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  • GET ENTERPRISING - FREE EVENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BUSINESS

    If you're aged 16 - 30 years old, live in the Glasgow area and are thinking about starting your own business, come along to 'Get Enterprising' a FREE event for people who are considering self-employment as a career option or are in the early stages of running a business.
    Sponosored by YEZ Glasgow in partnership with Youth Business Scotland, Glasgow City Council and Glasgow's Regeneration Agency, the event takes place on Friday 8th Feb at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow from 9.15m till 3.30pm.

  • EDINBURGH CARE PROVIDER WINS YOUTH BUSINESS SCOTLAND YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012

    An Edinburgh home care provider is named ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the 2012 Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ awards ceremony in Glasgow last night.


    Tim Cocking (27) founder of Bright Care at Home in Edinburgh beat off competition from hundreds of Youth Business Scotland supported businesses from all over Scotland who were eligible for this year’s ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award, held at Glasgow City Chambers.

  • YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WIN PRESTIGIOUS BUSINESS AWARDS

    Two retail entrepreneurs, a telemarketer and a pharmaceutical storage and delivery company have won awards for their business growth at an awards ceremony in Glasgow.

  • Charities YOMP Home with over Quarter of a Million

    CHARITIES YOMP HOME WITH OVER QUARTER OF A MILLION

    Armed Forces Day (Saturday 30 June) saw 480 participants join together to yomp over 36million steps across 18,000 miles to complete the Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp.

    Smashing the fundraising target and raising over £250,000 for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and The Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland, the Yomp challenged walkers of all abilities to go for bronze (22 miles), silver (36.5 miles) or gold (52 miles) in a survival of the fittest set against a stunning Perthshire backdrop.

    Yomping home in first place, shaving t

  • Youth Business Scotland Golf Day sponsored by Scottish Equity Partners

    Tickets are now on sale for the second The Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland golf day which will take place at Buchanan Castle Golf Club near Drymen, (A809 within easy reach of Glasgow or Stirling) on Thursday 23rd AUgust 2012.  Youth Business Scotland businesses, volunteers and funders are welcome to the event, where there will be bacon rolls and coffee followed by an 18-hole competition, prize giving and a buffet supper.

  • G.A Engineering & Digital Goldfish sponsor Dundee United football kit

    Two Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland supported businesses are two of the sponsors for Dundee United’s new football kit.


    Gordon Deuchars of G. A Engineering started his business in 1992. Twenty years on and the company has won numerous awards and has established itself as one of the leading subcontract engineering firms in the North of Scotland working with oil and gas sectors. It is also only one of few companies investing in young apprentices. Gordon is long term volunteer and Ambassador for the Trust.

  • Tayside and Fife Elevator Clubs join up for a successful evening

    Tayside and Fife Elevator Clubs joined together recently to offer members the opportunity to get to know each other, network and of course to inter-trade between the two areas. The event was held at Cluny Clays in Fife region and the central venue attracted young entrpreneurs from both regions.

  • £1m to nurture Scotland’s young entrepreneurs

    Princes Trust receives funding to help the business talent of the future


    A fund that nurtures the next generation of entrepreneurial talent in Scotland is to receive a cash injection of £1 million to help more young people get businesses off the ground, First Minister Alex Salmond announced today. 


    The Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland will receive the money to enhance its Revolving Loan Fund that offers start up loans of up to £5,000 to young people aged between 18 and 25 who wish to set up or grow their business.

  • NatWest everywoman Business Awards

    Applications open on 2nd June for the NatWest everywoman Awards, where your business can be recognised for its success and can help inspire other woman to enter into the world of business. During the past ten years The NatWest everywoman Awards have celebrated inspirational businesswomen who have achieved significant success - particularly those who have had to overcome adversities such as financial constraints, social disadvantages or skills gaps. 

  • RBS launches commemorative note for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

    RBS has launched a new £10 note to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The note is RBS’ first ever £10 commemorative note and RBS are the only bank to launch a Commemorative note in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The note features different images of the Queen throughout the years and her connection with Scotland throughout her reign:



    • Queen Elizabeth II at Epsom Racecourse in 2008.

    • Official palace photograph of Queen Elizabeth II taken in the 1940s.

    • The Queen with her family at Balmoral Castle.

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.