WELCOME
Welcome W
e write this welcome on June 21st which is the longest day of the year and this, depressingly, indicates that it is all downhill from here into winter! Sorry about that. Here we have another packed issue that gives you the scoop on everything that is happening in our region. We look at Eastbourne in our town focus and the active business scene in that region, we chat with Penina Shepherd and Tony Bloom about the Acumen Convention, Kreston Reeves discuss how to value your business and we celebrate the Best of British event in Brighton with a hilarious speech by Daley Thompson.
And while you’re here... Not only do we have the largest number of print readers on planet Earth but you can also join our 468,000 online readers. If you can’t wait for the next issue then jump onto our social media platforms and join the conversation.
Maarten has kidnapped the Travel Section with a report on his trip to Amsterdam and then reviews the car he took with him, and Ian has been busy profiling the Squeaker of the House, John Bercow. The summer event scene is about to kick off. The judges have compiled their shortlist on what is a record breaking year for the Brighton & Hove Business Awards, both the Sussex Business Awards (now in its 31st year) and the Surrey Business Awards are open for entries, and there is a raft of other great events in our area. It is set to be a tremendous summer of business and events, so get involved.
The Platinum Team
@platbusmag Platinum Publishing Group www.platinumpublishing.co.uk
The Team
Maarten Hoffmann – Director
Lesley Alcock
Fiona Graves
maarten@platinumpublishing.co.uk 07966 244046
Business Development Director
Events Director
Ian Trevett – Director ian@platinumpublishing.co.uk 07989 970804
Rose Dykins Travel Editor
Lydia Bunyard
Laurence Elphick
Events Executive
Head of Sport
Alan Wares
Kate Morton
Steve Elford
Head of Design
Copy Editor
Head of Web Development
7