Maximising business growth is always high on the agenda for ambitious entrepreneurs, but how do they achieve it? Applications are now open for the 2018 intake for the pioneering Growth Advantage Programme at Strathclyde Business School, a 10 month business acceleration programme that enables entrepreneurs and growth-focused business owners to gain the business insights, management skills […]
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Pickering’s Gin & Seafood Bar opens in Beijing
July 24, 2018
Pickering’s Gin is set to make its mark in China with the opening of the first dedicated gin bar in Beijing. Less than a year since WeDO member Marcus Pickering fought off tough competition to win our 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Far East is proving to be their oyster as Marcus predicted. […]
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Join WeDO Scotland
July 16, 2018
Now in our tenth year, WeDO has embraced many changes since we launched in 2008. There are lots of reasons why entrepreneurs and business leaders join our community, but why would people not join? Here’s our top ten reasons why people shouldn’t join WeDO … You don’t enjoy spending time with like-minded entrepreneurs […]
Platinum Wave, a leading independent international franchise consultancy based in Edinburgh, has been rewarded for its gold standard customer service by scooping the Best Customer Service Award at the British Franchise Association (bfa) HSBC Franchise Awards which took place in Birmingham last week. This prestigious award, voted for by a judging panel including internationally renowned […]
Business Updates
GUEST BLOG BY CORPORATE MEMBERS ZONEFOX One of the greatest threats to businesses these days is the insider threat. Maybe it’s a case of a successful phishing attempt on an unwitting employee, a disgruntled colleague who is looking for a new job and extracting data to use as leverage to gain employment elsewhere, or plain […]
Nick Cohen, Founder of PCR & WeDO Glasgow Exec Team Ambassador celebrates £1M turnover
April 16, 2018
Nick Cohen, founder of PCR, the Glasgow based B2B IT support supplier, has achieved turnover of close to £1m for the first time after growing 35 per cent last year. Nick Cohen, Ambassador in our Glasgow Executive Team, founded PCR as a computer repair business 14 years ago & the company has consistently achieved growth of around […]
A Digital Revolution for our Media Partners BQ
February 26, 2018
BQ is making an ambitious switch to become a digital-first publishing platform, driving economic growth across the UK. Since 2007 BQ has built a unique audience of MDs, CEOs, and entrepreneurs; the kind of leaders that are driving economic growth in every part of the UK. Traditionally BQ has reached that audience by blending regular […]
Strathclyde Business School is delighted to be working with the industry group Be the Business to deliver the first Productivity through People programme in Scotland. This programme follows successful pilots in the North West and South West of England and will become part of UK-wide movement on improved productivity. Productivity through People is a 12-month […]
WeDO members OEM Group have saved nearly 30 jobs following a sale of the business and assets of an Aberdeen firm which collapsed into administration in January. Barry Park, founder and CEO of OEM won our Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016 and in November last year, scooped our High Growth Company Award. The lifeline […]
BQ announced as WeDO’s Media Partners
February 5, 2018
We’re delighted to announce our media partnership with BQ, who celebrate and inspire entrepreneurship to help businesses succeed and grow, through their quarterly national magazines, digital services and events. As a dedicated supporter of entrepreneurship, BQ is making a real and tangible contribution to local, regional and national economic growth across the UK. They are completely […]