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The Saltire Experience......

Two years ago, I was searching for my next career move. I had seven valuable years of experience working in global engineering companies BAE Systems and Mott MacDonald. I knew I wanted the challenge of setting up and growing a small company but I did...

Published 12-Mar-2010 11:28 by James Murray

Filed under: Saltire Experience

Life after the Fellowship

After spending the first 4 months of 2009 at Babson, and then the summer in the centre of Silicon Valley, it's been great being back in Scotland over the last 6 months. For the second Externship I joined an Edinburgh University research project looking...

Published 10-Mar-2010 23:45 by Neil Campbell

The third step...

Taking the first step was deciding to leave my job and do something else, way back in 2008. The second step was getting a place and completing my year on the Saltire Fellowship programme. The third step..? Ensuring the motivation for taking the first...

Published 03-Mar-2010 11:34 by Simon Boyle

Filed under: Fellowship, Human Resources, Human Capital Services, Achievements, Small Businesses

Saltire Fellowship - The Sequel

I'm really excited that the Saltire Foundation is now recruiting the next cohort for the Fellowship programme, and it's really interesting to hear about some of the changes that have been made to the arrangements for the next group! Hearing about...

Published 01-Mar-2010 13:58 by Ian Stevenson

Peet's in Palo Alto

Feels a little strange to back in the USA. But it's a good strange - it's so nice to be back. While on the fellowship last year, I travelled to florida - fulfilling a lifelong ambition to go see the space shuttle at Kennedy space centre and to...

Published 16-Feb-2010 20:22 by Iain Mcdougall

Back in the USA

I recall this time last year. A few of the Fellows went to a nice bar, had some great food and watched the SuperBowl. It's that time of year again and I am back here. Only this time, I am working. Having spent 3 months with ShawCor in Texas at Shaw...

Published 31-Jan-2010 23:17 by Jim Duffy

As the dust settles...

The dust has settled on the Charter class of the Saltire Foundation Fellowship, and all 14 of us are now back to real life. Plans to recruit the next cohort of Fellows are already coming together, so I thought it was about time I posted an update to say...

Published 21-Jan-2010 21:59 by Ian Stevenson

And a Happy New Year...

Just think, almost 1-year ago it was as cold as it is right here in Scotland when the Fellow's hit Boston on the 10-Jan 2009. It's been an amazing year, so here's to yet another amazing year - All the very best everyone for 2010.... "It's...

Published 05-Jan-2010 18:39 by Iain Mcdougall

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all at the Saltire Foundation, the Fellows and the Undergrads......!!!!

Published 19-Dec-2009 14:55 by Jim Duffy

Totus tuus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt

To anyone is is not a scholar of Latin, the text simply means: "I am all Yours, and all that I have belongs to You." Simple words indeed - yet words with so much meaning in today's world. Today marks my first day of "official"...

Published 07-Dec-2009 18:22 by Iain Mcdougall

Entrepreneurial Exchange Dinner

It's been a busy week. Up and down to Aberdeen and meeting lots of new people in the energy sector within Scotland. The highlight of the week though has to be attending the Entrepreneurial Exchange Dinner at the Hilton in Glasgow. The Saltire Foundation...

Published 28-Nov-2009 11:27 by Jim Duffy

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