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…
WeDO members AirFunders, founded by Chris Turnbull, has opened for business with a new approach to building long term savings. The current COVID-19 crisis and likely recession highlights problems ahead for many. Recent data suggests that 1 in 5 UK 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 Read more…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of stalwart Glasgow entrepreneur, Gordon White as Chair of WeDO Scotland. Gordon has been a loyal and proactive supporter of WeDO since we launched in 2008. In 2014, fatBuzz won our High Growth Company Award before Gordon Read more…
The Green Room Wine Bar has launched their #DontRunOutOfWine campaign in light of COVID-19. Since February 2020, Ghislain Aubertel & Miguel Crunia have been running the venue located in the West End of Edinburgh (based at 19-25 William St, EH3 Read more…
Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced today Monday 27th April. Businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash Read more…
A key aspect of the CBILS is its interplay with the EIS tax relief rules. The British Business Bank is a development bank wholly owned by HM Government and, accordingly, the CBILS would likely fall within the rules on state Read more…
COVID-19 HELPLINE FOR SCOTTISH BUSINESSES 0300 303 0660 open Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:30pm UK GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE The following measures have been set out to support businesses throughout COVID-19 situation: A statutory sick pay relief package for SMEs*. Job Read more…
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 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 Read more…