The British Business Bank has launched The Investment Fund for Scotland which will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to Scottish businesses. The fund aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across Scotland. The Investment Fund for Read more
Corporate WeDO members Amplifi Solutions, which specialises in research-and-development (R&D) tax credits, has boosted its client base in Scotland and unveiled key appointments. The firm has signed up digital transformation company ClearSky Logic, mobile ticketing and sports fan experience start-up Fanbase, and candle-making supplier Candle Shack, among others in 2022. Read more
OPEN EVENT – MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS WELCOME PLEASE SELECT THE APPROPRIATE OPTION WHEN PURCHASING Each ticket includes a glass of fizz on arrival as well as a delicious 3 course dinner with a FREE half bottle of wine followed by tea/coffee. Additional wine is available to pre-order for half and full Read more
Fast, efficient and flexible business finance. BE Group Debt Finance Scotland provides loan capital to new and existing, small and medium sized businesses across Scotland. The £12m fund, which is part funded by the EU, helps accelerate the growth of businesses in Scotland, complementing other private and public sector forms Read more
On the 13th of March, the inaugural Scottish SME Business Awards took place in Glasgow celebrating the breadth of talent within Scottish SMEs. We are absolutely delighted that two WeDO members won Awards, Sara Roberts of Healthy Nibbles won the Best Scottish Innovation Award and Sam Trett of LoCa Beverages – Read more
Our 2016 Annual Conference took place on Thursday the 19th of May at the stunning Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. This year, we were once again delighted to welcome an outstanding calibre of speakers & workshop hosts, all of whom had key messages to share with delegates. Our Read more
Here at WeDO Scotland, we love nothing better than sharing success stories, and our members, Charlie Miller, one of Edinburgh’s leading hairdressing salon groups, are just that.  The company is celebrating a phenomenal 50 years in business and it’s still a family business which makes it even more remarkable.  To Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
A first of its kind programme is being launched today to help Scottish entrepreneurs with potential to scale-up to grow their businesses with free world class training from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School. Scotland Can Do SCALE has two strands, an online course which explores putting Read more
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