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Member Profile Interview – Gordon Rigby of CEC-Catering

GORDON RIGBY of CEC-CATERING When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? On leaving school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do, according to my Dad, sitting around doing nothing until I figured it out wasn’t an option, so I applied for jobs within Read more…

By Justine Mitchell, 5 days ago
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Member Profile Interview – Laurence Heron of Business Doctors

LAURENCE HERON of BUSINESS DOCTORS   What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I went down to London for the weekend as a jobless post-grad and by Monday had a great job working with BT in their Marketing Intelligence, Planning and Pricing Unit Headquarters Co-ordination (mercifully shortened to Read more…

By Justine Mitchell, 2 months1 month ago
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Member Profile Interview – Steve McKenzie of Crafty Connoisseur

STEVE MCKENZIE OF CRAFTY CONNOISSEUR What was your first job after leaving school/further education? YTS Training Office Training College which lead to a role in a firm of Chartered Accountants. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? May 2015 and it was initially going Read more…

By Admin, 2 months2 months ago
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Member Profile Interview – Claire de Franck of Claire Maclachlan Copywriting Ltd

CLAIRE DE FRANCK of CLAIRE MACLACHLAN COPYWRITING LTD   What was your first job after leaving school/further education? PR Account Executive at Atlantic PR in Edinburgh. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? July 2020. After years in PR and Events, I was desperate Read more…

By Justine Mitchell, 4 weeks4 weeks ago
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Member Profile Interview – Lisa Thomson of Purpose HR

LISA THOMSON OF PURPOSE HR What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I’d studied French and Politics at University and had planned to join the Civil Service (foreign office) but although I passed the entry academic exams I was rejected based on psychometric assessments. So I had to Read more…

By Admin, 2 years2 years ago
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Member Profile Interview – Wicus Van Biljon of Business Doctors

WICUS VAN BILJON  OF BUSINESS DOCTORS What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Financial  Manager When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? We started our original business in South Africa in March 2007 mainly due to my daughter thinking I worked at Read more…

By Admin, 2 years ago
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Member Profile Interview – Eoghan Colgan of Continulus

EOGHAN COLGAN OF CONTINULUS Eoghan was the very worthy winner of our COVID-19 Scottish SME Best Pivot Service Award. What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I studied Medicine at Queens’ University in Belfast. When I qualified (2001), I worked as a JHO (Junior Doctor) for a year Read more…

By Admin, 2 years2 years ago
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Member Profile Interview – Lee Fitzpatrick of Outlaw Social

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…

By Admin, 2 years2 years ago
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Member Profile Interview – Lisa Johnstone – VWM Wealth

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…

By Admin, 3 years3 years ago
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Member Profile Interview – Jim Rae of Docs 24

JIM RAE of DOCS 24 What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Professional football player. Why did you decide to set up your business? I set this company up in 2013 and did so to help companies recover lost time through old work practicies. We have done this Read more…

By Admin, 4 years4 years ago

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