It is with great sadness that I share the news that Alan Steel of Alan Steel Asset Management has passed away from Covid. Alan was a member of our Executive Team for 3 years from 2012 – 2015 during which time he was a highly valued, committed and appreciated member Read more…
Article credit – The Herald written by Kristy Dorsey Female-led businesses received less then 11 per cent of the £150 million available through two key Scottish grant funds designed to help firms survive the worst of the pandemic, a new analysis has revealed. Figures released today by Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES) and Read more…
We’re delighted to announce that Debbie Byers, founder of the purpose-led motivational speaker agency, Speaker Buzz and the strategic communications business, Beeline PR, has joined our Executive Team. Debbie is replacing Liz Hoskin of Positive Qualities who we thank for her hard work and contribution for the past 4 years. Read more…
Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business critical services group, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Edinburgh-based Purpose HR. Purpose HR provides human resources (HR) advice and support to early stage and high growth investor-backed businesses through tailored consultancy and ‘HR as a service’ outsourcing. Read more…
We caught up with our 2019 Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner for the first of our ‘My Covid-19 Journey’ member interviews, Andrew Johnstone of Loft Boarding Scotland Ltd to hear how business has been for him during the pandemic and what he’s learnt along the way. What does your Read more…
WeDO member Nicole Scott-McKie founded MTX Golf during the COVID-19 lockdown. Nicole is an ex-hockey internationalist who wanted to create tournaments, either exclusively for female golfers, or where female golfers were well represented.to provide a series of Doddie Drive events throughout Scotland raising awareness and funds for our charity partner, Read more…
The Help to Grow programme was announced by the Chancellor at the recent Budget and is a practical management training programme delivered by world-class business schools, accredited by the Small Business Charter. The aim is for the 35 UK schools with Small Business Charter status to run 320 Help to Read more…
Since launching the Best British Tech Pioneer competition in 2013, KPMG has been celebrating and recognising the trailblazers, game changers and tech disruptors across the UK. They’ve been so inspired, awed and amazed by the talent and innovation they’ve seen – this year they are going global! The KPMG Private Read more…
The SME Brexit Support Fund provided by HRMC gives SMEs up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice, if your business has up to 500 employees and no more than £100 million annual turnover. You can use the grant for training on: how to complete customs declarations. how Read more…
The Recovery Loan Scheme, a new scheme to support access to finance for UK businesses as they recover and grow following the pandemic has now opened for applications. The scheme, announced at the Budget on 3 March 2021, is scheduled to run until 31 December 2021, subject to review. The Read more…