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

Business models: adapting to change - YCF 8th annual conference will be held at the Stirling Management Centre on Thursday 16th September 2010. Go to the Conferences page for further details and online booking. (06/10/09) ...more

A spot of guru magic to inspire young businesses - A group of Scottish entrepreneurs has combined forces to create an online media channel, designed to help small businesses move out of the recession and into the next decade. (25/08/10) ...more

CONNECT celebrates 25 years - The worldwide Connect network was launched 25 years ago at University of California San Diego with a vision to accelerate the nascent innovation economy in the area. (25/08/10) ...more

Loan Sharp - A new book by former bank manager Rob Warlow looks at how you can “get the business finance you deserve”. (25/08/10) ...more

Standardising legal documents for business angel investing - In its role as national association for business angels in Scotland, LINC Scotland has established a working group to address matters within the investment community and to establish good practice to facilitate and encourage investment. (28/07/10) ...more

Octopus Ventures to give keynote presentation at YCF conference - Our speaker will be Alex Macpherson, Managing Director of Octopus Ventures, who will give an early stage investor's views on how young companies should look at business models appropriate to their chosen markets. (04/07/10) ...more

YCF annual conference 2010 - booking now open! - YCF annual conference 2010
Business models: adapting to change

Stirling Management Centre Thursday 16 September
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The Queen's Awards for Enterprise - The end of April saw the recipients of this year's Queen's Awards for Enterprise announced. (27/05/10) ...more

Ciqual’s second funding round and new route to market - Ciqual has latched on to one of the fastest growing technologies in communications, the use of mobile networks for broadband connections.
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Innovation Vouchers: a ticket to business success - A new scheme offers to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) drive innovations through collaboration with Scotland’s universities. (27/05/10) ...more

Companies seeking investment - In this regular feature, companies which have embarked upon the fundraising process are invited to announce their targets and set out their ‘elevator pitch’, to help raise awareness in the investment and business support sectors. (22/06/10) ...more

People on the move - 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

Barclays launches Trading Places Awards - The business banking arm of Barclays has launched the fifth annual Barclays Trading Places Awards, seeking to reward those entrepreneurs who have triumphed over personal adversity to realise their business dreams. (27/05/10) ...more

Young Company News - The first of a new feature, YCF looks at the news from young companies around Scotland. (15/04/10) ...more