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Louise Crilly, Solicitor at Harper Macleod LLP. Here Louise shares how crowdfunding can help your business get off the ground or be given a boost.

Jane Kennedy rounds up her day of attending Pitch@Palace. Founded by The Duke of York, Pitch@Palace aims to support Entrepreneurs with the amplification and acceleration of their business ideas by connecting them with potential supporters including CEOs, Angels, Mentors, and key Business Partners.

Gaining external investment is essential for high growth companies to realise their ambitions. Here Jane Kennedy provides a summary of the recent Young Company Finance Scotland conference which provided insight into the various funding options for your business. Read more here.

Described as bringing together an ‘innovation eco-system’ to strengthen connectivity between innovators, academia, investors and entrepreneurs, Venturefest Scotland 2015 didn't disappoint. Here Jane Kennedy shares her thoughts on the day and what the key takeaways were.

Hannah Roche, Head of Employment Law at MBM Commercial LLP. Here Hannah shares six tips to hire your first employee.

As staging dates for auto enrolment pick up pace all employers, regardless of size, need to be mindful of pension obligations when recruiting new employees. Discover what you need to consider in this guest blog post from Claire Nisbet.

Joining a Startup can seem like risky business but think of a life free from the pressures of a corporate powerhouse, the freedom to actually make a difference with your work, reinvigorate your career and boost your self esteem. Once you have escaped the rat race you will never look back.

Consider this, you're an entrepreneur with a great idea and a plan in place, but you have no idea how to implement it. Even more frustratingly, you're at a loss of contacts to speak to for advice. This is where StartUp Grind Scotland comes in, discover how these events can help you and your startup.