local Resources

Striding Out works with a range of organisations in local areas to complement and add value to our own services -

Please find details of these organisations below.

London
Canterbury
Croydon
Kingston
Manchester

Liverpool
Scotland
Glasgow
Brighton
National

Canterbury

Business Finance Provider	NatWest	http://www.natwest.com/
Business Network	FSB - Kent and Medway	http://www.fsb.org.uk/
Business Network	Kent Invicta C of Commerce	http://www.ashford-chamber.co.uk/
Business Network	Thames Gateway C of Commerce	http://www.tgcoc.co.uk/
Business Network	West Kent Chamber of Commerce	www.wkcci.com/
Business Support Provider	Business Link Kent CIC	http://www.businesslinkkent.com/
Business Support Provider	Shepway Enterprise Agency	www.shepway.gov.uk/
Business Support Provider	Technology Enterprise Kent	http://www.technologyenterprise.co.uk/
Business Website	Employ Kent Thameside	www.kent-thameside.co.uk/
Business Website	Enterprise Agency Of North Kent	http://www.businessnorthkent.co.uk/
Business Website	Focus To Work CIC Ltd	http://www.focustowork.co.uk/
Business Website	Institute of Directors - Kent	http://www.iod.com/
Business Website	Kent Works	http://www.kentworks.org/
Business Website	The Best of Ashford	www.thebestof.co.uk/ashford
Public Sector	Ashford Borough Council	www.ashford.gov.uk/
Public Sector	Bexley Borough Council	www.bexley.gov.uk/
Public Sector	Kent County Council	http://www.kent.gov.uk/
Public Sector	Sevenoaks District Council	www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/

Kingston

Business Network	Kingston Social Enterprise Network	www.e-voice.org.uk/
Business Support Provider	Kingson Chambers of Commerce	www.kingstonchambers.co.uk/
Public Sector	Kingston Council	www.kingston.gov.uk/
Business Support Provider	South London Biz	www.southlondon.biz/about/aboutus.htm
Business website	Hull City Council	www.hullcc.gov.uk/
Business website	Kingston First	www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/
Business website	Kingstononline	www.kingstononline.co.uk/
Business website	Living Surrey	www.livinginsurrey.co.uk/
Business website	Locallife Kingston Upon Thames	www.locallife.co.uk/
Business Website	The Best of Kingston	www.thebestof.co.uk/kingston
Business Website	The Best of Wimbledon	www.thebestof.co.uk/
Business Website	Best of Sutton	www.thebestof.co.uk/sutton
Education	Hillcroft College	www.hillcroft.ac.uk/
Education	Kingson University	www.kingston.ac.uk/
Education	Kingston College	www.kingston-college.ac.uk/

Croydon

Business Network	Business Doctor	www.businessdoctor.org/
Business Network	SENSE- Social Enterprise network	www.senseorg.com/
Business Networks	Best Of Croydon Events	www.thebestof.co.uk/
Business Networks	Innovate South London	www.innovatesouthlondon.co.uk/
Business Networks	Network Croydon	www.thebestof.co.uk/
Business Networks	SLEMBA/ BEM Business Federation Partnership	www.bem.org.uk/
Business Support	Community Enterprise Support Service	www.communityenterprise.co.uk/
Business Support	Croydon Business	www.croydonbusiness.com/
Business Support	Croydon Chamber of Commerce	www.croydonchamberso.org/
Business Support	Croydon Enterprise	www.croydonenterprise.com/
Education	Coulsdon College	www.coulsdon.ac.uk/
Education	Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT)	www.calat.ac.uk/
Education	Croydon College	www.croydon.ac.uk/
Education	John Ruskin College	www.johnruskin.ac.uk/
Public/Private Sector	South London Business	www.southlondonbusiness.co.uk/
Public /Private Sector	Ideas into Business	www.linnoc.net/

Manchester

Business Support Organisations, Resources and Networks in Manchester

Business Finance	Business Finance Solutions	www.business-finance-solutions.org.uk/
Business Finance	Natwest	www.natwest.com/
Business Finance	North West Business Angels	www.nwbusinessangels.co.uk/
Business Network	BNI Manchester	www.bninorthwest.com/
Business Network	Brookfield Networking	www.brookfieldnetworking.co.uk/
Business Network	Chapel Street	www.chapelstreet.org/
Business Network	Great Manchester Chamber of Commerce	www.gmchamber.co.uk/
Business Network	Networking 4 Business	www.networking4business.com/
Business Network	Networking Manchester	www.networkingmanchester.co.uk/
Business Network	North West Business Club	www.nwbusinessclub.com/
Business Network	TiE Manchester	http://uk.tie.org/
Business Network	Well Heeled Divas	www.wellheeleddivas.com/
Business Network	Women Winning	www.winningwomen.co.uk/
Business Network	Arts Net	www.artsnetmanchester.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Blue Orchid	www.theblueorchid.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	CIDS	www.cids.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Creative Times	www.creativetimes.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Into Enterprise	www.intoenterprise.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Lancashire Business Support	www.lancashirebusinesssupport.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Manchester Business Consortium	www.manchester-business.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Manchester Enterprises	www.manchester-enterprises.com/
Business Support Organisation	NWDA	www.nwda.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Salford Hundred Venture	www.shv.org.uk/
Business Support Organisation	The Enterprise Centre	www.theenterprisecentre.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Westhawk, Phonefromhere	www.westhawk.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Business Support Solutions	www.business-support-solutions.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Enterprise Factory	www.enterprise-factory.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	Manchester Digital Development Agency	www.manchesterdda.com/
Business Support Organisation	Manchester Enterprises	www.manchester-enterprises.co.uk/
Business Support Organisation	New East Manchester	www.neweastmanchester.com/
Business Support Organisation	Prince's Trust	www.princes-trust.org.uk/
Business Support Organisation	The Toolkit	www.thetoolkit.net/
Business Support Organisation	Women's Enterprise Initiative, Emplyment Links Centre, Rochdale	www.rochdalewomensenterprisenetwork.co.uk/
Business Website	Business Community Directory (Greater Manchester)	www.businesscommunitydirectory.co.uk/
Business Website	Business Resource Portal	www.businessresourceportal.com/
Business Website	Business Scene	www.business-scene.com/
Business Website	My Manchester	www.mymanchester.net/
Business Website	Network North West (Manchester)	http://www.national-womens-network.co.uk/north/index.htm
Business Website	Thebestof.co.uk	www.thebestof.co.uk/
Business Website	Train Again	www.trainagain.co.uk/
Education Institution	DEP	www.dep.org.uk/
Education Institution	UCLAN	www.uclan.ac.uk/
Education Institution	City Learning Centre Oldham	www.clc-oldham.gov.uk/
Education Institution	Salford University Entrepreneurs Network	www.ae.salford.ac.uk/
Education Institution	University of Manchester Incubation Centre	www.umic.co.uk/
Education Institution	Young Enterprise North West	www.young-enterprise.org.uk/
Office Provider	Bolton Business Ventures Ltd.	www.bbvonline.net/
Office Provider	eOffice	www.eoffice.net/
Office Provider	Innospace	www.innospace.co.uk/
Office Provider	Piccadilly House	www.piccadillyhouse.co.uk/
Office Provider	Regus	www.regus.co.uk/
Office Provider	Womens Electronic Village Hall	www.wevh.org.uk/
Public Sector	Business Link North West	www.businesslinknw.co.uk/
Public Sector	NWDA	www.nwda.co.uk/
Public Sector	Trafford Council	www.trafford.gov.uk/
Third Sector Support Organisation	3se	www.3se.co.uk/
Third Sector Support Organisation	Community Loan Fund	www.lif.co.uk/
Third Sector Support Organisation	Community Network for Manchester	www.cn4m.net/
Third Sector Support Organisation	Merci	www.merci.org.uk/
Third Sector Support Organisation	The Scarman Trust	www.thescarmantrustmanchester.org/
Third Sector Support Organisation	Together Works	www.togetherworks.org.uk/
Third Sector Support Organisation	Unltd	www.unltd.org.uk/