Category: Club News

Inspiring Women 2019

Yvonne McAulay

By Sanaa Sachdev

Some of the most successful businesses are run by women who’ve worked hard to pursue their goals and witness their dreams come true.

 

However, it’s not the person’s gender, but a great idea, dedication, optimism and perseverance that can differentiate a successful business model from a struggling one.

Kirsty Thomson, Founder and CEO of The Circle Dundee CIC, ACK CIC and Saltire Fellow, shared her story, lessons learned and advice to others at the second Inspiring Women event held by St Andrews Business Club at The Old Course Hotel.

In the Club’s second annual Inspiring Women event to celebrate International Women’s Day, Kirsty Thomson, Founder and CEO of Circle Scotland CIC, ACK CIC and Saltire Fellow, shared her story on how she started her social enterprise after having gaining experience understanding the models of another social enterprise when her sister was supported by it due to her disability.

Her presentation included an online interactive quiz for attendees and was enjoyed by all.

For more information about The Circle Dundee, visit its website at www.thecircledundee.org.uk

Angie Foreman, Programme Director and Founder of Coca-Cola 5by20 and CEO of Women’s Business Station, shared her story, lessons learned and advice to others at the second Inspiring Women event held by St Andrews Business Club at The Old Course Hotel.

Angie Foreman, Programme Director & Founder of Coca-Cola 5by20 and CEO of Women’s Business Station, shared her Top 10 tips she’s learned over the years which helped her achieve success in life and business.

Her wit and confident delivery had attendees in fits of laughter.

For more information about the Coca-Cola 5by20 Dundee initiative, go to https://www.dundeeandanguschamber.co.uk/144_Coca-Cola5by20Programme.html

For more photos, go to the Album on our Facebook page.

NEXT EVENT: The Club’s next event is April 3 Business Breakfast – Reverse Engineer a Successful Business Exit, when Ewan Menzies, Director of Castle Strategy, Mount Parnassus Partners Concord and CTA Global, will explain how to plan a successful business exit strategy.

Club News – Marketing Communications Interns & Marketing Assistant appointed

Yvonne McAulay

 

St Andrews Business Club Marketing Communications Interns (from left) Sanaa Sachdev and Stanley Parker and Marketing Assistant Louise Cree.

St Andrews Business Club is delighted to announce it has appointed Stanley Parker and Sanaa Sachdev as its new Marketing Communications interns.

 

They were selected from a high-quality field of candidates after impressing the panel with their skills, experience and demonstrated marketing acumen.

Both are 2nd Year students at the University of St Andrews studying for an MA in Management. Their internships have started immediately and will last until they graduate in 2021.

They will gradually take on the duties currently carried out by our first Marketing Communications Intern, Comora Love-Mitchell, as they are trained in each and as Comora prepares for graduation this summer.

The Club is also delighted to announce that they will be assisted by a new Marketing Assistant, Louise Cree.

Louise is an Administrative Assistant at Fife Business Services Ltd and is completing a Modern Apprenticeship in Digital Marketing.

Fife Business Services Ltd kindly offered the Club Louise’s skills on a time-share basis and she already completed a successful project to improve the SEO of the Club’s website.

We look forward to improving the Club’s marketing further with the help of these excellent young people.