CRAIG COULTMAN-SMITH MARKETSHARE What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I was sailor in the Royal Australian Navy – trained as a Medic. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? 1 August Read more…
VICKY HAMILTON RECOIL 2019 WeDO SCOTTISH PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER What was your first job? My first job began during my 5th year of High School where I worked part time after school and at weekends as a Read more…
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 Read more…
Pitch@Palace has helped 931 Entrepreneurs in 62 countries create 5,977 new jobs and generate over £1,113 million of new economic activity over the last 5 years. The survival rate for Pitch@Palace Alumni companies is over 97%. Impressive figures given the 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 Read more…
Doddie Weir OBE has today been announced as the 2019 winner of our Inspiring Leader Award and will be presented with his Award at our Awards Dinner on the 24th of May at the Kimpton Hotel in Edinburgh. We are Read more…
Eight aspirational female-led Scottish companies have been shortlisted as finalists for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards. They include Glasgow-based businesses All Day Designs, makers of a toddler pushchair which converts into a trike, Cedeco Contractors, developers of an offshore wind turbine Read more…
MEMBER BLOG Suzie McCafferty of Platinum Wave Platinum Wave work with franchisees from the time they start considering the idea of a franchise, then choosing and applying for one, through to becoming a franchisee and in some cases, going Read more…
Josh Singh of No 1 Healthcare WeDO Scotland’s youngest member What was your first job after leaving school/further education? After completing 5th year. I did not see a reason to stay onto 6th year as I felt that I would Read more…
French Duncan LLP, accountants and business advisors & Corporate members of WeDO, have reported a bumper year advising on 25 deals worth almost £200m in 2018 in the private and public sectors. Deal values ranged from a few million up to £60m Read more…