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…
Three Scottish businesses, including 2 WeDO Scotland Award winners and members, have joined forces to work together to combat youth unemployment in Scotland, which latest government figures show is at 50,000 people. Sales specialist, Klozers has partnered with strategic marketing company Genoa Black and digital marketing business fatBuzz to create Read more…
Following on from the announcement of semi-finalists in our 2016 Awards, we are delighted to announce the finalists in each of our 5 Awards. Our Judging Panel is chaired by Rod McMillan who is joined by fellow Ambassadors Martin Mutch, Graham Langley and winner of our 2014 Most Innovative Business Award winner Read more…
Following on from the announcement of our member semi-finalists in our 2016 Awards, we are delighted to announce the non-members who have made it through to the semi-finals. With more entries than we have ever received in previous years, the Judges have had a challenging time narrowing down the entries Read more…
It’s been a hectic few days here at WeDO for our Judging Panel who have been deliberating over the Awards entry forms received from our members. The competition has been stiffer than ever this year and has caused a few debates (in the positive sense of the word!) between the Read more…
What was your first job after leaving school/further education? Auditor with Price Waterhouse in Glasgow. When did you start your business & what prompted you to do it? April 2010 ? I wanted to do things differently from other accountancy services providers and I wanted to be my own Read more…
Our Spotlight Dinner on April 22nd is one not to be missed! Our speaker for the evening is?Rod McMillan,?a business development and performance improvement specialist and an Ambassador in the WeDO Scotland Executive team. ?He was also on the judging panel for our 2014 Awards. Rod is?experienced in helping business Read more…
WeDO Member?MadeBrave? is celebrating a successful third birthday by moving office to The Albus building in Glasgow?s Bridgeton. The award-winning design agency, run by Andrew Dobbie, has announced a turnover of ?647,000, up ?227,000 on last year, with a projection for their fourth year of ?1.2m. Having doubled in size Read more…
We recently enjoyed a thoroughly enjoyable evening with?Santander who were marking the opening of their new Corporate Banking Centre in Edinburgh in the company of business leaders and advisors drawn from across Edinburgh and surrounding area?s business community. During his welcoming address, Regional Director of Santander, Graham Silcock,?referred to some Read more…
With SMEs accounting for 99.3% of all private sector enterprises in Scotland*, there?s never been a better or more important time to support and nurture these businesses. The backbone of the Scottish economy, SMEs have made a substantial contribution in helping the wheels of industry turn again, bringing economic benefits Read more…
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