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SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE SIGNS NEW TECH PARTNERSHIP DEAL

A new strategic partnership has been agreed between South of Scotland Enterprise and the CivTech programme, which aims to provide innovative solutions and positive change in the region.In a first for a Scottish enterprise agency, SOSE has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Scottish Government’s CivTech programme, which looks to drive innovation in the […]

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Rymour Books is set to publish Fake Flowers, the fourth novel from Graham Lironi

Rymour Books is set to publish Fake Flowers, the fourth novel from Graham Lironi, founder of award-winning Glasgow-based public relations consultancy, Liquorice Media. Fake Flowers is a fast-paced caper with a surreal slant pausing only to ponder the blurred boundaries between forgery and faithfulness. It tells the story of a reporter’s entanglement in twin terrorist threats aimed at

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SCOTTISH FINALISTS NAMED FOR GB ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS

Founders, innovators and entrepreneurs from across Scotland have been recognised as the best in the business as the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021 finalists are announced. Despite a year of disruption, 83 Scotland-based business leaders have been shortlisted out of an incredible 4800 entrants nationally. The awards, in partnership with Starling Bank, acknowledge and champion the hard work

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V&A DUNDEE CHAIRMAN SUPPORTS PIONEERING WOMEN’S PROGRAMME

Dundee business leader and entrepreneur Tim Allan has become the Founding Social Sponsor of Women’s Business Station. Mr Allan, owner of Tricorn Capital, Chair of V&A Dundee and President of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, is investing £20,000 in the social enterprise which supports women on their business journey. Women’s Business Station has an ambitious, 10-year plan,

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NEW AND DIGITAL’S GLASGOW BOSS SEEKS TO BUILD 100-STRONG TEAM

AND Digital has appointed Peter Dale as Club Executive for its new club in Glasgow, which opened its doors last month. This is the second club to be launched in Scotland, following the rapid expansion of its first base in Edinburgh. AND Digital is a multi-award winning tech company that accelerates digital delivery for its clients by helping them close

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TACHOGRAPH FIRM TAKES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ROUTE TO FUTURE SUCCESS

A TACHOGRAPH technology firm that has carved a reputation supplying innovative products and intelligence to household names across Europe has handed control and ownership to its team. St. Andrews-based Lisle Design Ltd, which has grown to a £2 million revenue firm in 15 years, implemented the succession model with the support of employee-ownership specialist, Ownership

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BUSINESS BOOTCAMP SUPPORTS GRADUATES TO OVERCOME COVID HURDLES

Students and recent graduates from Glasgow University are on course to launch and grow their own businesses after taking part in the first inter-university start-up bootcamp. The initiative, run by Dundee-based entrepreneurial support service, UNpreneur, attracted more than 170 attendees from eight universities across the UK. The idea was conceived in response to the challenging

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HOSPITALITY STAFF COMMIT TO 2600 HOURS OF TRAINING

A team of furloughed Edinburgh hospitality staff managed to obtain 2600 hours training in the last year which has resulted in 169 industry- related qualifications. They are employed by Ten Hill Place, the city’s largest independent hotel, which is owned by Surgeons Quarter who operate various establishments owned by the Royal College of Surgeons of

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