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…
Corporate member Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (AABcf) has reported a growth in confidence in the M&A market throughout the third quarter of 2021 as it published its Deals+ Quarterly Market Review. After working closely with a number of acquirers this quarter, AABcf revealed that acquirers are actively pursuing long-term strategic value 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…
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…
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…