As part of its investigation into small business the London Assembly Economy Committee will tomorrow visit the Brick Lane and Bethnal Green area for a roundtable and site visit with the East End Traders Guild.
The visit is an opportunity for members to hear first-hand from micro business owners and self-employed Londoners their concerns and suggestions on how they might be better supported.
The East End Traders guild is a structured organisation initially set up to help a family business that had been running for five generations, but was facing closure due to a rent increase. Since then it has become vocal and high profile, providing support to the businesses it represents.
There are 200 businesses in the guild.
Prospective interviewees include:
- Krissie Nicholson, Director, East End Traders Guild
- Paul Gardner, Gardners' Bags, Spitalfields Oldest family business (Retail)
- Ed Saperia, Newspeak House (Tech Firm)
- Tallie Maughn, Turning Earth (Maker Space)
- Qusai Jafferji, Newmans Stationery (Retail)
- Mervyn Bennet, Bancroft Garage (Industrial Use)
- Stuart Archer and Sarah Braun, Archer & Braun (Architects)
The roundtable begins at 10:00am
The walkabout is from 11.30am – 12:45pm from Newspeak House, off Brick Lane, E2 7DG
Businesses that will be visited include: Holy Shot Coffee, Bacon Street Salvage, The Brokedown Palace and Crescent Trading
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Notes to editors
- Susan Hall AM, Chairman of the Economy Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- London Assembly Economy Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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