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Editor ’ s Letter engage | uk magazine Editor ’ s Letter
Studio F11 , Waterfront Studios , 1 Dock Road , London E16 1AH www . engagemagazine . co . uk Magazine subscription 0207 476 6644
Managing Editor Gloria Wyse gloria @ engagemagazine . co . uk
Business Editor Colette Machado colette @ engagemagazine . co . uk
Journalist Joy White joy _ white @ engagemagazine . co . uk
PR and Marketing Julie Cordice julie @ engagemagazine . co . uk
Production Director Philip Taff – Mensah phil @ onesparechair . com
Production / Design Assistant James Fraser
Senior Designer Ben Shelbourne In – House Photographer Hannah Edy / Andre Laing
Web Developer Kat Wojcik
Advertising 0207 476 6644 Fax 0207 476 6655 info @ engagemagazine . co . uk
Sales & Marketing Contact 020 7 476 6644
Publisher Craig Cordice craig @ engagemagazine . co . uk
Contributions Dr Kemal Ahson , BITC , Dawn Butler MP , Business Link , Chatsworth
Consultancy , Nikki Costa , Commission for Racial Equality ( CRE ), Caroline Lashley , London Manufacturing Advisory Service ( LMAS ), Valerie
Lothian , Colette Machado , Maurice McLeod , PERA , Rasheed Ogunlaru , Silverdale Global Solutions , Joy White , Gloria Wyse , Sarah Yeh ,
Sonia Brown , Rita Vale , Rasheed Aslam , Fatima Mangerah Press Ahead .
Engage magazine always welcomes new ideas for articles . You can send your articles with your contact details to Engage Magazine ,
Studio F11 , Waterfront Studios , 1 Dock Road , London E16 1AH . Alternatively you can email gloria @ engagemagazine . co . uk
Engage magazine celebrated its first birthday last month , so congratulations and thanks to all in the team who have chased the stories and organised superb networking events . Thanks also to our supporters , PwC , EDF Energy , Lehman Brothers and Lloyds TSB who kindly hosted engage networking events over the last quarter . Your commitment to the supplier diversity agenda is much appreciated and we look forward to working with you , and others later in the year .
This issue has a special focus on young people in politics . Recent statistics reveal there has been steady decline in the number of young people , aged 18-24 who vote , 68 % in 1997 compared to only 37 % in 2005 . We hope the vision and views of current and future politicians , featured in this magazine , will encourage BAME business owners and young people to recognise how their proactive engagement in the political arena can really help to influence and change the society in which we live .
There is a plethora of business ethnic minority networks spread right across London and the UK , representing different minority groups . Some are featured in this issue . Engage UK Networks will continue to work in partnership with these business communities as we all share the same challenges and vision . We want to grow , and we want to contribute to the economic legacy for the capital . 2012 looms , and so does our ‘ once in a lifetime ’ opportunity to have a piece of the pie . Please , can Government and other public / private sector organisations review their procurement policies - there are still significant barriers that are preventing small London firms from participating in the multibillion pound procurement process supporting the Games and beyond . The turnover of companies in London with fewer than 50 staff is estimated to be almost £ 200 billion , which is equivalent to 35 per cent of the total for London 1 , definitely a force to consider and reckon with .
We look forward to receiving your comments and contributions .
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Gloria Wyse Managing Editor engage
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