News & Events

  • Brown Shipley Sponsors PSYBT

    PSYBT is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with private bank Brown Shipley.


    Over the next three years, Brown Shipley will donate £15,000 to support PSYBT in helping young entrepreneurs to start up and continue in business.


    At an event held to celebrate Brown Shipley’s Edinburgh office move to 2 Multrees Walk, adjacent to the city’s traditional financial centre in St Andrew Square, Robert Kitchen Brown Shipley’s Executive Director, presented a cheque for the first year of support to Geoff Leask, PSYBT Director.

  • The Good Travel Company
    The Good Travel Company

    Vanessa Good, 25, is the founder and director of The Good Travel Company. She discovered her passion for business and travel when returning home to Ayrshire in 2009 after living in Australia. Met by Ayrshire in deep recession with many friends unable to find work or facing unemployment, she got involved in the family’s finance and foreign exchange company setting out to develop the business and ‘get creative’ when times were tough. This is where the idea of starting a travel business came to light.

  • Dumfries & Galloway Annual Gathering

    PSYBT volunteers from throughout Dumfries and Galloway met for the annual PSYBT Gathering to network and enjoy presentations from PSYBT and local PSYBT supported business, Rachel Speedie of The Art Room.

    Regional Manager, Angela Booth gave an update on regional news and PSYBT’s plans in the coming months and Operations Support Manager, Lesley Scott spoke about national issues and answered questions on the new Online Aftercare System.

    Rachel, a local entrepreneur recently funded by the Trust told the audience about how her business is progressing and gave an interesting insight

  • PSYBT buisness features on TOWIE

    Lydia  Bright, star of ITV2 show The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) was spotted wearing clothes from PSYBT business Parma Vintage.  Owner, Gillian Chalmers supplied clothes that were worn by Lydia throughout the latest series of the show.  Lydia recently opened her vintage clothing shop, Bella Sorella in Essex.  Meanwhile, Gillian has been trading since 2008 from her shop in Gourock, selling clothes and accessories from the 20's through to the 80's.


     


    http://www.parmavintage.co.uk/

  • BT Awards 2012
    BT Scotland Young E-ntrepreneurs Awards 2012

    The annual BT Scotland Young E-ntrepreneurs Awards, which are organised by  PSYBT, seek to recognise visionary PSYBT entrepreneurs who have benefitted from BT Scotland funding and gone on to grow their businesses with the help of e-commerce.


    Inspired to set up their own business by the continuing lack of career prospects for graduates, Michael Brown (24) and his business partner Daniel Jones (24), established their online take-away service, http://www.scoffable.com in 2010 during their final year at Heriot Watt University.

  • Business Development in Focus at PSYBT Fife Gathering

    A group of young people who have set up their own business in Fife with assistance from PSYBT took part in The Fife Gathering at Rufflets Country House Hotel near St Andrews.  Together with their volunteer business mentors, who deliver the PSYBT aftercare programme of business support in Fife, they participated in discussions on business relationships and funding for growth.

  • Elevator Lanarkshire

    FREE BUSINESS NETWORKING CLUB
    Elevator events are for people aged 18-30 who are in business or are thinking about going into business. So if you want to meet like minded people to share ideas with, strike business deals and most of all, have a great night out, then Elevator is for you! To book a place email [email protected]


    WHERE?
    Holiday Inn, East Kilbride


    WHEN? Thursday 26th April


    6.00pm


    DRESS CODE?
    Anything goes!


    HOW MUCH?
    Free and you get a free drink!

  • Leading Scottish Youth Charities Join Forces
    Leading Scottish Youth Charities Join Forces

    Two of Scotland’s leading youth charities, the Prince’s Trust and the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT), are to join forces to offer even more support to the country’s young people.


    Both organisations have a long and proud history of supporting Scotland’s young people.  The Prince’s Trust Scotland supports disadvantaged young people into education, training and employment, while PSYBT helps young people to start up and continue in business.

  • Could you qualify for Walpole Brands of Tomorrow 2012?

    Walpole is a non-profit-making organisation that furthers the interests of the British luxury industry by harnessing and sharing the collective knowledge, experience and resources of it's members.


    The Brands of Tomorrow competition is designed to mentor businesses within the luxury brands sector, allowing them to fulfil their potential with the help of experienced entrepreneurs. The chosen few will learn from CEOs and founders of businesses including Harrods, Smythson, Thomas Pink, McKinsey & Co and leading advisors and journalists.

  • Michael makes the Olympics!
    Michael makes the Olympics!

    Michael Smith always knew he wanted to pursue a sports career. While studying for a BSc Hons in Sports & Exercise Science from Stirling University, Michael worked part-time as a gym instructor, football/athletics coach and lifeguard. When he graduated in 2006, he started working for West Lothian Leisure as a gym instructor while completing an American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) Health & Fitness Specialist qualification.

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PSYBT Awards

Shoe designer Emily Lamb has been nominated for a Scottish Variety Award under the ‘Best new Scottish Artist or Designer’ category. Emily was funded by PSYBT in 2010 and her hand made shoes have been very well received by those in the fashion industry. After Graduating from Cordwainers, part of the London College of Fashion which specialises in footwear, she decided to launch her own collection, ensuring every creation was unique with their own original feature and pattern.