IAN PILBEAM of THE HR DEPT What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I graduated in languages, but one of my lecturers told me that I spoke French like Inspector Clouseau spoke English! I knew I wanted to do something to do with management, and landed a temp job Read more…
Spectrum Service Solutions are proud to be delivering Cleaning and Waste Management for the Glasgow 2018 European Championships. Spectrum was founded by WeDO member Sara Spiers in 2003 and is an acclaimed, award winning company specialising in contract cleaning, facilities management, specialist and event cleaning contracts. The Championships started yesterday and Read more…
Maximising business growth is always high on the agenda for ambitious entrepreneurs, but how do they achieve it? Applications are now open for the 2018 intake for the pioneering Growth Advantage Programme at Strathclyde Business School, a 10 month business acceleration programme that enables entrepreneurs and growth-focused business owners to gain Read more…
Pickering’s Gin is set to make its mark in China with the opening of the first dedicated gin bar in Beijing. Less than a year since WeDO member Marcus Pickering fought off tough competition to win our 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Far East is proving to be Read more…
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 & Read more…
We’re delighted to announce the finalists for the WeDO Scotland 2017 Awards. It’s been a challenging task for our Judges this year with an extremely high calibre of semi-finalists. Our Judging Panel have spent longer than usual deliberating over the excellent forms and videos submitted by the nominees and have Read more…
Year on year, the calibre of entrants for the WeDO Scotland Awards gets stronger and stronger and this year has been no exception. The companies entering and being nominated are from a wider range of industry sectors than ever before – from drinks to photography, food to technology, consumer Read more…