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Events

2018 WeDO Scotland Conference

June 11, 2018 By admin

The 2018 WeDO Scotland Conference took place on the 17th of May at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Guests enjoyed a packed day of outstanding speakers, a fascinating debate with our panel as well as thought-provoking, skills driven workshops. Our opening speaker was Al Kellock – Scottish Rugby Union, Co-Founder of Finsbay & former Scotland Rugby Captain. Al […]

Business Updates

Creating a plan to mitigate the biggest threat to your company’s security

April 24, 2018 By admin

GUEST BLOG BY CORPORATE MEMBERS ZONEFOX One of the greatest threats to businesses these days is the insider threat. Maybe it’s a case of a successful phishing attempt on an unwitting employee, a disgruntled colleague who is looking for a new job and extracting data to use as leverage to gain employment elsewhere, or plain […]

Member Profile Interviews

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 […]

Business Updates

Nick Cohen, Founder of PCR & WeDO Glasgow Exec Team Ambassador celebrates £1M turnover

April 16, 2018 By admin

Nick Cohen, founder of PCR, the Glasgow based B2B IT support supplier, has achieved turnover of close to £1m for the first time after growing 35 per cent last year. Nick Cohen, Ambassador in our Glasgow Executive Team, founded PCR as a computer repair business 14 years ago & the company has consistently achieved growth of around […]

Events

April 2018 Supper Club with Paul Atkinson

April 16, 2018 By admin

WeDO Supper Club events are intimate with no more than 14 attendees, enabling attendees to build relationships with those they haven’t already met as well as having plenty of opportunity to join in conversations and ask the speaker questions. Last Thursday night we had our first Supper Club at our new Edinburgh venue, Hotel Du Vin. […]

Events

BQ Scottish Export Awards 2018

March 23, 2018 By admin

Last night, we were delighted to attend the spectacular BQ Scottish Export Awards sponsored by HSBC in association with Scottish Enterprise. Joining us were our Executive Team Ambassadors Martin Mutch, Mike Christopherson from Edinburgh and Nick Cohen from Glasgow, along with 2 of our 2017 Award winners, Barry Park of OEM Group – High Growth Company of […]

Member Profile Interviews

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 […]

Member Profile Interviews

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 […]

Events

WeDO Scotland Glasgow Launch Party Photos

February 26, 2018 By admin

With thanks to our photographer, booked via findr © Sandy Young Photography T: 07970 268944 E: sandyyoungphotography@gmail.com W: www.scottishphotographer.com

Business Updates

A Digital Revolution for our Media Partners BQ

February 26, 2018 By admin

BQ is making an ambitious switch to become a digital-first publishing platform, driving economic growth across the UK. Since 2007 BQ has built a unique audience of MDs, CEOs, and entrepreneurs; the kind of leaders that are driving economic growth in every part of the UK. Traditionally BQ has reached that audience by blending regular […]