STEVE ROBERTS OF AVATAR VEHICLES What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I worked picking bananas on a Kibbutz in Israel for 5 months before joining the Army. When did you start your business & what prompted you Read more…
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 Read more…
We were recently delighted to welcome Carole Leslie of Ownership Associates as a member of our Executive Team. Following a diverse career in telecoms, sales, marketing, recruitment, IT and wine, Carole became involved in business ownership and succession planning when Read more…
DAVID ARNOT OF MATHESON HUNTER What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Before accepting a position as a Project Engineer with ABB Engineering Services in the northeast of England, after university I worked a session at Sunshine Village Read more…
MHAIRI COCHRANE OF LILYPADS What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Since graduating from University this year (2020), I have started working full time for Lilypads. Lilypads was founded by myself and my co-founder when I was still Read more…
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 Read more…
We’re delighted to hear that Corporate members docs 24 have been named one of the top 50 employers in the Silicon Review, a US Publication based in New Jersey. Jim Rae, docs24 CEO, commented: “We at docs24 are so pleased Read more…
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), Read more…
PETER FERGUSON OF BEAUTIFUL EVENTS AND PRODUCTION What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I worked as a trainee Chef at Burts Hotel in Melrose thinking I wanted to live my life in a kitchen – how wrong Read more…
The Scottish Government’s chief economist has warned that Scotland’s economy may not return to pre-pandemic levels until the start of 2023. It was widely reported last week that Scotland could have the worst performing economy in the developed world following Read more…