2013

For the second year running Young Company Finance’s Annual Conference was a sell out. Over 140 delegates heard presentations on Starting & Growing Innovation Based Companies at the Stirling Management Centre on 12th September 2013. If you missed the event you can view the Programme HERE . […]

On August 27th & 28th 2013 Investing Women will welcome America’s ‘First Lady’ of women angels, Susan Preston, when she leads two exciting sessions for Scotland’s new women business angels and women entrepreneurs going for growth. For more information please click HERE.

My1login has secured investment from TRI Capital, Equity Gap and the Scottish Investment Bank. To read the full story please click HERE.

Scott Carnegie and Nelson Gray have assembled a syndicate of 20 investors, who will together pump £3 million a year into businesses in return for minority equity stakes. To read the full story please click HERE.

The Herald Scotland talks to Colin Wade, CSO of Avanticell about raising funding. For the full interview please click HERE.

Waveblade has raised another £610,000 of funding from Kelvin Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank. For the full story please click HERE.

The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship has published the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for Scotland in 2012. To view the document please click HERE.

The Prime Minister has launched a consultation on the design of a new tax relief for private investment in social enterprise, at the G8 Social Impact Investment Forum in London. This follows the Chancellor’s announcement at Budget 2013 that the Government would introduce a new tax

The Scottish Government has published a Banking Strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to set out what Scottish ministers consider to be the key principles of a sustainable, responsible and healthy banking sector.  It explores some of the key issues in ensuring the banks

Economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, today 2 May 2013, unveiled its latest business plan which aims to accelerate Scotland’s economic recovery. The plan, which outlines an ambitious increase in targets to drive investment in innovation and capital projects, will see the agency retain its focus

TRI Cap members have stepped up with a significant six-figure sum to back a management buy-out of Kelso-based Border Precision, lifting the company out of administration. More than 20 members of the syndicate have committed a significant six-figure sum to this investment in Border Precision,

LINC Scotland today announced Jock Millican has been named Chairman. Mr Millican takes over from Peter Shakeshaft, who has been in the post since 2006. To read a Business Interview with our new Chairman please click HERE.