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How to think like Steve Jobs: The abbreviated version

Firstly, Happy New Year!! It has been a pretty busy two months as I, as have the other 2012/13 Fellows, have returned back from the US, transitioned straight into the Festive Season, and were shot out into 2013 into our respective Scottish placements...

Published 31-Jan-2013 13:12 by Charles Grant

Filed under: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, saltire fellowship, Oil and Gas, 2012 cohort, Wood Group, Charles Grant, Steve Jobs

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

Women and Entrepreneurship

As we finish September, I finish my first month with the Saltire Foundation. As one of just four women on the programme of twenty people, we are definitely looking to move 'beyond the boys' club'. This is a topic close to my heart, as my company...

Published 20-Sep-2012 21:31 by Suzanne Doyle-Morris

Filed under: entrepreneurship, women, disrupt, gender balance

Gorillas, Chimps and Monkeys

As we on the 2012 Saltire Fellowship commence the start of our third week here in Boston it is perhaps another good time to reflect upon my experience so far. Week 2 of Babson saw us receiving the last full week of classes before we start our blended...

Published 11-Sep-2012 0:50 by Charles Grant

Filed under: Fellowship, Boston, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Babson, Oil and Gas, inspiration, Fellows, 2012 cohort

Entrepreneurship IS GO

This blog from Makur is simply stunning....Any Saltire Supporter, Fellow or Scholar should read...!! http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/chiclet-blog/2012/3/16/entreprenuership-is-go.aspx

Published 17-Mar-2012 7:06 by Jim Duffy

Filed under: Business, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Networking, success, improve, Economic Development, Competitive Scotland, teamwork, Social ROI, Culture, Creativity, Performance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Small Businesses, start-up, startups

The Real Deal....

This week's blog is focussed on what it takes to make it http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/@espark-blog/2012/2/24/the-real-deal.aspx Entrepreneurial Spark thanks the Saltire Foundation

Published 24-Feb-2012 17:28 by Jim Duffy

Filed under: Leadership, innovation, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, ideas, Creativity, Babson, Scottish Entrepreneur, inbound marketing, saltire fellowship, babson college, Social Media, inspiration, start-up, startups, business development

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

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

North Carolina - sun, golf and a great microbrewery.

I have just enjoyed a great weekend in Raleigh Durham with Claire and Bec – the Saltire IBMers. What a lovely part of the US this corner of North Carolina is – it helped that the weather was warm and sunny, which allowed for two games of golf...

Published 21-Feb-2011 14:28 by Mark Simmers

Filed under: entrepreneurship, Fundraising, funding

Boston! Refreshingly Entrepreneurial ...

Just back from a Life Sciences event organized by MassBio – the oldest Life Science organization in the US. The organization is well represented by companies in this space especially in the New England area – renowned for being the life sciences...

Published 10-Feb-2011 7:12 by Madhu Nair (2010)

Filed under: Biotech, Boston, Business, innovation, entrepreneur, Biotechnology, entrepreneurship, externship, Fundraising, ideas, Achievements, business ecosystems

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

Networking on campus

Our one week holiday has flown by so quickly. Hopefully we are all fully re-charged to embrace the second half of our academic term here at Babson. During the week long break, I took the opportunity to attend some of the peer-to-peer events on campus...

Published 31-Oct-2010 21:31 by Madhu Nair (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Social Skills, Opportunities, innovation, entrepreneurship, Networking, ideas, Creativity, Babson

Pioneers of the World?

On Monday we had an amazing and inspiring day. It started with a Yoga class, continued with reading poetry and other prose in the College Chapel at Babson, and concluded with a wonderful Japanese Film – Shall We Dance. One poem I discovered that...

Published 13-Oct-2010 5:34 by Mark Simmers

Filed under: Opportunities, Leadership, entrepreneurship, Learning

Making a Profit and a Difference ... on a Global Scale

Last week we got to learn about an early stage start-up whose business is based on the 1-for-1 model. In this case, for every nutrition bar sold, a malnourished child in a third world nation or developing country will receive a nutrition pack. The aspiration...

Published 04-Oct-2010 6:09 by Madhu Nair (2010)

Filed under: Opportunities, entrepreneurship, ideas, Social ROI, Global

A life Changing Decision!

Many of the Fellows and my friends have talked about their experience throughout the past year or so! I think they have all taken the words out of my mouth, or my blog!! Prior to starting the Saltire Fellowship I was successful in the Hotel and Real Estate...

Published 22-Mar-2010 9:19 by Paul Reynolds

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, Boston, Paul Reynolds, customer experience, entrepreneurship, Babson

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