Fellow

So should you..

Greg Sim — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT

Just over 1 week ago I graduated as a Saltire Fellow. It was the culmination of a year's journey. An intense submersion into high-growth entrepreneurship. It started with me reviewing the Saltire Foundation website while working in london. Looking...(read more)

Reflections

Greg Sim — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:45:00 GMT

A year ago, sitting summarizing my professional experience and business knowledge into my Saltire Fellowship application and case study, I considered company growth with many questions. Now, sitting completing my 3 month externship identifying high-growth...(read more)

Reflection (a new skill!)

Mike Brooke — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:29:00 GMT

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Starting as early as the application process, the Fellowship programme has guided me on a personal journey of discovery. By understanding my values, preferences and aspirations better I have been able to make...(read more)

What a difference 12 months makes…

Jonny Macneal — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:27:00 GMT

0 0 1 516 2944 Babson College 24 6 3454 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE It is now almost 12 months since the Assessment Centre for the 2012/13 Saltire Fellowship took place, just outside Cumbernauld. During those 12 months I have walked...(read more)

Some of the Benefits of the Saltire Fellowship to Companies Considering Sending an Employee to Participate

Jeff Conley — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:59:00 GMT

This blog is targeted to companies considering sending employees to participate in the Saltire Fellowship. I’d like to share the impressions of my company, which sponsored my participation in the Fellowship, on the benefits they are seeing now that...(read more)

Looking for a Job? Or offering to solve a problem?

Ian Stevenson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:54:00 GMT

As the fellowship cycle comes towards its end once again, many of the fellows will doubtless be turning their minds to what comes next. I remember being in their position back in 2009, and the idea naturally formed in my head as “I need a job”...(read more)

'Aber-Donia..'

Greg Sim — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:48:00 GMT

544x376 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE It's been a busy time since my last blog on arrival in Boston. Between 4 months of being ' Les Charmed ' on the finer elements of cashflow and business strategy, I worked from (SDI) Scottish...(read more)

Life After Boston…

Kim Richmond — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:48:00 GMT

It has been wonderful to spend time settling back into life in Scotland… but will life every really go back to the way it was before Babson? Before the Saltire Foundation? I am currently in the fortunate position of undertaking two Executive Internships...(read more)

How to think like Steve Jobs: The abbreviated version

Charles Grant — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:12:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Babson Bootcamp

Jim Duffy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:53:00 GMT

We have just returned from a stunning week at the Babson Entrepreneurs Bootcamp ESpark and RBS took 14 people over to sample a fabulous Exec Ed programme run by Prof Santinelli. It validated all ESpark is doing and strengthened our relationship with this...(read more)

Risk Capital Report, Free eBook

Ian Stevenson — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Hi folks! Just before disappearing off for the Christmas break, I wanted to draw your attention to a couple of things that may be of interest. Season's greetings - and best wishes for the festivities, Ian Scottish Enterprise has just published a major...(read more)

What I've learned from Harvard and MIT

Leanne Sherry — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:54:00 GMT

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE When I signed up for the Fellowship, I didn't think that I'd spend so many weekends and evenings at those 'other schools' - it’s been one of my favorite things about this experience. Here’s...(read more)

Hanging onto the edge

Ryder Meggitt — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:29:00 GMT

WHoooooooooooosh....... Suddenly we are in wk 12 , and I realise I haven't posted a single blog! I'll consol myself with the view that the people who go away travelling and seem to spend half their time posting updates on Facebook, have in fact...(read more)

More Babson Takeaways

Jeff Conley — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:41:00 GMT

Here are some more bullet-point takeaways from my enlightening time at Babson: · When designing experiences, keep in mind that people love choice, personalization, and rituals · We may think we do a good job of understanding our customers’...(read more)

Financing Business Innovation In Scotland

Ian Stevenson — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:39:00 GMT

Hidden away in the depths of the Royal Society of Edinburgh website is an extremely interesting document – their report entitled The Financing of Business Innovation in Scotland . It sets out a view of the current state of financing for innovative...(read more)