The 15 young people, who are all aged 16 to 22, are journalists at the LIVE magazine youth project, and came up with the idea for the Made in Brixton directory, with input from the Brixton Creative and Cultural Industries Group.
Sam Conniff, co-founder of Live Futures, which runs LIVE magazine, said: "Our young people did all the research and rang around all the industries to build a database.
"Spending time on shorter projects such as this is a good stepping stone for young people to get into the workplace."
Melissa Gibbons, a 19-year-old LIVE member from Lewisham, helped design the whole publication. "I've never worked so hard in my life," she said.
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