Edinburgh wins Entrepreneurial City of the Year at Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2016!

On Tuesday 22 November our Chief Executive Liz McAreavey attended the 2016 Great British Entrepreneur Awards, held in London along with the Chamber's President Scott Black, Jim Galloway (City of Edinburgh Council), Robin Lyles (Lyles Sutherland Ltd), Russell Dalgleish (Exolta Capital Partners), Kirstee MacBeth (AKA Scotland), Stuart Wallace (Forth Ports), Mark Hallan (Scottish Enterprise), Peter Proud (Cortex Worldwide Ltd) and Deidre Brock MP.

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Diabetes UK and The East India Tea Company are holding a T for D event to raise awareness of Diabetes UK

Diabetes UK in conjunction with The East India Tea Company are holding a T for D event to raise awareness of Diabetes UK.

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Cornerstone recognised as top provider at SQA awards

Leading Scottish social care charity, Cornerstone, has been recognised as one of the country’s top training providers at an awards ceremony in Edinburgh. The charity has been delivering SQA Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Care and Management to its staff since 1995, enabling them to better carry out their work with vulnerable people and ensure they are compliant with rules set out by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). Cornerstone was recognised with the SQA Star Award for Lifelong Learning (Centre) after the judges were impressed that 90% of Cornerstone employees believed their SVQ helped them to provide a better quality of service to their clients.

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Mearns & Company awarded Gold Standard for seventh time!

On Wednesday 16 November, Mearns & Company was presented with the Gold Standard for Independent Financial Advice at a ceremony in the House of Commons. The award was presented to Margaret Mearns and Malcolm Steel by Sir David Amess MP, marking the seventh time we have been honoured with this award.

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Top chefs team up in annual charity cook off to support people facing a tough reality

Some of the country’s top chefs will team up with Cyrenians and Edinburgh College to lay on a gastronomic spectacular and raise money for people excluded from family, home, work or community. Cyrenians will be hosting an evening of fine dining and entertainment at the college, with a seven-course tasting…

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Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator – Please participate in the survey

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator, conducted in conjunction with Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute, is Scotland’s longest running business survey of its kind and regularly provides an accurate and authoritative picture of the health of the Scottish economy and the issues facing businesses across various sectors.…

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Property 2016 explores the future of the UK property industry

In a week when, across the Atlantic, the unexpected happened, it was reassuring to find that some certainties remain. In Edinburgh’s City Centre it was business as usual, as leading players from the property industry gathered at Property 2016, an event now in its 17th year, which delivered as predicted a stellar speaker line up and much to discuss.

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Paul McGowan MD of First Scotland East

On Tuesday 15 November our members were joined by Paul McGowan MD of First Scotland East for a Business Breakfast at the newly refurbished Hilton Edinburgh Carlton.   Paul has built a successful career in the transport industry having worked throughout the UK in the regulated market of London and…

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Anderson Strathern – Charity Quiz Night for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland

Anderson Strathern and their charity of the year, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS), are delighted to invite you and a colleague to attend our festive networking and quiz night, and help raise funds for the important work CHSS do. The evening will start at 6pm with drinks, nibbles and an opportunity to network…

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Standard Life and Stewart Investors fire up the Business Fives winter edition

Business Fives winter edition kicked off with the Financial Services heat at the World of Football venue in Edinburgh. The tournament is working with charity partner Street Soccer Scotland to raise money and awareness to support their fantastic work creating positive change through football in the lives of disadvantaged people in Scotland.

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