Life after oil: From oil and gas to children’s tableware
North-east business Little Mr. M & Friends is the latest example of how the recent offshore downturn has spawned a new generation of entrepreneurs in the north-east.
Life After Oil
Life after oil: A couple’s journey from employment uncertainty to Maltese dream
If you consider how much oil the world holds, Aberdeen is a microcosm by comparison.
Life after oil: How Lisa Hart shot out of the oil downturn to become Scotland’s top makeup artist
On the last working day before Christmas, around the time where excitement begins to build and people look forward with trepidation to greeting loved ones and sharing gifts, Lisa Hart was told that she had lost her job.
Life after oil: Bright spark makes his mark after leaving energy firm
Three is the magic number for an award-winning apprentice who made the switch to his trade in unusual circumstances.
Life After Oil: Worker uses job loss to take up MBA, creates new firm
For Colin McIntyre striking out on his own after losing his job was “quite scary” with the uncertainty of a monthly pay check.
Life After Oil: From North Sea rigs to the supermarket
Last Christmas Kenneth Leggat was an offshore oil worker. This year the grandfather-of-one will be working in his local supermarket.
Life After Oil: Melt woman overcomes “fear factor” to cook-up profit
When Mechelle Clark was made redundant from two jobs in just a six month period she could never have dreamed less than a year later she would be running a successful business.
Life After Oil: Former oilman serves up catch of the day
A former oil worker has returned to the North Sea fishing industry and now sells the catch-of-the-day to his former colleagues.