LINC Scotland appoints Jock Millican as chair - LINC Scotland has announced the appointment of Jock Millican as the new chairman of the national association for business angels in Scotland. He takes over from Peter Shakeshaft who has chaired the organisation since 2006.
(06/05/13) ...more Starting and growing innovation-based companies - YCF's 13th annual conference will be held at Stirling Management Centre Thursday 12 September 09:30 to 16:30.
The conference will investigate what it takes to move a venture from start-up to high growth.
(30/04/13) ...more Crowdfunding breaks financial barriers for businesswomen - Women are more successful at crowdfunding startup and growth capital than they are at securing traditional forms of financial support. Statistics also reveal that women are actually better than men at raising the money they need from the crowd.
(15/03/13) ...more Clear Returns - We promised the young companies which exhibited at the 2012 YCF Annual Conference that we would report on their progress during the year. Vicky Brock of Clear Returns, which has developed software to enable retailers to manage product returns, has give the following update on her business.
(15/03/13) ...more YCF online archive - YCF's searchable online archive, with just under 1,200 articles from previous issues dating back almost eight years to November 2004, is now available to subscribers on a six month trial basis.
(16/10/12) ...more The Risk Capital Market in Scotland 2009-2011 - This study into the Scottish risk capital market was carried out by Jonathan Harris of Young Company Finance and Professor Colin Mason of the University of Glasgow and is the fourth such report in a series dating back to 2001. Download the full report here.
(18/12/12) ...more Sign up to receive YCF's e-bulletin! - Our monthly e-bulletin gives news about the wider young company landscape, for which we do not have space in the monthly newsletter. Sign up now - there is an unsubscribe option if you change your mind later.
(28/07/10) ...more Realignment: UK Life Science Start-up report 2012 - The third report in this series by BioCity Nottingham and Mobius Life Sciences Fund covers the five year period from 2007 to 2011, and makes comparisons with the five year periods covered by the previous two reports.
(24/01/13) ...more Elite! - The subtitle of this book by Floyd Woodrow and Simon Acland is ‘The secret to exceptional leadership and performance’.
(24/01/13) ...more VCs and venture capital - The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) recently reported figures for the activity of its members, covering 501 UK-managed funds.
(16/07/12) ...more YCF Young Company Showcase 2012 - Download here our showcase publication, which is intended to spread the word about a few young companies by giving a short summary of their business, and focusing especially on the markets they are trying to reach and the ways in which they plan to reach them.
(28/09/12) ...more People in the news - This page gives news of people involved in the early stage fast growth company sector in Scotland - appointments and promotions, awards and recognitions. See the latest news here, and let us know of any items we could include!
(27/05/10) ...more Jim McColl OBE – Going Global - Those who have heard Jim McColl speak before would have known what to expect, but for those who had not had that opportunity, and particularly for the young entrepreneurs in the audience, his presentation at the iVenture Tuesday event on 29 May at the University of Strathclyde was inspirational.
(15/06/12) ...more EPIS final year - The sixth annual meeting of the EPIS network was held last month, and as usual brought together entrepreneurs who have participated in the programme, investors, mentors, and other supporters
(01/02/10) ...more Recent awards - Young companies in Scotland have been actively competing in a number of competitions in recent months, many of them achieving notable success.
(12/07/12) ...more Business Forum Scotland June 2012 - The final event for the current session in the East of Scotland saw a good turnout (despite the tempting weather outside) to hear two very different companies discuss their business issues.
(03/07/12) ...more LINC and YCF join forces - LS Ventures, LINC’s new commercial subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Young Company Finance to license all YCF’s activities in Scotland.
(02/02/11) ...more