Scottish primary school teacher enjoys franchise success with music and movement preschool classes

Scottish primary school teacher enjoys franchise success with music and movement preschool classes

Mairi Curle won the national Federation of Small Businesses Franchise Award just a year after launching A Scottish primary school teacher has gone from being forced to take a career break due to long Covid to picking up a national award for her new music and movement franchise. Mairi Curle took…

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Edinburgh bakery business causes a buzz with insect bakes following support from Business Gateway

The Insect Café won in the ‘individual cake’ category at the National Scottish Baker of the Year Awards 2024/25 An Edinburgh bakery business that uses insect protein in its baking is looking to expand its operations after the owner accessed specialist support from Business Gateway. The Insect Café was launched…

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Business is blooming for the UK’s only fully electric-powered gardening business following support from Business Gateway

The UK’s only fully electric-powered gardening business has been able to make new hires and grow its business operations after accessing support from Business Gateway. The Cycling Gardeners of Edinburgh, which offers a complete garden maintenance service delivered on cargo bikes by a team of independent gardeners, was founded in…

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Former headteacher creates award-winning Scottish craft gin business with support from Business Gateway

A former headteacher whose son registered her business on Companies House without her knowledge is now the creator of an award-winning Scottish craft gin. Collymoon Craft Gin’s Gealach Úr Scottish Dry Gin recently won the Bronze Medal Award for Scotland in the London Dry Gin category at the World Gin…

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New survey finds more than half of female business owners in Scotland are confident about their future success

A new survey has found that more than half (59%) of female business owners in Scotland are confident about the future of their business in the next three years. While confidence remains moderately high, the impact of Brexit, cost-of-living and the COVID-19 pandemic endures, with three-fifths (61%) of respondents saying…

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Award-wining Scottish sculptor whose products featured in the Barbie Movie on track for six-figure turnover with support from Business Gateway

An award-winning sculptor is exporting products internationally and is on track for a six-figure turnover after she accessed expert guidance and support from Business Gateway.   Inspired by the matrix of food production, Fake Food Workshop creates high-quality and realistic fake food sculptures for a range of uses, including in…

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