ANDREW HOUSTON of WISHART WEALTH MANAGEMENT a McHardy Group Company – WeDO Corporate Members What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Cocktail Mixologist in Glasgow bar. Late nights, free drinks, and weekly cash in-hand – the perfect student combo! Why did you decide to join your current company Read more…
GORDON RIGBY of CEC-CATERING When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? On leaving school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do, according to my Dad, sitting around doing nothing until I figured it out wasn’t an option, so I applied for jobs within Read more…
Google used to define success by how quickly it could get a searcher to the right website. It was the website owner’s best friend. Huge amounts of free traffic was available to all. But that was then, this is now. The organic search opportunity is still huge but it’s a very Read more…
LAURENCE HERON of BUSINESS DOCTORS What was your first job after leaving school/further education? I went down to London for the weekend as a jobless post-grad and by Monday had a great job working with BT in their Marketing Intelligence, Planning and Pricing Unit Headquarters Co-ordination (mercifully shortened to Read more…
“If you think of salespeople as liars, cheats, money grabbers, pushy and selfish, it’s no wonder you don’t want to be one. The fact these things repulse you means you have exactly the right values to be a great salesperson.” A thought provoking observation from Iain Swanston of Klozers who Read more…
CLAIRE DE FRANCK of CLAIRE MACLACHLAN COPYWRITING LTD What was your first job after leaving school/further education? PR Account Executive at Atlantic PR in Edinburgh. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? July 2020. After years in PR and Events, I was desperate 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…
We were delighted to welcome Brian Williamson, winner of our 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award as the speaker at our Masterclass in Edinburgh on the 10th of October, sponsored by Mazars/Elev8byMazars. Brian was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the Scottish entrepreneurial community and beyond. Brian is an Read more…
Nick Cohen, one of Scotland’s hottest young entrepreneurs & Ambassador in our Glasgow Executive Team has sold his technology business to create a larger Telecoms/IT services group based on the Clyde. Founder and chief executive officer of PCR, Nick has joined his Speirs Wharf outfit with Abica, based in nearby 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…
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