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November 2022

GLASGOW BASED OAT MILK BRAND PREPARES FOR EXPANSION

 Panther M*lk, Alcoholic oat milk cocktail made in Glasgow, plans to ramp up production and is targeting revenues of £1 million in 2023 following talks with major UK retailers. Founder of the Glasgow based brand Paul Crawford, who appeared on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den in March, aims to increase production volumes next year from hundreds […]

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SCOTTISH START UP LOAN RECIPENT AMONG AWARD FINALISTS

A Start Up Loans-backed business owner from Scotland has been announced as a finalist for the Great British Entrepreneurship Awards. The announcement comes as the programme celebrates its 10-year anniversary, having delivered 98,000 loans worth over £922m in funding. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, on the 21st November 2022, will be bringing together 1,400 entrepreneurs,

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FIRST MINISTER HELPS LAUNCH TALLEST UK TURBINES

 (L) Gordon Thomson Head of Projects at Banks Renewables & (R) Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK’s tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist

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HARRISON REVEALS LATEST RESIDENTIAL LED PROPOSAL

Property developer S Harrison Developments have revealed exciting proposals for a residential-led development at Ocean Point 2 in Leith. Neighbouring Ocean Point 1, whose occupiers include VisitScotland, the brownfield site will aim to comprise a mix of residential homes for rent alongside other potential uses, which are currently being ascertained. These will occupy two buildings on

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BUSINESS ADVISERS EMPHASISE PATIENT CAPITAL TO SMES

Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, says that the development of ‘patient capital’, together with ‘buy and build’ and ‘hub and spoke’ investment models, are making SMEs more attractive for private equity (PE) firms. Last year saw £895m invested into businesses in Scotland by PE firms, a strong increase on previous years, according to

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ENERGY TRAINING ACADEMY ADDS TO ITS BOARD

The Energy Training Academy has strengthened its board with the addition of Alan Earsman (pictured above) as finance director. A former senior finance figure with the Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr Earsman joins the senior management team running Scotland’s first community-focused energy training centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Formerly a chief operating officer at

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