Tees Valley Business Challenge is connecting large organisations with local solution developers to solve priority industry cluster challenges.
The Tees Valley Business Challenge is delivering new products and services for large organisations' challenges by supporting Tees Valley small businesses and social enterprises to develop solutions.
The project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund. The UK Community Renewal Fund aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and innovative approaches to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It invests in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.
Tees Valley Business Challenge is being delivered in partnership with Tees Valley Combined Authority by Edge Innovation, working with RTC North, AHSN-NENC, Dynamo, NEPIC, VONNE and Teesside University.
Connecting large commercial organisations with voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) to develop innovative opportunities for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to improve volunteering, engagement and VCSE development.
This project is now closed but please email us if you would like further details of future projects.
We are looking for a product designer or manufacturer to design a new trolley allowing discreet transfer of deceased people which negates the anxiety that is typically associated with death.
This project is now closed but please email us if you would like further details of future projects.
We are looking for products and services that will help P&G’s R&D centre take the first steps on their decarbonisation journey by supporting the reduction of carbon emissions from existing gas boilers, through innovative engineering solutions.
This project is now closed but please email us if you would like further details of future projects.
In the context of ongoing energy and climate crises, we are looking for products and services that can tackle fuel poverty, kickstart fair and equitable pathways to decarbonise homes, and improve health and wellbeing in the communities of Tees Valley.
This project is now closed but please email us if you would like further details of future projects.
We are looking for products and services that will bring together and visualise multimodal logistics data sources to empower AV Dawson to generate business reports which can aid objective decision making.
This project is now closed but please email us if you would like further details of future projects.
We are looking for products and services that will support employers to become more aware of the benefits of good mental health within the workplace to focus on prevention rather than the response to mental health incidents.
