Dad of twins 👶👶 Politics and policy geek 🤓 Fond of a dram 🥃
Glasgow, Scotland
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This week is the start of a new adventure as I join @BritishBBank and take up the role of senior manager in Scotland.
I’m super excited to join the Bank and support Scotland’s amazing small business community😊🥳
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A big thanks to you for pulling this together 👍👍👍
Yes, there are challenges facing small businesses but their ingenuity, creativity and resilience means the Highlands and Islands economy is in good hands
Just had a brilliant day out in Inverness with Warren Ralls, MD of British Business Bank’s Network, and Barry McCulloch, senior manager in Scotland. Great round table with some fantastic Highland business owners. Access to finance critical in these difficult times @BritishBBank
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Great to see so many people join @scaleupinst and @BritishBBank today at the “Raising Scaleup capital” event in Scotland. Find out more about other regional events on our twitter feed. #scaleupfinance #scaleup #scaling
There’s a fantastic new start-up in the West End of Glasgow opening this Thursday & you need to check it out.
Pastéis Lisboa will be Scotland’s first ever specialist pastelaria - and finance from @StartUpLoansUK helped turn this idea into a reality glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scot…
Amid what was a big week for the tech sector in Scotland, it was great to see new @BritishBBank, @UKRI_News & @innovateuk research.
It was the second year in a row that Scotland was top for equity investment deals in university spinouts 🚀
Read more 👉bit.ly/3Pq4gG0
Small firms founded at universities in Scotland saw the highest number of equity investment deals to UK spinouts last year, according to new research.
#Investment | #Scotland | #Spinouts | @BritishBBank
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Brodick Castle makes my top ten best places in Scotland. It's a spectacular place 🏰 #Arran
Looking out at an 18th century lighthouse on Pladda Island from Kildonan beach #Arran
Great stuff, as ever, from @LeePanglea and the team. The findings on hybrid working are especially pertinent given the ongoing debates about the future of work
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It's well worth having a look at the report because last year was a bumper year for equity investment in Scotland 🚀#EquityTracker22
Out today, our Small Business Equity Tracker shows equity investment in smaller UK businesses hit a record £18.1bn last year.
Download the report for an in-depth analysis 👇
#EquityTracker22
There's a cracking overview of the Scotland results in today's @Insidermag - highlighting the 74% rise in investment levels compared to 2020 levels
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Equity investment in Scotland’s smaller businesses reached record levels in 2021, with Edinburgh named as the largest UK hub for deal activity outside of London, according to the @BritishBBank insider.co.uk/news/record-ye…
It's also worth reading the @TheScotsman's coverage given Edinburgh has been named as the largest UK hub for deal activity outside of London
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Almost a day later, I'm still thinking about the terrific yet sobering @RoryStewartUK speech.
And as @RestIsPolitics geek, it was lovely to meet Rory and get the inside scoop on this week's episode 🤓
Entrepreneurship is a subject close to my heart and there are some amazing things happening right across Scotland.
Which is why I'm looking forward to co-hosting tomorrow's @SCDInews workshop on creating an enterprising nation.
More info👉bit.ly/3twxsD4 #SCDIForum22
Great article about the growth of alternative lenders and the knock-on impact for SME growth📈
As James says, alternative lending is becoming more mainstream by the day as more SMEs seek out non-bank finance.
Nice wee mention for @BritishBBank too 😉
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Good news story for the Scottish economy from @KristyDorsey on the growth in equity investment in smaller Scottish tech firms 🚀
Keep tabs on the clean tech sector as investment levels are four times higher than 2020 🧑💻🌳
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It's been a great first week in the new job 🥳
👉 Had the good luck to meet in person lots of colleagues I'll be working closely with - they're a great bunch
👉Rounded it all off by seeing my new job covered in the papers - courtesy of @ScottWWright and @scottjamesreid
Today is my last day at team @FSB_Scotland 😬 The past nine years have been the most enjoyable and most rewarding of my life 😊
I’ve met some amazing people, many of whom are now good pals, and had the opportunity to work on every issue under the sun 🤓
Off to dry my eyes 🥹
