Scotland Means Business

Scotland Means Business

Founder of Outlaw Social Lee Fitzpatrick helps businesses to stand out

How a Scottish entrepreneur helps other businesses stand out in the marketplace

Patrick Clover founded software firm Stampede

Meet the man behind the Scottish business helping firms through pandemic

Pine Marten Plants founder Reece Ewart says people in Scotland tend to be connected to the landscape

How a plant retailer set up two shops during the pandemic

Founder Kerry Anderson is passionate about helping young people into work

How a Scots hairdressing social enterprise makes a difference

Caroline Campbell is the director of Ironworks

How a Scottish music venue has adapted a year after lockdown

Nuisance Drinks will donate 1% of profits to Rewilding Britain

Meet the man behind the Scottish drinks business changing the status of nettles

Kerry Cowan is one of the four founders of the SkillSeeder app

How a new skills app is tackling a support gap in rural Scotland

Founder of Femcup Julie Fitzpatrick

How Scottish menstrual cup brand Femcup will tackle period poverty

Maison Sport founder Nick Robinson wants to make a positive change in the ski industry

How a Scots ski business adapted when resorts closed due to Covid

Kathryn McIntosh started selling her products last year

SCOTLAND MEANS BUSINESS How the first Scottish natural refillable deodorant was made

April Hay designs textiles inspired by Scottish geology

SCOTLAND MEANS BUSINESS Scot sets up successful textiles firm after losing her job in the pandemic

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Founder and chief executive of Know-It, Lynne Darcey Quigley

Scotland Means Business Scottish tech firm aiming to speed up credit management process

Loral and Eishel Quinn’s service allows people to round up payments as donations

Mother-and-daughter team aim to transform ‘giving tech’

How a Scot set up a successful business after redundancy

SCOTLAND MEANS BUSINESS How a Scot set up a successful business after redundancy

Founder of Dear Green Coffee Lisa Lawson Photo credit: Kirsty Anderson Photography

How a coffee maker adapted when cafes cancelled orders

SCOTLAND MEANS BUSINESS How a Scottish drinks business rebranded with barley water

Clara Larrieu, founder and CEO of Goodie Guts Ltd

Scotland Means Business The kombucha business aiming to become an established Highland classic

Suzie Bowman and Billy Kennedy founded Last For It after seeing beaches ruined by plastic waste in Sri Lanka

Meet the social enterprise hoping to have ‘massive effect’ on plastic waste

The Vegan Kind team is making vegan and plant-based foods easily accessible to all

Scottish vegan supermarket’s sales boom during lockdown

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Thai cookery masterclass with Krua Thai Cookery School

Scottish company aims to be the 'Airbnb of booking classes online'

'I hadn’t had time to focus on what Hipflask Spirits was going to be but 2020 gave us space to take it to market'

Scotland Means Business The firm aiming to be Scotland’s leading premium drinks brand

Danny Campbell's architectural business Hoko Design focuses on creating an amazing customer experience for homeowners

Scots architecture firm aims to solve construction industry’s problems

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The business was set up after spotting a gap in the market for complex care

How a Scottish firm spotted a gap in the country’s care system

Gillian Stewart started Juju Books after discovering a passion for bookbinding

How an artist spotted a gap in the market for bespoke bookbinding

Euan Cameron (pictured) and Ilan Abehassera set up Willo in 2015

How a Scottish recruitment firm has helped employers through lockdown

Tim Elizondo is the founder of Attis Fitness that created the Stridesense fitness tracker which will allow runners to access lab-grade analysis at home and on the streets

How a Scottish fitness tracker business plans to go global

Rachel and Andrew Montague set up ClearWater Hygiene in response to the pandemic in March

Hygiene firm is helping to protect frontline workers during Covid

Portal Mini Golf was set up in October by Paul DeMarco

Scottish business makes mini golf memorable with 80s twist

TruConnect by TV.Fit aims to support the gym industry through the Covid crisis and help it rebound afterwards

Scottish fitness app aiming to help the gym industry during Covid

Adam Ashe, co-founder of Pure Sport CBD

Scottish CBD firm leading the race for government approval

Rockifi Chief Technical Officer Greg Fyans; and Founders and Directors Felicitas Betzl and Ruaridh Currie. Alternate Corporate portrait taken on location in Edinburgh.

Scottish pioneering music platform has plans to go global

Imogen Russon-Taylor is the founder of the Kingdom Scotland fragrance house

Exclusive How the first Scottish perfume house plans to conquer the world

Cyan Forensics CEO Ian Stevenson

Scottish tech firm leading fight against child sex abuse

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Ann Burnett is the founder of Aesthetics Ayrshire

Scottish wellness centre’s cold therapy popular with celebrities

Wayne Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of Encompass

Exclusive Why one company relocated to Scotland to fight financial crimes

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Scottish sleepwear brand gains international interest during lockdown

Keith Gallacher says the Complete Weed Control team have been working weekends to deal with a backlog and have had to hire two additional team members

How a Scottish weed control firm has adapted to Covid restrictions

Viarama provides VR services to nursing homes and schools

How Scotland’s first virtual reality company is making an impact

Sam Fernando helped to expand the company’s facilities by 10,000 sq ft

How a Scottish outdoor clothing firm started making PPE for the NHS

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Colin Munro of Miconex, which was set up in 2010

The Scottish firm pioneering a new way to shop in towns and cities

Willis Wilkie, an optometrist, examines the eyes of his sister, and business director, Sian

The third-generation Scots retailer looking to help out the NHS

One of Jon Bishop's cards was given to Nicola Sturgeon for her birthday

Sales soar for Scottish firm that supplied FM’s Boris Johnson birthday card

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One Year No Beer attracts people who are looking for more calmness

The Scottish firm helping people to reduce drinking in lockdown

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Managing director Fergus Adams says it’s the staff who make the company so successful

The engineering consultancy firm finding itself adapting to Covid-19

Spectrum Properties' Bill Roddie

Scotland Means Business Meet the Scottish business diversifying the property market

Dave Livesey said he hopes to see other Scottish 'clubs' crop up in the future

How AND Digital is pioneering a new type of technology business

Contracting malaria inspired Eoghan Colgan to start his business

Continulus: The Scottish firm changing the face of global healthcare

Miigen is a website which serves as a 'digital time capsule' where family photos can be archived

The Scottish business changing how we view our memories

The CLIMAVORE project has participants creating recipes

The island-based arts initiative linking environment to creativity

Fiona Houston set up Mara Seaweed nearly 10 years ago

The Scottish business putting seaweed on the global map

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Katie Graham is the owner of Fullarton Chiropractic in Paisley

Scottish chiropractor entering a new stage of business because of Covid-19

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Rob and Gabrielle Clamp are urging Scots to drink birch water instead of tap water

The business that's reviving an ancient tradition in Scotland

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Driver Check is based in Drumchapel and enables businesses to check the licences of their staff

Scottish driver check company wins clients with smooth system

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Melanie Russell’s company builds insulated garden rooms, which are used as gyms, offices and more

Scots firm carving out a unique space in the construction industry