June 2011 - Fellow - Saltire Foundation Community

The Relentless Pursuit of Opportunity

As the end of our fellowship draws closer most of the Fellows have been ramping up the relentless pursuit of opportunity that will stretch beyond the end of the programme and define our careers going forward. Quoting Bec’s blog ‘What’s...

Published 16-Jun-2011 16:31 by Joanne Hagerty (2010)

It's the eye of the tiger; it's the cream of the fight…

What an absolute epic journey in externship B so far. An entrepreneur’s journey never ends but continues to grow arm and legs. In the final stint of the fellows’ journey we have all been juggling our placement, an energy project, a fundraising...

Published 15-Jun-2011 11:10 by Amina Nabi (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Entrepreneurial Exchange, Fellows, Saltire Sirens

What did one entrepreneur say to the other entrepreneur?

My placement at Sword Ciboodle has been mind expanding and I am now shaping my recommendations and distilling them into a few powerpoint slides -my IBM powerpoint experience is serving me well! On Tuesday, the Scottish Technology Showcase was an explosion...

Published 11-Jun-2011 12:36 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Filed under: entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial Exchange, Scottish Technology Showcase, WEST, Freeflow

Why it's best not being plain old vanilla!

Well I find myself reflecting on another few weeks amazing experience during my Saltire Fellowship experience....I am working at ClinTec a fast growing global Clinical Research Organisation ie the medical staff/ project managers that run clinical drug...

Published 09-Jun-2011 19:28 by Claire MacDonald (2010)

A reminder of what’s lacking

A few weeks ago I came home and found an interesting wee brochure at the door. It was from a business college trying to promote its business and other courses. What was interesting about it was that right in the middle it had a big Tag cloud (showing...

Published 04-Jun-2011 20:04 by Mirza Fahd Arshed Baig (2010)

Filed under: Sales, Scottish businesses

From Boston to Bellshill

In my career to date I’ve had the pleasure of working at the impressive Jacobean building in the heart of Glasgow’s merchant city. I’ve had the privilege of studying at Babson’s Executive Education Centre. And I’ve enjoyed...

Published 04-Jun-2011 13:30 by STEVE TIGAR (2010)

Filed under: Boston, Opportunities, babson college, Tailwind Solutions

Running not walking

There is so much I want to do, I have to remind myself to take a breath! Sword Ciboodle, my Externship company, has been awesome. I never thought software development could be quite so invigorating! There is lots to absorb and it's been great learning...

Published 02-Jun-2011 9:21 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Filed under: entrepreneurship, Sword Ciboodle, Scottish food and drink

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