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Study Abroad and Entrepreneurship

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE I recently came across a very interesting Higher Education Academy report ‘Languages and Entrepreneurship: A Guide for Students’ written by Lizzie Fane from ThirdYearAbroad.com . The report highlights the value of languages and intercultural...

Posted to The Foundation Blog by Katie Michels on 06-Feb-2013
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Scholars, study abroad, languages, digitonic, entrepreneurship

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. I am again working for Wood Group PSN, except this...

Posted to Fellow by Charles Grant on 31-Jan-2013
Filed under: 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 resonated with me during my time here. As I reflect...

Posted to Fellow by Stuart Cassells on 24-Sep-2012
Filed under: 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 www.femalebreadwinners.com focuses on gender...

Posted to Fellow by Suzanne Doyle-Morris on 20-Sep-2012
Filed under: 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 'part taught, part self-directed learning'...

Posted to Fellow by Charles Grant on 11-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Fellowship, Boston, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Babson, Oil and Gas, inspiration, Fellows, 2012 cohort

The final countdown...

When starting my internship I hoped it would show me the light to exactly what I want be when I grow up (i.e. leave uni), and give me a clear indication to what type or jobs and graduate schemes I want to start looking into over the next year. As much as I have enjoyed my internship I am still unsure...

Posted to Undergraduates by Julie Griffin on 30-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: entrepreneurship, Vets Now, Dunfermline, 2012 Scholar

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

Posted to Fellow by Jim Duffy on 17-Mar-2012
Filed under: 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

Posted to Fellow by Jim Duffy on 24-Feb-2012
Filed under: 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

Becoming a part of US history

I guess it’s time to start rolling out the half way mark clichés ‘I can’t believe how fast it has gone’ ‘Wow… half way already’ ‘Only 4 weeks to go! Jeeez I have learnt soo much already’ take your pick. I’m starting my second week in...

Posted to Undergraduates by Jack Nicoll on 09-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: wood group, University of Strathclyde, Baseball, entrepreneurship, jack nicoll

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 about the growth of this successful company....

Posted to Fellow by Rebecca Ewing (2010) on 02-Jun-2011
Filed under: 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. The speaker, Acha Leke; Cameroonian by birth...

Posted to Fellow by Sandrine Sienche (2010) on 24-Feb-2011
Filed under: 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 in shorts, and a swim in the pool in mid February...

Posted to Fellow by Mark Simmers on 21-Feb-2011
Filed under: 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 hub in the East Coast. Today’s topic...

Posted to Fellow by Madhu Nair (2010) on 10-Feb-2011
Filed under: 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 of the trade’ harnessed from our professors...

Posted to Fellow by Sandrine Sienche (2010) on 28-Nov-2010
Filed under: 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 organized by the MBA clubs focused on high growth...

Posted to Fellow by Madhu Nair (2010) on 31-Oct-2010
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, Social Skills, Opportunities, innovation, entrepreneurship, Networking, ideas, Creativity, Babson