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Member Profile Interview – Jim Rae of Docs 24

May 3, 2018 By admin

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 fairly well and with one […]

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Member Profile Interview – Allison Meldrum of Meldrum PR

April 23, 2018 By admin

Allison Meldrum – Meldrum PR What was your first job after leaving school/further education? After graduating my first role was News Reporter at The Dundee Courier and Evening Telegraph. I’m originally from Dundee and to return to the city for which I have a huge affection to begin my professional life working for a family […]

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Member Profile Interview – Simon Sweeney of Mazars

March 16, 2018 By admin

Simon Sweeney – Mazars Edinburgh What was your first job after leaving school/further education? During the summer & winter breaks at University, I worked in the construction industry which was a great hands on experience before interning at an accountancy practice in my final year. From there, I have worked in practice ever since, completing […]

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Member Profile Interview – Kirsty Yuill of Mazars Glasgow

March 16, 2018 By admin

Kirsty Yuill – Mazars Glasgow What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Quite sadly, I have always been an accountant. After leaving school at 17 to join a medium sized Glasgow accounting firm I got underway with my accountancy exams fresh after completing my highers. I qualified in 2012 and have now been […]

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Member Profile Interview – Simon Lamont of Iron Ocean

January 8, 2018 By admin

SIMON LAMONT – FOUNDER & CEO OF IRON OCEAN What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I enlisted directly into the armed forces at 16 years old as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, after undergoing intense training from both the Royal Marines and the Parachute Regiment, I became team medic for a […]

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Member Profile Interview – George Shepherd of Brandfix

November 30, 2017 By admin

George Shepherd of Brandfix What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Brand Strategist – Young & Rubicam London –International Advertising Agency When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? November 2017, it was the only way to offer a specific type of service What did you find most […]

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David Finlay of Guardian Estates – Member Profile Interview

May 9, 2017 By admin

What was your first job after leaving school/further education? After completing my undergraduate degree in Financial Services Management from Edinburgh Napier University, I decided to further my education, and went on to study my master’s degree in Real Estate Management and Development at Heriot Watt University. While studying for my master’s degree, I worked part […]

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Member Profile Interview – Neil Davidson of Alderburn Finance

April 7, 2016 By admin

What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Royal Bank of Scotland. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it 2014 – I wanted to use my experience to support Scottish SME’s raise finance when the Bank says ‘no’. What did you find most challenging at the beginning? I was […]

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Member Profile Interview – Brian Williamson of Jumpstart & Brightwork

April 7, 2016 By admin

What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Industrial engineer When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? Started my first business in 1994 after a factory I ran was being consolidated with another. I was given the opportunity to run the larger entity but took the opportunity […]

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Member Profile Interview – Ian Greig of Newhill Construction

January 28, 2016 By admin

What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Graduate Trainee with Allied Breweries. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? In the May of 2008 the first two of our holiday cottages started accepting guests. We had a derelict steading next to our house – it would have […]