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Road Trip Y'all

Why how y'all doing, ( The huntly loon has rebranded a tad for this blog), Well the weeks have flown by, so much to report back since my last Doric blog (English version available on request). Will start this blog following a trip to Houston and South...

Published 14-Oct-2012 21:12 by Gordon Farmer

Filed under: Saltire Experience

Be A Failure!

‘It’s ok to fail.………In fact, it’s good to fail!’ After four weeks at Babson College, this statement has been drilled in to us by all of the excellent faculty during their engaging lectures and has certainly...

Published 24-Sep-2012 18:14 by Stuart Cassells

Filed under: Saltire Experience, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, success, Babson, 2012 cohort, Saltire Foundation, failure, stuart cassells

Pro Forma Financials + Selling = Yoga

An interesting week 4 of our Babson experience in which the traditional aspects of pro forma financial statements and value selling techniques came face to face with a softer, more spiritual and yoga filled meditative session of personal reflection. Just...

Published 24-Sep-2012 2:50 by Gregor Russell

Filed under: Saltire Experience, babson college, Sales, Fellows

Project, reflections and some videos

Now that the 2012 Saltire Fellowship has almost made it to the 1 month mark it seems that we all have settled into a groove (of some sorts!). The timetable sees us now firmly ensconced in the blended learning phase of the taught and experiential learning...

Published 20-Sep-2012 23:44 by Charles Grant

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, externship, energy, saltire fellowship, Oil and Gas, 2012 cohort, Project, Video, Wood Group

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The quote above seems to be quite apt as I write my first Saltire Fellow blogpost. For us 2012 fellows it has been the first week of our Babson experience here in sunny Boston and what a week it has been! From our very first lecture in the very swish...

Published 03-Sep-2012 2:54 by Charles Grant

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, Babson, saltire fellowship, 2012 cohort

G+G Graduating and Giving back

On July 30 th at the Lighthouse in Glasgow, the Saltire cohort of 2010/2011 formally earned the title ‘Saltire Fellow’ as we officially graduated from the Saltire Fellowship programme. In a relaxed and intimate affair with close friends and...

Published 11-Aug-2011 1:49 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, saltire fellowship, Scotland, Saltire Sirens, Saltire Fundraising Challenge, Saltire graduation

Joining the dots… Globally…

It is sadly nearing the end of the fellowship journey. Needless to say it has been a complete life changing experience. My key achievements so far: · Linking and vocalising what I have learned, experienced or spoken about in a way that is advantageous...

Published 05-Jul-2011 20:49 by Amina Nabi (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, MIT, Energy Entrepreneur MIT, Babson, Scotland, Freeflow

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

Back in the Game

The last weeks have been very transitional for us Fellows, which explains the slight dip in the number of blogs of late. When our externships in the U.S came to an end in March we packed our bags, said goodbye to the U.S and returned home to our loved...

Published 08-May-2011 10:47 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Liberty Mutual, saltire fellowship, Social Media, ciqual

Realisation and Change

It has been almost one month since the fellows and I came back from our 7 months of intense learning. As I reflect back, a whole load of film flashes before me, including highs, lows, laughter, sadness, sharing, caring, listening, understanding, exploring...

Published 24-Apr-2011 12:45 by Amina Nabi (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, babson college

Back in the Burgh!

Wow. It feels like it was just yesterday when I blogged about our first day at Liberty Mutual. Now, in the blink of an eye our time in the U.S. is over and I am back in the Burgh. It was with bittersweet symphony that we packed our things and made for...

Published 28-Mar-2011 12:11 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Boston, sales and marketing, saltire fellowship, ciqual, edinburgh

Leave no stone unturned in the quest for new opportunities.

Last week I attended a conference at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in Boston. Hosted by the Sloan Business Club, this fascinating talk covered the progress of Africa in the last ten years, highlighting tremendous opportunities for the future...

Published 24-Feb-2011 11:12 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Boston, MIT, entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Africa

Got $10? You could be a Venture Capitalist!

Last November I wrote about being a shrewd entrepreneur, and how businesses could raise funds by approaching a key potential client, identifying their pain, providing a solution, and getting this client to fund the prototype and manufacturing of this...

Published 17-Feb-2011 14:34 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, saltire fellowship, Scotland, product, crowdsourcing, funding, VC

Gallus Part 1

My global executive MBA internship literally took off the ground, on a flight to St Louis from Boston with Mark Bamforth, President & CEO of Gallus Biopharmaceuticals. Couldn’t have asked for a more exciting start than that! Gallus is a biologics...

Published 31-Jan-2011 17:40 by Madhu Nair (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Biotech, Boston, Business, externship, Key learning from Babson, babson college, Scotland, GlobalScot

Serendipity

I never thought I’d say this… but I think I’m falling for insurance. I remember the day I first came across insurance. It was a cold Monday morning when I arrived the doorsteps of Liberty Mutual. I was slightly jetlagged and I needed...

Published 26-Jan-2011 13:58 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Boston, Liberty Mutual, externship, Babson, insurance

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