‘I often say you’re only as good as your last match, or business wise, the last experience of the guests you’ve had to stay’.
THE FIVE -MINUTE INTERVIEWWITH EILIDH SMITH, CAPTAIN OF GB MASTERS TENNIS TEAM, AND OWNER OF MORTON OF PITMILLY, RURAL HOLIDAY RESORT IN FIFE.Hello, Eilidh. Thank you for inviting me to...
Scots tech veteran Tom Sime on look-out for cellular acquisitions
Veteran chief executive Tom Sime — at the helm of his technology company for 35 years — shows little sign of slowing down, as he looks for acquisitions to bolt...
WOMEN IN TECH: Ann Budge reveals career secret as she joins Stellar Omada
Ann Budge, the former Heart of Midlothian football club chair, spoke about how she overcame an autocratic male leader in Scottish & Newcastle Breweries when she started her career.Speaking at...
Scotland remains fertile ground for investment banks
Scotland’s equity investment landscape has remained buoyant during the first half of 2025, with university spinout activity leading the way, according to new research.The British Business Bank’s annual Nations and...
Invest2Scale sees thrilling scale-ups and bold confidence
Invest2Scale saw the Chief Entrepreneur, investors and scaling companies coming together to boost the Scottish ecosystem and identify opportunities for growth.It’s the fourth year of the conference, and it retained the...
We just couldn’t find a clean, canned cocktail that made us feel as good as saké did. So, we went on a mission…
With Dan Silver and Faith Edmonstone, founders of Kwenched Hello, Dan & Faith. Nice to meet you.It’s lovely to meet you. We are excited to tell you all about our...
Tech sector ‘a real hotspot’ in deals market
Scottish activity slowing but real estate also showing ‘positive signs of recovery’ Although latest figures point to a slowing down of activity in Scotland’s deals market, there are grounds for...
Angels who give wings to Scotland’s innovators
The purchase of medical diagnostics firm Blackford Analysis by Bayer is one of the best examples of how Scotland’s angel network works – but there are many others Bayer, the...
Good vibrations as Reactec secured in Ideagen deal
Edinburgh-based Reactec — a spin-out from University of Edinburgh in 2001 specialising in wrist-watch style monitoring of work-place vibration — has been sold to Ideagen in a multi-million pound deal.Ideagen,...
Entrepreneurs: 25 women on succeeding in 2025
It is tougher today to be a female entrepreneur in Scotland than it was 20 years ago, says Anna White, whose company sells Scottish national dress, including kilts and tartan,...