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Loans of £25,000 – £100,000 available to Scottish SMEs – BE Group Debt Finance Scotland

November 23, 2018 By admin

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 of funding. Their mission is […]

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HR Dept wins Chamber of Commerce Business High Growth Award

November 1, 2018 By admin

Congratulations to WeDO Scotland member, Ian Pilbeam of The HR Dept, who has won Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce’s Business High Growth Award against strong competition. The award recognises a business that has experienced exceptional growth in sales, profit, market share, jobs or international trade. The company provides SME businesses and organisations with […]

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What barriers must businesses overcome to reach the next level of growth?

October 29, 2018 By admin

Business growth barriers are all too common a challenge for entrepreneurs, regardless of how well established their businesses are. As many Scottish businesses have enjoyed solid growth since the last recession, a new focus on entrepreneurship has seen the help and support available to start-ups vastly increase. But, as the first successful cohorts from the […]

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Pike + Bambridge wins Highly Commended Award

October 24, 2018 By admin

Pike + Bambridge is delighted to have won a Highly Commended Award in the ‘Marketing and Innovation’ category at the recent Leasing Broker Federation awards. During 2017 Pike + Bambridge completed a major project with their new website combining their long-standing commitment to personal service, with cutting edge technology. Clients can now quote, order, track their […]

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Beyond The Numbers wins High Profile Practice Award

October 5, 2018 By admin

Val Wishart, founder of Beyond The Numbers and Ambassador in our Edinburgh Executive team is delighted to have recently scooped the ‘High Profile Practice’ Award at the AVN Inspiring Accountants conference. AVN is a support organisation for forward thinking accountancy firms who are at the forefront of business advisory services. Commenting on the Award win, Val said: […]

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Double Awards win for Spectrum Service Solutions in Chamber Business Awards Regional Finals

October 3, 2018 By admin

Following on from ongoing success in 2018, we were delighted to hear that Spectrum Service Solutions, founded by WeDO member Sara Spiers, has been crowned a winner of two awards in the Scottish heats of the Chamber Business Awards 2018. Now in their 15th year, the Awards are a highlight of the business calendar, recognising […]

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Nick Cohen WeDO Glasgow Ambassador sells PCR to Abica

October 2, 2018 By admin

Nick Cohen, one of Scotland’s hottest young entrepreneurs & Ambassador in our Glasgow Executive Team has sold his technology business to create a larger Telecoms/IT services group based on the Clyde. Founder and chief executive officer of PCR, Nick has joined his Speirs Wharf outfit with Abica, based in nearby Ibrox. Abica already had a […]

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Spectrum Service Solutions announce contract with V&A Dundee

September 17, 2018 By admin

Spectrum Service Solutions is thrilled to announce that they have recently won the contract for cleaning services at the world’s leading museum of art & design, V&A, for their new state-of-the-art Dundee Museum. V&A is a world-renowned name, not only in the arts and design sector, but for consumers worldwide. The new museum, designed by […]

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Social enterprise GTS Solutions celebrates doubling turnover to £1M

September 13, 2018 By admin

Social enterprise GTS Solutions which provides security services, is celebrating doubling turnover in the last 12 months as the firm forecasts growth to £5 million within years. Chris Thewlis, WeDO member & CEO of the Edinburgh-based firm saw turnover reach £1m during the past year, underlining its position as “one of the most successful” social enterprises in Scotland. […]

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WeDO Member Sara Spiers of Spectrum Service Solutions Announced as a Finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

September 12, 2018 By admin

Sara Speirs of Spectrum Service Solutions has been shortlisted as a Finalist for the RBS Great British Entrepreneur Awards, under the Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year category. It was another record-breaking year for these prestigious awards, receiving double the number of applications compared with last year and we’re delighted that Sara has been shortlisted in […]