COVID-19 HELPLINE FOR SCOTTISH BUSINESSES 0300 303 0660 open Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:30pm UK GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE The following measures have been set out to support businesses throughout COVID-19 situation: A statutory sick pay relief package for SMEs*. Job Retention Scheme enabling employers to pay furloughed employees. Increasing grants Read more
LEE FITZPATRICK OF OUTLAW SOCIAL What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I worked as a letting agent for 12 months from 17 to 18 years old, I was very lucky that the agency owner Vincent, encouraged me to set up my first business at 18 and became Read more
One of Ricky’s favourite quotes: “Success has a thousand fathers, failure is an orphan.” We were delighted to welcome Ricky Nicol, CEO and co-founder of Commsworld, winner of our 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award as the speaker at our February Supper Club in Edinburgh at The Green Room. Ricky is one Read more
Commsworld, members of WeDO Scotland, has been recognised as one of the best performing privately-owned technology companies in the Megabuyte 50 Awards. The annual awards recognise the performance of technology companies across the UK, and are judged by an independent body of adjudicators with key criteria including growth, profitability, cash Read more
We’re delighted to hear that WeDO members VWM Wealth have been awarded with the highly prestigious Chartered Financial Planning Firm of the Year by their professional body, The Personal Finance Society at the Personal Finance Awards. The Award was presented to VWM by Andrew Pike from NS&I. The Personal Finance Awards Read more
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & EMPLOYEE OWNED CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED FOR OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY SCOTTISH BUSINESS AWARDS We’re delighted to announce the launch of our 10th annual search to find Scotland’s top entrepreneurial talent, which will be announced on the 5th of June at our annual Awards Ceremony & Lunch in Edinburgh. Read more
LISA JOHNSTONE VWM WEALTH What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Trainee sales support When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? MBO opportunity to take an established great business and to build on it. What did you find most challenging at the Read more
The WeDO Scotland 2019 Awards took place at the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel in Edinburgh on Friday the 24th of May. Eleven of Scotland’s most outstanding business leaders scooped at our ninth annual Awards. Doddie Weir was crowned Inspiring Leader of the Year for work with his charity My Name’5 Read more
Fast, efficient and flexible business finance. BE Group Debt Finance Scotland provides loan capital to new and existing, small and medium sized businesses across Scotland. The £12m fund, which is part funded by the EU, helps accelerate the growth of businesses in Scotland, complementing other private and public sector forms Read more
Doddie Weir OBE has today been announced as the 2019 winner of our Inspiring Leader Award and will be presented with his Award at our Awards Dinner on the 24th of May at the Kimpton Hotel in Edinburgh. We are absolutely delighted for Doddie and it is a richly deserved Read more
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