Browse by Tags

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

New Year, new resolutions and seeking opportunity through jet lag!

2010 has been a year of extraordinary tales; from the unpredictable drama of the U.K elections, the passing the U.S. bill, ashes from Finland, the chaotic Wiki leaks, to the phenomenal rescue of the miners in Chile, the first World Cup in South Africa...

Published 05-Jan-2011 20:01 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, Boston, Liberty Mutual

Social Entrepreneurship: The not for loss concept

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ‘Do good to do good’ is the slogan of U.S based ‘Two Degrees’, a one-for-one food company that donates a nutrition pack to a hungry child for each product...

Published 10-Dec-2010 2:14 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Boston, babson college

The Fellowship of Saltire

Just before our Thanksgiving break we embarked on a very special, transformative voyage - a leadership journey. A journey of self-reflection, of finding inner peace, of achieving that moment of clarity. A journey that led the fellows to trundle down their...

Published 07-Dec-2010 5:20 by Mirza Fahd Arshed Baig (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, Network

Are you a shrewd business to business (b2b) entrepreneur?

It’s been over two months since we first set foot on the grounds of Babson, and with a mere three weeks left till Christmas part of me wonders where all the time went, while the other half buzzes with all the business insight and valuable ‘tricks...

Published 28-Nov-2010 20:30 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Business, entrepreneurship, babson college

The wait is over.

As our time on Babson college campus draw to a close, the recent announcement regarding our placement opportunities for externship A signals the next step on this fantastic programme. For many of us, our endless curiosity was finally appeased over lunch...

Published 08-Nov-2010 3:19 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, externship, saltire fellowship, babson college

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives