Bitesize

I’m fascinated by what is happening with the introduction of GDPR.  Much of what I see posted on the internet seem to imply GDPR is a huge change, although perhaps this is because most of [...]

I am delighted that Savitur Metrics, a company I have been working on for 18 months, has won the 2014 Converge Challenge.  I am currently the Commercial Champion for a Scottish Enterprise Proof [...]

The blog has been a bit quiet the last couple of months and here is the reason why – my son Arran was born on 20th May. My wife Ruth, who is our market research expert at Salient Point, [...]

Several years ago now I came across an extract from “In Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance” by Jonathan Fields Entrepreneurs live everyday with the fear that whatever [...]

Very often it is difficult for founders of companies that are founder/employee owned and which have grown organically to get an “exit”.  A trade sale or IPO would completely change [...]

This morning YCF Scotland launched the online version of the YCF Guide to Financing Young Companies.  This looks like a really useful resource, with a selection of helpful articles and directory [...]

Bill Aulet from MIT is a well-known face in Scotland, having spoken here many times, notably at the Informatics Ventures Workshops.  He also leads the Entrepreneurial Development Course (EDP) [...]

I know that some readers are in Edinburgh, so I’m sharing a link to my Festival review blog where I’ve just posted my picks from the 20 shows I saw in the first week: Ian’s Week [...]

Associate Ruth Stevenson has published this rather excellent piece on The challenge of cashflow in a small business. While I’m posting a link to her work, I should also point out that she [...]

Last year I collaborated with legal and tax experts to produce a free eBook “Equity – A Resource for Startups”, An entrepreneur’s guide to rewarding staff and paying for [...]