“The opportunities to make a difference, to be involved in something that becomes a legacy…as you get older you realise those opportunities are not every day.”
An innovative accelerator programme that aims to help support Scotland’s journey to net zero is on the lookout for SMEs to be part of its next cohort.
Eight start-ups from throughout Scotland are the first to benefit from an innovative accelerator programme focused on environment-friendly transport and low-carbon energy.
Covid-19 has caused an unprecedented global economic and social crisis. The pandemic has significantly affected all aspects of life. Almost overnight the world as we knew it began to spin on a completely different axis.
Elevator, the Aberdeen-based business support organisation, said yesterday it had won a “major” contract to help Scotland achieve its net zero carbon ambitions.
We are seeing a significant increase in the rate of transition from a high-carbon to low-carbon energy system.
The search is one for “a mix of grey and green” industry professionals to create new, highly-scalable businesses in the energy sector.
We live in an age of disruption. Our daily lives are being transformed through the application of robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, 3D printing and the internet of things.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Business Gateway have appointed Aberdeen-based business support organisation Elevator to run the first, fully funded business accelerator in Moray.
A new business accelerator is being launched this week to help drive a digital revolution in the north-east economy.
Having entrepreneurial spirit is one thing, but protecting your brilliant idea for a new product or service is equally important for innovative self-starters.
The Elevator social enterprise, which supports start-ups in Tayside and Aberdeen, has generated more than £6 million of economic value since it started four years ago.
The downturn in the oil and gas industry has been well documented but the upside – and there is one - has been the incredible amount of work that is taking place in Aberdeen in supporting and nurturing a new generation of tech start ups who have the potential to ensure the UK has a sustainable hydrocarbon industry for years to come.
A co-founder of Scopus Engineering has invested a five-figure sum in a fledgling north-east subsea inspection firm.
Now may be the best time to start up new firms in the north-east, according to business incubator Elevator.
The founder of an Aberdeen company specialising in offshore safety technology believes Brexit “won’t matter” for the business of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) based around the North Sea.
In the Spring of 2016, I headed north to Aberdeen looking forward to working with new start-ups founded by senior executives made redundant from the Oil and Gas industry. To my surprise, I didn’t find many.
When I was made redundant from my previous role, I thought I was ready for retirement.
Passionate about growing talent, and with almost four decades of leadership experience, I like to think I know a thing or two about start-ups.
Passionate about growing talent, and with almost four decades of leadership experience, I like to think I know a thing or two about start-ups.
An initiative to support oil and gas professionals who were made redundant has announced the creation of six new businesses.
An initiative that aims to bring together redundant, experienced oil and gas professionals to help them create new businesses is being launched in Aberdeen following a successful pilot.
A new entrepreneurship initiative to support senior oil and gas professionals who are either facing redundancy, or have been made redundant, is set to be launched in Aberdeen.
Twenty seven finalists were today named for a high-profile event honouring north-east business excellence, entrepreneurial behaviour and outstanding community contributions.
Two Aberdeen start-up companies – which have developed technologies aimed at saving the oil and gas industry money - have awarded £140,000 in Scottish EDGE funding to take their products to the next level.