Alasdair Kerr
Director Business Development & Enterprise
Alasdair manages the Business Development and Communities Project teams. He is responsible for the successful delivery of the Business Gateway Contract for Edinburgh. As part of this contract the team assists over 1500 people to develop their business idea with over 600 starting up in business each year. He is also responsible for the management and overseeing the very successful Craigmillar Business Incubator and North Edinburgh Business Incubator projects who provide specialist business advice and support in these exciting regeneration areas as part of our Social Inclusion support.
Roger Horam
Partnerships and Projects
Roger heads up the business and learning team within Edinburgh Chamber that provide in-company training, a calendar of open courses, specialised training (such as promoting diversity) and government funded projects to meet the training and development needs of members and Edinburgh businesses and individuals. In addition he project manages and administers Scotland-wide European-funded e-business projects for Scottish Enterprise and the 12 Local Enterprise Companies. Over the past 3 years these projects have been in the region of £7M.
Maureen Munro
Business Advisor
Maureen is a Business Advisor who has also run her own successful businesses. She helps a wide range of businesses to start up and develop and specialises in providing support to childcare providers and social enterprises.
Nicolette Glashan
Project Manager - Diversity Programme
Nicolette manages the Promoting Diversity in the Workplace project, highlighting the benefits of recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing up to date information on legislation and information relevant to businesses in particular the New Age Legislation starting in October 2006.
Gillian Steele
Business Training Manager
Al Jaberu
Business Advisor
Gina Whittaker
Business Manager
Orela Deane
Business Co-ordinator
Provides an efficient and effective service to clients and members by handling enquiries, generating leads, supporting business advisors and in particular co-ordinating the projects and events of the Training & Development, Marketing, Commercial and Business Gateway aspects of Business Development and Enterprise.
Susan Harkins
Business Advisor
Susan is a Business Advisor, who helps a wide range of businesses to start up and develop and specialises in providing support to childcare and social inclusion sectors. Susan has an MBA degree from Edinburgh University and has private and public company experience.
John Hughes
Business Advisor - High Growth
John is a self-employed business consultant who works on contract to Edinburgh Chamber, advising high growth businesses as a member of the High Growth team. He has an MBA degree from Heriot Watt University and has private company experience in assisting companies raise both public and private sector finance. He applies this experience within his Gateway advisory work.
John Harkins
Business Advisor
As a business advisor, John provides a broad array of services to start-up or existing businesses through an ongoing programme of structured support. The primary objective is to work with business owners to generate sustained profit improvement. Through his extensive network he can access expertise from a range of both public and private sector organisations.
Brian Moffatt
Business Gateway Managing Administrator
Brian manages the administration of Business Gateway contract for The Lothian Consortium, ensuring that all paperwork computerised and paper are fully compliant for Scottish Enterprise.
Alec Brown
Business Advisor
Alec is a contracted Business Advisor assisting both Start Up and Growth Companies. He has a strong background in IT and eCommerce and he specialises in making Companies aware of the technical possibilities and how to exploit them. Alec is a strong believer in business need driving technology and not the other way round.
Mario Alonzi
Business Advisor
Delivering business start up information to general public, assisting with business planning, funding applications, formating of company or registration with Inland Revenue.
Laurissa Deans
Administrator
Processes and administers paperwork for Business Gateway contract.
Louise Heathcote
Administrator
Processing and administering Paperwork for Business Gateway Contract.
