Another ministerial promise to create business unicorns has failed to impress IAN RITCHIE Soon after has his re-election in May John Swinney told the Holyrood Parliament that the government will “establish a High‑Growth Unit to identify and support businesses with the potential to grow, and to grow significantly.” A new team, said the First Minister, […]
Scottish Enterprise
Box-ticking blamed for vacant top posts
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says woke policies are being blamed for a lack of candidates applying for key Scottish government jobs A month after I raised questions with the government about the vacant chair at Scottish Enterprise and the position of CEO at the “flagship” Scottish National Investment Bank I’ve received word from […]
Vacancies at the top leave a credibility gap
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN asks why it is taking so long to fill two business leadership posts We’ve been bombarded in recent weeks with a lot of forecasts and predictions about what’s likely to happen this year, though among the many imponderables is who will be appointed to key vacant positions at the […]
New chair for shrinking SE | Why is SNIB backing a bottle bank?
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Scottish Enterprise is rushing to find a new chairman . . . and asks why SNIB is investing in a deposit return scheme Scottish ministers are looking for a chairman to succeed Lord Smith at Scottish Enterprise, though they’ll have to get a move on, given that he’ll […]