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Share Warmth-a-thon aims to raise 1,000 hours of volunteering this autumn
Posted: October 6, 2021Scottish brand The Tartan Blanket Co. is teaming up with non-profit Social Good Connect to launch their inaugural volunteering event, the Share Warmth-a-thon, this October. Both TBCo. and Social Good Connect are encouraging people to donate an hour or more of their time in a bid to collect 1,000 hours… -
Local creative agency gifts major Montrose landmark with new digital home
Posted: October 4, 2021An ambitious Angus-based marketing and communications agency has gifted a major new landmark facility in its hometown with a new website in addition to free marketing support ahead of its gala opening this month. The new Montrose Playhouse, built in the town’s former public swimming pool, is due to have… -
To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate – Who Decides?
Posted: September 27, 2021Most teenagers will have the power to decide whether they receive the Covid-19 vaccine, or not. With the vaccine now an option for 12-15-year-olds, a specialist family lawyer has clarified the position on consent. Dundee-based Amanda Wilson of Amanda Wilson Family Law has revealed that, even if the… -
SOOK-cessful stories with Zita Katona, designer and founder of Zitozza
Posted: September 14, 2021SOOK interviewed our very talented member Zita, owner and designer at Zitozza Read the full article below. Zita Katona, founder of Zitozza Tell us a bit about yourself and your business? I’m a Hungarian-born designer, and after a decade-long career zig-zagging between graphic and textile design I founded zitozza. It’s a… -
Women’s Business Station arrive at St James Quarter to reimagine the high street
Posted: August 25, 2021Female Entrepreneurs Reimagine the High Street A group of Scottish female entrepreneurs will shine a light on ‘the future of the High Street’ when they take up residence within Edinburgh’s newest, prestigious retail destination. Almost twenty businesses supported by Women’s Business Station will set up shop within the Sook unit… -
Dundee businessman supports pioneering programme from Women’s Business Station
Posted: August 9, 2021Dundee businessman Tim Allan has become the founding social sponsor of Women’s Business Station. Mr Allan, owner of Tricorn Capital, chair of V&A Dundee and president of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, is investing £20,000 in the social enterprise. Social sponsor is a term Women’s Business Station has created to spotlight… -
Coca-Cola back on board to support Women’s Business Station
Posted: July 2, 2021Coca-Cola join forces with Women’s Business Station to encourage small businesses in the community to take small steps towards a net zero future After the success of Coca-Cola 5-by-20 which was a programme designed to economically empower 5 million women globally by 2020 and led to the birth of Women’s Business Station,… -
Women’s Business Station on Track to Meet Demand from Entrepreneurs
Posted: June 7, 2021Women’s Business Station has more than doubled its workforce due to growing demand for its services and support during COVID-19. Women’s Business Station exists to support women on their business journey, empowering them to achieve their goals, whether big or small. The social enterprise has an ambitious, 10-year plan to… -
WBS Member Amanda Wilson explains why civil partnerships for same sex couples bring gender equality a step closer
Posted: June 1, 2021From today (1st June 2021), men and women in Scotland will have the right to enter a civil partnership after a change in the law granted them the same rights as same-sex couples. Women’s Business Station Member Amanda Wilson explains what the changes mean in the Courier newspaper. Amanda Wilson… -
Women’s Business Station Annual Report Highlights
Posted: May 24, 2021In 2018 I set out with a dream to improve the socio-economic empowerment of women, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. That dream is now a reality. It is with great pleasure that today we upload Women’s Business Station’s first annual report to our website. DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT HERE This is a momentous time for…