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SOFTWARE START UP LOOKS TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS WITH NEW COVID PLATFORM

 Left to Right: Elaine Taylor, Jack Francis, Zoë Strong, and Jack Fisher of Pogo Studio Edinburgh-based software-development company Pogo Studio’s Long Covid technology platform is set for rollout across NHS Lothian following a pilot phase, with a mobile app to launch within weeks The firm says its Long Covid digital pathway, which involves GPs onboarding […]

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GLOBAL TECH FIRM REVEALS AMBITIONS FOR SCOTLAND

Blis, a global programmatic advertising company headquartered in London, will further develop its presence in Scotland following support from Scottish Enterprise. Blis is an audience-first platform that does not rely on personal data. It layers its location data on hundreds of other powerful data signals, all aggregated and anonymised, to better understand what people do, their

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TWO YOUNG ABERDONIANS MAKE A CAREER IN FINANCIAL ADVICE

Martin Welsh and Kieran Taylor are now the proud owners of Aberdeen-based Welsh & Taylor Wealth, a partner practice of St. James’s Place, with several of their former colleagues from the oil and gas industry among their most loyal clients. Both are alumni of the St. James’s Place Financial Adviser Academy and are proving how

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WORK SURF APP SECURES NEW INVESTORS

Swurf, the innovative Scotland based app that connects remote workers with welcoming spaces and hosts, has secured significant funding from two investors. Gareth Williams, co-founder of the internationally successful Skyscanner travel search engine business, and Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson, co-founder of the award-winning Boda Bar Group have put funding into Swurf to support its ongoing growth.

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FOXLAKE ADVENTURES MARKS TENTH ANNIVERSARY

Scotland’s first-ever wakeboarding park is celebrating its 10 year anniversary after tripling in size and recording its busiest ever summer Foxlake Adventures in Dunbar, East Lothian, now encompasses the UK’s first above-water ropes assault course, Foxfall, Ringo Rides, Segways, zip-trails and an adventure park. The five-star VisitScotland adventure hub has welcomed more than 500,000 visitors since it launched

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SUNDAY TIMES REVEALS SCOTLAND’S FASTEST GROWING PRIVATE COMPANY

 (L) Darina Garland & (R) Kristian Tapaninaho Co founders of Oon The inaugural Sunday Times 100 rankings has named pizza oven maker Ooni is the fastest-growing private company in Scotland.   Husband and wife team, Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland, run their company Ooni from a base in Broxburn near Edinburgh. Kristian used to enjoy making his

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EAST AYRSHIRE BOOK SHOP NAMED FAVOURITE FAMILY BUSINESS

The Book Nook, a small independent bookshop in Stewarton, Scotland, has been named the UK’s favourite family business. During March to June, thousands of nominations came in for small, family-run shops, pubs, bars and cafes around the UK through local shopping platform, ShopAppy. The Book Nook was up against small family businesses around the UK, but

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TOP PR AGENCY MARKS ANNIVERSARY WITH HIRES AND PROMOTIONS

Award-winning tech PR agency Hot Tin Roof is marking its 20th anniversary with a series of new hires and internal promotions, indicating the Edinburgh-based business is on track for further growth. Founded in 2002 by Sarah Lee (pictured above), Hot Tin Roof has supported an estimated 200 companies over two decades, with current clients including

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BUSINESS ADVISORS HELP ENGINEERS TO APPLY FOR TAX CREDITS

With Scottish Engineering’s latest survey revealing that rising prices and skills shortages are causing concern among engineering companies, requiring them to consider innovation, product leadership and efficiency drives, Wylie & Bisset, is advising engineering companies to apply for R&D tax credits for qualifying projects. Shehzad Ashaq (pictured above), corporate tax director at Wylie & Bisset,

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BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT LEADERS JOIN IN UNVEILING NEW HALO OFFICE

 L to R: Tim Kirk, country operations director for PRA Group UK; Steve Roberts, executive vice president, global operations officer for PRA Group; Kate Forbes, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy; Dr Marie Macklin CBE, founder and executive chair of The HALO Urban Regeneration Company; and Martin Sjolund, president of PRA Group Europe

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