Dated: 6 December 2004
BlackSlate Media Group Limited is the new owner/publishers of the Businessuite. The acquisition heralds a new beginning for the magazine, which come January 2005, will have a completely new look, in terms of its design & contents. The size has already been adjusted, commencing with this issue.
CEO of former owner/publishers, AMK Communications, Aldo Smith, explained the rationale for the change of ownership this way:
"Businessuite evolved from my earlier involvement in a partnership which published the Marketing Management Review magazine. It was a carry-over of a sentimental attachment to business journalism. However, forced to concede that under AMK, publishing a business publication was not consistent with the business model of a full service advertising agency, I took the painful but necessary decision to divest control of the magazine so that AMK could focus on its primary business, that of growing the business and brands of our growing client portfolio."
Since the demise of Mark Ricketts' weekly Money Index magazine, over a decade ago, there has been a void in the scholarly coverage of regular business practices in the setting of the complex Jamaican economic landscape. Businessuite in its new dispensation intends to fill the gap and expand the output.
We invite our subscribers and general readers to hold us to this promise. We want to hear from you often by all the available means of communication.
In the meantime, we are proceeding to plan an exciting new edition for January 2005.
We wish you a merry & holy Christmas, and a blessed & peaceful new year!
THE BLACKSLATE MEDIA GROUP
 OUR VISION is to grow over time by having a financial interest either by way of equity investments or ownership in newspaper and magazine publishers, television/cable and radio stations, audio and video production companies, professional-information publishers, printers, and the high-growth areas of Internet offerings, along with other related media industry services.
THE MISSION is to be the leading privately held media holding company in the region, comprising and investing in media companies and brands.
OUR CULTURE is characterized by a partnership between shareholders, management and employees, demonstrated by comprehensive information participation in the decision-making processes, delegation of responsibility to stimulate motivation, and a share in the economic success of the company will be constants in our corporate culture.
THE WAY WE WORK
Blackslate strives to be a leader in all of the markets in which it operates. In reaching that goal, Blackslate sets essential guides for executives, managers, and employees.
Partnership is the basis of our corporate culture and finds its expression in respect for the individual, mutual trust, delegation of responsibility and participation in information, decision-making and success.
Identification and Motivation means we have confidence in our employees' initiative and creativity and thus seek to develop motivated employees who identify with the company.
Entrepreneurial spirit translates into expecting all employees to act as entrepreneurs, to embody creativity and leadership with a high sense of responsibility.
By valuing decentralization, operating units generate the flexibility, responsiveness, and efficiency needed to excel in changing and highly competitive markets. Effective cooperation means Blackslate executives must ensure that their activities serve the interests of the Blackslate group as well as the interests of joint venture partners.
It puts the focus on our customers on a par with respect for the most varied opinions and cultures as well as adherence to certain ethical principles.
BLACKSLATE will strive to attract the best creative, entrepreneurial and professional talent, and dedicate resources to Employee Development and offer equal opportunities based on individual potential and performance.
Our brands and services are designed around Customer Focus, which calls for Permanent innovation and creative development guided by customer needs. As a Home for Creative Talent, we are dedicated to establishing an attractive home for creative talent across our businesses.
In creating a home for talent, Diversity of Content is a crucial value.
Blackslate runs its businesses in accordance with the highest Ethical Standards. We reject all forms of discrimination and harassment.
We acknowledge our Obligations to Society and are dedicated to the well being of the communities in which we do business. We are dedicated to the Continuity and Independence of our company.
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