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ACAS
www.acas.org.uk
Business Link for London
www.businesslink4london.com
Cityzone
www.city-zone.com
London Chamber of Commerce
www.londonchamber.co.uk/
London Development Agency
www.lda.gov.uk
Small Business Service (DTI)
Business support - East London
East London Small Business Centre
www.elsbc.com
Learning & Skills Council East
www.lsc.gov.uk/londoneast/Corporate/default.htm
Fundraising Associations
British Business Angels Association
www.bbaa.org.uk
British Venture Capital Association
www.bvca.co.uk
C2Ventures – business angel network
www.c2ventures.com/default.aspx
Community Development Finance Association
www.cdfa.org.uk
European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
www.evca.com
Institute of Fundraising
www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/
Community finance
Biginvest
www.biginvest.co.uk
ICOF
www.icof.co.uk
London Rebuilding Society
www.londonrebuilding.com
Voluntary sector
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
www.cafonline.org
Charity Commission
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
Directory of Social Change (DSC)
www.dsc.org.uk
Fair Trade Foundation
www.fairtrade.org.uk
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Social Enterprise Coalition
www.socialenterprise.org.uk
Social Enterprise London
www.sel.org.uk
Other
Auctioning4U
www.auctioning4u.co.uk
Square Eye web & print design
www.squareeye.com
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