Lambeth First Enterprise Board
Who are we
The Lambeth First Enterprise Board, appointed through an open recruitment process, is a business-led board that champions Lambeth's vision for enterprise. It acts as the key mechanism for partnership between the public and private (including social enterprise) sectors in the borough.
The board revised its membership in March this year to take on a much greater business focus. The board’s new members come from a variety of local businesses including restaurants, an IT consultancy, an events and marketing agency and creative and design consultancies.
A key priority for the new board will be to consider the effects of the economic downturn and to help businesses survive the recession and when the economy recovers, take advantage of new and emerging opportunities.
Board members intend to take forward a number of projects to boost existing businesses and encourage opportunities for new entrepreneurs. Key schemes the board have committed to over the coming months include:
- The creation of a loan fund and related business planning support
- A temporary letting scheme for vacant commercial properties
- Work with Lambeth’s younger citizens to promote and foster entrepreneurship
- A Lambeth business fair
The board’s private sector representatives includes:
- Mark Riches, First Protocol Event Management Ltd (Co-Chair)
- Charles Barclay, Charles Barclay Architects
- Maame Baryeh, Untold (Fashion Collective)
- Deborah Bestwick, Oval House Theatre
- Rebekah Bloom, Hemp Global Solutions Ltd
- Philippe Castaing, Opus/Upstairs Café and Restaurants
- Peter Edwards, South London Press
- Peter Erftemeijer, Mot Juste, Creative Design Consultancy
- Stuart Horwood, Brixton Traders' Federation
- Ted Inman, South Bank Employers’ Group
- Mitchell Jacobs, MO-SHON, Creative Design Consultancy
- Neelofar Khan, Chilli Chutney Restaurants
- Margot Rodway-Brown, Adornment Creative and Cultural Industries
- Liz Rolfs, On Course Training
- Helen Santer, Waterloo Quarter – Business Improvement District
Public sector members include:
- Malcolm Brabon, Serco Solutions (Business Link)
- Councillor John Kazantzis (Chair) – Cabinet Member – Employment and Enterprise
- Dr Ed Tinley, London South Bank University
- Roger Amos, Lambeth College
The board is supported by officers from Lambeth Council's regeneration and enterprise division.
For further information on the Lambeth First Enterprise Board contact Gail Rowe on email: growe@lambeth.gov.uk
