An additional £1.2 billion for Scotland through the Barnett formula and measures to grow a greener and more sustainable future. This is in addition to the additional £1.1 billion announced on 15th February bringing the total during the pandemic to £10.9 billion. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be Read more
We were recently delighted to welcome Carole Leslie of Ownership Associates as a member of our Executive Team. Following a diverse career in telecoms, sales, marketing, recruitment, IT and wine, Carole became involved in business ownership and succession planning when the business where she was Commercial Director became one of Read more
WICUS VAN BILJON OF BUSINESS DOCTORS What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Financial Manager When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? We started our original business in South Africa in March 2007 mainly due to my daughter thinking I worked at Read more
We’re delighted to hear that Corporate members docs 24 have been named one of the top 50 employers in the Silicon Review, a US Publication based in New Jersey. Jim Rae, docs24 CEO, commented: “We at docs24 are so pleased to be voted one of the 50 best places to Read more
EOGHAN COLGAN OF CONTINULUS Eoghan was the very worthy winner of our COVID-19 Scottish SME Best Pivot Service Award. What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I studied Medicine at Queens’ University in Belfast. When I qualified (2001), I worked as a JHO (Junior Doctor) for a year Read more
The Scottish Government’s chief economist has warned that Scotland’s economy may not return to pre-pandemic levels until the start of 2023. It was widely reported last week that Scotland could have the worst performing economy in the developed world following COVID-19. The most recent economic figures revealed that GDP fell Read more
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the WeDO Scotland COVID-19 Scottish SME Awards today. The Awards will recognise SMEs who have made the biggest impact during the pandemic. Since lockdown was announced on March 23, we have hosted 32 online events to support our members facing the challenges of Read more
We are delighted to announce the appointment of stalwart Glasgow entrepreneur, Gordon White as Chair of WeDO Scotland. Gordon has been a loyal and proactive supporter of WeDO since we launched in 2008. In 2014, fatBuzz won our High Growth Company Award before Gordon joined our Executive Team, latterly as Chair of our Glasgow Read more
Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced today Monday 27th April. Businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within days. Loans will be interest free, with no fees Read more
A key aspect of the CBILS is its interplay with the EIS tax relief rules. The British Business Bank is a development bank wholly owned by HM Government and, accordingly, the CBILS would likely fall within the rules on state aid. It follows from EU case law that the very Read more
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