Launch of Studio 101 in Hackney
On Thursday the 29th September Sir Alan Sugar opened a new business incubation centre run by the charity London Youth Support Trust (LYST) in Mare St Hackney.
The centre has been built to help disadvantaged young people set up and run their own business. LYST now provides subsidised workspace and business advice to over 50 businesses in some of the most deprived areas of London. One of the charities funders, the London Development Agency (LDA): the Mayor's agency for business and jobs, describes LYST's work as a 'unique approach to provide workspace for the hard-to-reach-groups'. The Hackney centre has been converted to house a purpose-built centre, provided by Workspace Plc and the tenants include a range of different businesses including graphic, fashion and jewellery designers, dance teaching and card makers.
Sir Alan Sugar originally himself from Hackney will give the opening address, also speaking will be Lord Young of Graffham, a trustee of LYST, Lord Howard of Penrith Chairman of LYST and Harry Platt CEO of Workspace Group PLC.
