Ticketing start-up gains £250,000 angel investment to take on major event players
Forumm, a Scottish ticketing and event technology start-up, has secured £250,000 from an angel investor network which values the business at £2.25m.The funding round, secured under the Enterprise Investment Scheme...
Edinburgh’s festivals: Are we playing with fire?
They bring £0.5bn into the capital every year. But insiders say we are in danger of killing the golden goose of Edinburgh festivals by continuing to treat them as cash...
The high-wire juggling act for Edinburgh Fringe event organisers
What are the key elements of ensuring sustainability for performing arts organisations, business events and venues? What are the trade-offs between box office returns and maintaining creative innovation and astonishing...
Martyn’s Law 2027: how the Terrorism Protection Act will impact UK events, venues and security
The new Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (also known as Martyn’s Law) will have implications in many business sectors, especially for venues and events with a capacity of over...
SHOW WEEK: Cottage Cheese Up, Malt Whisky Down, and AI is all about ‘workforce reshaping’
Just after a quarter to eight, Duke, a beautifully-coiffured Shetland pony, all the way from Cambridgeshire, with floppy dark hair covering his eyes, was among a posse of horses preparing...
SHOW WEEK: Paterson is steady hand at wheel of Scotland’s rural showcase
Highland Show chief Alex Paterson has done a remarkable job in a very short time stabilising the cherished institution It can spoil a magic trick if you know what goes...
SHOW WEEK: New chair Kay Adam brings her farming flair to the bull ring
Kay Adam was three months old when she was taken to her first Royal Highland Show and became a member aged seven. Could there be a better choice as chair...
SHOW WEEK: Ten Not-to-Be Missed events at the Royal Highland Show
David Tennant, head of show for RHASS, is responsible for delivering the Royal Highland Show. He shares his top ‘don’t miss’ tips “We are always looking for ways to strengthen...
From ruin to renewal: time to empower Glasgow’s city‑region
The recent Glasgow city centre fire has devastated businesses and wrecked livelihoods. But the blaze next to Glasgow Central station has also brought into focus the usually abstract topic of...
Scotland’s energy supply chain needs renewables contracts now to halt damaging job losses, says McGinlay of ETZ
While there are multiple reasons to be optimistic in 2026 about the North-East of Scotland as the nation’s ‘Green Energy Powerhouse’, there is a need for some cold and stark...