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Inspiring Entrepreneurial Inclusion: Celebrat...
This International Women's Day, we're celebrating the women who are inspiring inclusion in entrepreneurship and leadership.
Webinar: Learn how you can transform your bus...
Entrepreneurial Scotland is pleased to invite CEOs, business leaders and decision-makers to our webinar: “Delivering Results: The Power of Saltire Scholar Interns for You...
Optimism is stratospheric | Interview with Da...
Daniel Smith of Astro Agency and Space Scotland shares insights into Scotland’s thriving space sector as it makes strides towards NetZero goals.
An ocean of talent gives business bite | Inte...
Lauren McMullan, Vice President & General Manager at SharkNinja, shares how their intrapreneurial culture gives SharkNinja an edge.
Call for Organisations to host Saltire Schola...
Entrepreneurial Scotland is on the hunt for organisations across Scotland and the wider UK to join us as a Host Company Partner to the Saltire Scholar Internship Programm...
2023 Impact Report
Discover our 2023 Impact Report, where we take a look back at an impactful summer and the stories of our Saltire Scholars, Alumni and Host Company Partners.
No blocks on Net Zero | Intrapreneurship Insi...
David Paterson, Vice President Decarbonisation, Carbon Advisory at Wood emphasises the need for intrapreneurs who can inspire action and lead the vision for decarbonisati...
Believe in hire power to thrive | Leadership ...
Judy Wagner, Co-founder of FWB Park Brown, reflects on 30 years of executive recruitment and shares insights on exemplary leadership.
Detective work on the global circuit | Interv...
Having created a 'digital breathalyser to detect illegal downloaded content, Cyacomb is now a major supplier of devices to police and intelligence agencies around the wor...
Bring staff together on the big idea | Interv...
Andy Lothian, Founder of Insights Group shares how Insights Group began, and emphasises the importance of ensuring that employees buy into the company's strategic vision ...
Empowering Scotland's Leaders: Introducing En...
Membership of a brand-new business community will deliver many benefits, writes Richard McConnell of Entrepreneurial Scotland.
Collaboration for growth: A night with Richar...
Entrepreneurial Scotland had the honour of hosting a ministerial dinner with Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade, a thought-p...
Calling all Future Leaders: Register your int...
Penultimate and final year undergraduate students in Scotland can now register their interest in joining the 2024 Saltire Scholar Programme
Second Glasgow Tech Fest provides networking ...
The second Glasgow Tech Fest saw more than 300 delegates gather to share ideas around growing the city’s burgeoning technology sector.
Saltire Alumni raise £10m to spearhead digita...
Phlo, UK digital pharmacy leaders, have closed a £10m Series A round. This investment will support the scaling of Phlo’s operations and their partnerships with other heal...
ESF partners with The Herald to showcase Scot...
The new partnership will showcase and celebrate Scotland's rising business stars and blossoming entrepreneurial landscape.
580 students progress to prestigious internsh...
580 students successfully enter the Saltire Scholar Candidate Pool after a rigorous selection process.
Over £35,000 raised to help Fund the Future
Over £35,000 was raised through the Fund the Future campaign to support the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders for Scotland.
Major new crowdfunding appeal sees Scotland l...
A major new crowdfunding initiative has been launched by the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation with the aim of identifying the country’s untapped talent and creating a ...
Entrepreneurial Scotland strengthens board wi...
Non-Exec Director of Scottish Golf, Caroline Mansley, CEO of Inspiring Scotland, Celia Tennant, and Jason McGibbon, Non-Executive Director of Scottish National Investment...
Nominate now: The search is on to celebrate y...
We're celebrating the special host company employees who help make our Saltire Scholar Internships special.
Over 150 Saltire Scholars set off to start li...
Over 150 students from Scottish universities are set to start life-changing internships this summer as part of Saltire Scholar Internship Programme, delivered by Entrepre...
Entrepreneurial Scotland, Scottish Government...
Five ways a Saltire Scholar can help your bus...
Many businesses partner with Entrepreneurial Scotland each year to help them bring the best talent from Scottish universities into their organisation.
Achieving Strategic Growth Through Acquisitio...
Our latest Entrepreneur in Residence is Chris Ayres, Chief Customer Officer at OPEX Group.
Meet the Team: Kelly Glass
Kelly’s role sees her connect high potential students from across Scotland’s universities with host companies in Scotland and Globally.
Listen, ask questions and take as much advice...
Paul McDonald is the Director and the CEO of CAMOR Ltd, a Edinburgh based specialist security company operating predominantly in the aviation sector.
It’s all systems go at Saltire Scholar Progra...
Since identifying the students who have the most potential of being tomorrow’s leaders for Scotland back in January, this Candidate Pool cohort of 425 individuals have be...
Becoming a Trustee
Your strengths are positivity and power; in ways you might not expect.
Unlocking International Ambition Project
In late 2021, a ‘Unlocking International Ambition’ project was launched in partnership with Entrepreneurial Scotland, with the aim to research and present international m...
Balance is the Winning Formula
Catherine Bell, is the Managing Director of Mearns & Company, an Edinburgh based team of financial advisers and employee benefits consultants.
Record number of interviewers for the Saltire...
From early December to mid-January, the Scholar Team put Zoom through its paces — conducting over 470 speed interviews with students who made it to this stage of recruitm...
Start Now, Get Perfect Later
Our latest Entrepreneur in Residence is Phil Telfer, Co-Founder and CTO of ClearSky Logic.
Bursary Funded Catalyst Opportunity
Bursary Funded Catalyst Opportunity
Becoming a Trustee
Volunteering your skills to a charity can be life-changing, not just for the organisation. Hear how from Lynsey Marshall, Saltire Scholar 2009, Audit Manager & Finance...
Meet the Team: Jules Lancastle
Jules’ stated purpose is to challenge restless minds to help them benefit the communities they serve and enrich society
Fairly and Collaboratively: Leading by Exampl...
We caught up with Alastair Scott — Energy Futures Project Officer with SGN — to discuss sustainability, the younger generation's sense of urgency and how Scotland can pla...
2022 Saltire Scholar Programme Has Launched!
Founded and nurtured through the GlobalScot network, Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Scholar Internship Programme creates the next generation of leaders for Scotland t...
Scotland Can Do Partners join Resilient Leade...
Scotland Can Do Partners join Resilient Leadership Catalyst 2021
Trustee Positions: November
“Don’t underestimate your skills: here’s your opportunity to make immediate and lasting social impact.”
Think Big, Start Small: Quality and Sustainab...
We sat down for a Q&A with Colette Beagan, Director of Cerci Equestrian — a luxury equestrian clothing brand that creates performance wear for horse riders, hand-cut and ...
The importance of empowering your people
Lisa Thomson is the Founder and CEO of Purpose HR, a consultancy that works with early stage and high growth businesses with a specific focus in the Technology, Engineeri...
Meet our Bursary funded Catalyst Cohort
Building on the success of our Crowdfund campaign in Spring 2021, we are delighted to welcome 11 high impact leaders to our first bursary funded Catalyst programme.
From 'Intrapreneur' to Entrepreneur
A Saltire Fellowship alumnus who has now headed up several dynamic Scottish companies, Steve Tigar is our latest ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’.
Saltire Scholars 2022 — Open for Applications
Entrepreneurial Scotland is pleased to welcome applications for Saltire Scholar internships in 2022 — your best foot forward into a promising career.
Ripping up the rule book
Ken Morrice is the Founding Managing Partner of MM Search, Scotland's fastest-growing executive search firm.
The Power of a Resilient Mindset
Our latest Entrepreneur in Residence is Scott Weir, CEO of Pillow Partners. Pillow Partners is an award-winning property management company, with a franchise network, ope...
Trustee Positions: August
When you think of a board of trustees, you might imagine a table of retired businessmen who use their decades of experience to guide decisions for a charity.
Saltire Scholar 2021 Programme Draws to a Clo...
As the summer draws to an end, so too is the 2021 Saltire Scholar Programme
Leading Entrepreneurially with Purpose
A passionate alumni supporter of our Saltire Leader Programmes, with a great deal of insight to share, Andrew is our latest ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’.
What’s been our biggest challenges have also ...
Keith Cockburn is the Director of Ivanhoe Caledonian, a print and packaging company based in Edinburgh. Ivanhoe Caledonian formed as a merged company in 2017 - uniting Iv...
We're ready to play our part in recovery
Entrepreneurial Scotland welcomes Scottish Government commitment & “stands ready to help.”
Managing Your Board - Trustee Positions
Participants from across our learning and development programmes, alongside past Saltire Fellows, were invited to take part in a ‘Managing Your Board’ workshop by the ini...
Saltire Alumni Open Their Doors to 2021 Schol...
Scotland’s most talented and ambitious students are set to start a once in a lifetime placement through Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Scholar Internship Programme.
Farewell to the eVolve 2021 Cohort
This month a cohort of ambitious leaders completed the Entrepreneurial Scotland eVolve programme.
£140,000 THANK YOUS!
Crowdfunding campaign success as total raised reaches almost DOUBLE the original target.
Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation announces...
The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation has appointed Sean McGrath as its new Chief Executive. Sean, who is currently the Foundation’s Finance Director, will take up the ...
Do you know what impact your investments are ...
Do you know what impact your investments are having on people and the planet?
Behind the Scenes - Innovation and Growth Cat...
Two months in, we catch up with current cohort Yvonne McKay, David Provan, David Stott and Neil McInnes on their journey so far
Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway
A passionate supporter of our Saltire Leader Programmes with a great deal of insight to share with the wider ES community, Lynne is our latest Entrepreneur in Residence.
Meet the Scholar Host - Scottish Leather Grou...
Meet the Scholar Host - Scottish Leather Group
Meet the Scholar Host - Spire
Meet the Scholar Host - Spire
My B Corp Journey
By Darren Nicol, Founder of Nudge Exchange
Top 3 benefits of connecting your employees t...
By Caroline McKenna, Founder and CEO of social enterprise Social Good Connect
Discovering My Global Business Idea During a ...
Jamie Douglas-Hamilton is the Founder and Director of ACTIPH. Jamie founded ACTIPH - the UK’s first alkaline ionised bottled water brand - after he discovered the benefit...
Job Vacancy: Saltire Scholar Programme Execut...
We have a great opportunity available to join the Entrepreneurial Scotland team and play a part in delivering our world class internship programme!
Saltire Scholar Programme 2021
We are delighted to be offering a wide range of both virtual and in-person internships, across a range of sectors.
New Learning and Development Programme for 20...
Alongside the internship programme, candidates of the Saltire Scholar Programme will all be able to benefit from a new L&D initiative.
New chapter for Entrepreneurial Scotland Foun...
The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation is ready to play a key role in the post- pandemic renewal when more than ever, Scotland will need people who think, act and lead i...
MM Search launches intern programme
MM Search, Scotland’s fastest growing executive search firm, launches its first Summer 2021 Executive Intern Programme with rising stars from top Scottish Universities.
Funding the Future of Scotland's Entrepreneur...
Crowdfunding campaign to underpin post-pandemic entrepreneur-led renewal.
Budget March 2021: Sunak Sets the Scene for a...
Budget March 2021: Sunak Sets the Scene for a Bigger Tax Take- Cazenove Capital
Embracing the Next ‘Normal’
Co-Founder & CEO of ‘tech for good’ company, Sustainably, Loral Quinn is an award-winning entrepreneur and influencer, global digital marketing strategist and passionate ...
It All Started with a Kitchen Loan
Mick Beavers is the Founder and Managing Director of Aberdeen-based Control Valve Solutions - specialists in the repair, maintenance and management of bespoke Control, Is...
The Sustainable Growth Fund: Investing with P...
Following their win at the ‘ESG Investing Olympics’ Cazenove Capital introduce a new and innovative way to invest whilst also ensuring that your investments create a posi...
Three Things My Virtual Internship Taught Me
The experience of being one of Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Scholars will be challenging, exhilarating, rewarding, social and fun — and for many, it will be life-ch...
Saltire Scholars 2021 — Applications Now Clos...
While the challenges of 2020 added an element of uncertainty, it’s clear to see that there’s no shortage of ambitious, high-calibre students at Scottish universities.
Sandy Kennedy: Reflections as we leave a year...
Reflections as we leave a year like no other
Virtually Connected: with Claire Keenan
Claire Keenan is co-Founding Director of Aberdeen-based Keenan Recycling, the UK’s largest organics waste management company.
Virtually Connected: with Loral Quinn
Co-founder of tech for good company, Sustainably, Loral Quinn is an award-winning entrepreneur and influencer, global digital marketing strategist and passionate alumni s...
Scottish Businesses Join Together In Support ...
Discussed and developed entirely through video chat sessions, Conscious Leaders Scotland is the Scottish chapter of a global community championing thoughtful leadership.
Sandy Kennedy: Internships are a vital way to...
Our ability to develop the human skills in our young people will be a defining factor for Scotland in the long term. These human skills are vital: creativity, communicati...
Sandy Kennedy: Leading the Entrepreneurial Wa...
Things are just not working out as planned.
Sandy Kennedy: 'Governments are facing their ...
There is a moment. A moment to step forward or to step back. A moment of truth.
Sandy Kennedy: Entrepreneurs must be at heart...
A FAMILIAR scene – this week community groups across the Dundee area in partnership with a local firm were delivering fresh vegetables to people heavily impacted by the C...
Conscious Leadership: with Ken Morrice
We grabbed 10 minutes to get Ken's thoughts on this years programme, the teaching from Babson College and the benefits of having a trusted peer-group during these unprece...
Sandy Kennedy: 'To have impact, we must move ...
One thing is clear, when we face a crisis, we can deliver change – and do it at pace.
Virtually Connected: with Simon Hannah
Simon Hannah is the CEO of JW Filshill Ltd, Director of Clan Brewing Company Ltd, Chairman at Unitas Wholesale and Non Executive Director at Flavourly.com
Agenda: The world has changed, but we can sti...
Our ability to develop the human skills in our young people will be a defining factor for Scotland in the long term. These human skills are vital: creativity, communicati...
Virtually Connected: with Colin Robertson
Colin Robertson is Vice Chair of the Board at NFI Group having recently handed over as CEO of Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), a global leader in the design and manufactur...
Sandy Kennedy: Notes from an Entrepreneurial ...
DISRUPTION. Change. Upheaval. Uncertainty. Words that conjure images of chaos, stress, a lack of control.
Five Minutes with Jude Thorpe, Thorpe Molloy ...
Jude Thorpe - Director of the newly rebranded Thorpe Molloy McCulloch Recruitment Ltd - was part of the October 2019 cohort who visited Boston with the Saltire Leaders Pr...
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