“If you think of salespeople as liars, cheats, money grabbers, pushy and selfish, it’s no wonder you don’t want to be one. The fact these things repulse you means you have exactly the right values to be a great salesperson.” A thought provoking observation from Iain Swanston of Klozers who Read more
WeDO networking is back! It’s been a busy week at WeDO hosting 2 in person events in less than 48 hours and words seem inadequate to express how happy that makes us! After a hiatus of 2 years with the exception of our 2021 Awards Dinner and 3 BBQs for Read more
The final stage in our Awards process for the two finalists in each category is a 30 minute interview with our Judging Panels. This year, the majority of the interviews took place on Zoom with the exception of Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneur and High Growth which were hosted by our Chairman, Read more
WeDO member Nicole Scott-McKie founded MTX Golf during the COVID-19 lockdown. Nicole is an ex-hockey internationalist who wanted to create tournaments, either exclusively for female golfers, or where female golfers were well represented.to provide a series of Doddie Drive events throughout Scotland raising awareness and funds for our charity partner, 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
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
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
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
We were delighted to welcome Brian Williamson, winner of our 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award as the speaker at our Masterclass in Edinburgh on the 10th of October, sponsored by Mazars/Elev8byMazars. Brian was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the Scottish entrepreneurial community and beyond. Brian is an Read more
Business growth is a topic which is high on the agenda for every ambitious entrepreneur, but, how do you achieve it? We were delighted to welcome Barry Park, Founder of OEM Group, an award winning and leading provider of diesel engine servicing and spare parts as the speaker at our recent Read more
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