Category: News & Features

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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam Announced As Keynote Speaker at Transform Business Festival

This year’s Transform Business Festival will take place on February 22nd at Perth Concert Hall, in an event that promises to connect entrepreneurs, start-ups and businesses of all shapes and sizes over the course of just one day.

Unicorn Announced as Perth Museum’s Opening Exhibition

The new Perth Museum will open its doors this Easter after a £27 million redevelopment project. It’s debut exhibition, Unicorn, will run from 30 March – 22 September 2024.

Jackie Brierton Talks Creative, Independent and Cultural

Jackie Brierton, CEO of GrowBiz, on why we should embrace our Creative, Independent and Cultural sectors. “As we look towards the opening of the new Museum in March 2024, much

Creating a Sustainable Brand – From Flock to Frock

Nadia Alexander launched her first retail outlet in Multrees Walk in Edinburgh in 2017. Since then, her dream of creating a truly sustainable, luxury fashion brand has been realised with BearCo, which sells online, and from her Auchterarder-based boutique, Oliami.

Creative Farming : Honeyberries For The Win

Finn Hay, of Hay Farms in rural Perth, is one of the founding members of the Scottish Honeyberries co-operative and a champion for this exciting new superfood.

Perth: The Independent Business Destination

Increases in new business registration and resident earnings bode well for the independent business sector in Perth city centre.

Business Leaders | Jade Robertson, Little Lies Clothing

Founded by Jade Robertson and husband Stuart, Little Lies, the independent, online fashion and lifestyle boutique, has been building into one of Perthshire’s most creative success stories since its launch in 2015.

Digital upgrades live in Perth and Kinross

Around 1,400 households and businesses in Perth and Kinross can now connect to better broadband speeds through the Scottish Government’s £600m R100 programme.

Disrupting Tourism Technology

The Highland Perthshire business owners shaking up booking and ticketing in Scotland. Anna Ford : Owner and Lead Developer at Liberty Engine Ticketing System Always the early adopter, Anna Ford

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