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Business Updates

10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Join WeDO Scotland

July 16, 2018 By admin

Now in our tenth year, WeDO has embraced many changes since we launched in 2008. There are lots of reasons why entrepreneurs and business leaders join our community, but why would people not join? Here’s our top ten reasons why people shouldn’t join WeDO … You don’t enjoy spending time with like-minded entrepreneurs […]

Business Updates

Platinum Wave scoops British Franchise Association Customer Service Award

July 13, 2018 By admin

Platinum Wave, a leading independent international franchise consultancy based in Edinburgh, has been rewarded for its gold standard customer service by scooping the Best Customer Service Award at the British Franchise Association (bfa) HSBC Franchise Awards which took place in Birmingham last week. This prestigious award, voted for by a judging panel including internationally renowned […]

Member Updates

Iron Ocean Set To Turn Up The Heat in Base Layer Technology

July 11, 2018 By admin

Iron Ocean have just launched their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter as they launch the world’s most superior base layer in their fight against the cold. Founded in 2015 by design enthusiast and WeDO Simon Lamont, Iron Ocean was first conceptualised when he felt there was a gap in the market for clothing that could retain heat whilst […]

Events

Business Growth Masterclass- Glasgow – June 2018

June 27, 2018 By admin

Business growth is a topic which is high on the agenda for every ambitious entrepreneur, but, how do you achieve it? We were delighted to welcome Barry Park, Founder of OEM Group, an award winning and leading provider of diesel engine servicing and spare parts as the speaker at our recent Masterclass in Glasgow. In the […]

Member Profile Interviews

Member Profile Interview – Jim Rae of Docs 24

June 20, 2018 By admin

JIM RAE of DOCS 24 What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Professional football player. Why did you decide to set up your business? I set this company up in 2013 and did so to help companies recover lost time through old work practicies. We have done this fairly well and with one […]

Events

2018 WeDO Scotland Conference Round-Up

June 11, 2018 By admin

The 2018 WeDO Scotland Conference took place on the 17th of May at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Guests enjoyed a packed day of outstanding speakers, a fascinating debate with our panel as well as thought-provoking, skills driven workshops. Our opening speaker was Al Kellock – Scottish Rugby Union, Co-Founder of Finsbay & former Scotland Rugby Captain. Al […]

Business Updates

Creating a plan to mitigate the biggest threat to your company’s security

April 24, 2018 By admin

GUEST BLOG BY CORPORATE MEMBERS ZONEFOX One of the greatest threats to businesses these days is the insider threat. Maybe it’s a case of a successful phishing attempt on an unwitting employee, a disgruntled colleague who is looking for a new job and extracting data to use as leverage to gain employment elsewhere, or plain […]

Member Profile Interviews

Member Profile Interview – Allison Meldrum of Meldrum PR

April 23, 2018 By admin

Allison Meldrum – Meldrum PR What was your first job after leaving school/further education? After graduating my first role was News Reporter at The Dundee Courier and Evening Telegraph. I’m originally from Dundee and to return to the city for which I have a huge affection to begin my professional life working for a family […]

Business Updates

Nick Cohen, Founder of PCR & WeDO Glasgow Exec Team Ambassador celebrates £1M turnover

April 16, 2018 By admin

Nick Cohen, founder of PCR, the Glasgow based B2B IT support supplier, has achieved turnover of close to £1m for the first time after growing 35 per cent last year. Nick Cohen, Ambassador in our Glasgow Executive Team, founded PCR as a computer repair business 14 years ago & the company has consistently achieved growth of around […]

Events

April 2018 Supper Club with Paul Atkinson

April 16, 2018 By admin

WeDO Supper Club events are intimate with no more than 14 attendees, enabling attendees to build relationships with those they haven’t already met as well as having plenty of opportunity to join in conversations and ask the speaker questions. Last Thursday night we had our first Supper Club at our new Edinburgh venue, Hotel Du Vin. […]