We caught up recently with runner-up in our 2021 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Lee Fitzpatrick to find out what’s been happening … 2021 was a year of discovery and transformation at Outlaw Creative, where, amongst the challenges presented by Covid-19, they embraced the opportunity to take a deeper Read more…
In Scotland, we’re all too familiar with tighter restrictions than England in light of Covid. Yesterday, nightclubs re-opened, still with Covid passports or negative LFD tests and face masks required. Sports and indoor leisure facilities, live events and many other sectors have had restrictions lifted with the same requirements. The Read more…
This article was written by Professor Norin Arshed of the University of Dundee, as part of a Fellowship with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. The analysis and conclusions are made by the author. I have today published a report considering the impacts of COVID-19 on female entrepreneurs in Scotland, and Read more…
The final stage in our Awards process for the two finalists in each category is a 30 minute interview with our Judging Panels. This year, the majority of the interviews took place on Zoom with the exception of Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneur and High Growth which were hosted by our Chairman, Read more…
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…