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Connie McCready and Jessica Machon at the proposed site of the memorial. Picture Gordon Terris. A TRUST fund set up from the estate of a late Ayrshire bank manager has made a generous donation to Scotland’s covid memorial campaign. In the past year we have been humbled by the donations from the public, our readers, businesses and organisations. They have all helped us to raise more than £60,000 towards a memorial in the grounds of Pollok Country Park. And now the trustees of the John Dodd Scott fund have generously donated £1000 towards The Herald’s campaign. Read more: Mr Scott was a Royal Bank of Scotland manager in Ayr throughout the 1960s and 70s. Originally from Newmilns, East Ayrshire, had saved for many years and when he died trust fund was set up which helps charitable organisations and good causes every year. ....
ANY business collaboration must be based on trust and kept as simple as possible. That was the advised offered to the chief executive of a Glasgow-based social enterprise who called business leaders Lord Willie Haughey and Sir Tom Hunter on the Go Radio Show yesterday Asking the respected entrepreneurs for guidance on how to collaborate while keeping things simple and protecting both organisations, Sir Tom told the CEO: “People do business with people and you’ve hit the nail on the head there – keep it simple.” Agreeing with Sir Tom, Lord Haughey added: “I am very fortunate that most of my larger contracts throughout the world are built on partnerships so they are collaborations – and the one thing you have to have in any joint venture work is trust. Are they what they say they are on the tin?” ....
By Karen Peattie ENTREPRENEURSHIP in Scotland faces an “abundance of challenges” in the future with one of the most pressing a need to change the culture of business – but confidence, passion and resilience is also required. That’s the view of Sean McGrath, who takes up his new role as chief executive of the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation this summer. Currently the independent charitable foundation’s finance director, the Irishman told the Go Business Radio Show with Hunter & Haughey that cultural change would be instrumental in instilling confidence in people who have great business ideas but often fear failure. “It’s the same across the water in Ireland,” said Mr McGrath. “There’s an issue with getting ahead and being successful – and a fear of failure when failure is the best route to success. So, we must bring people together to help them understand the importance of connecting with others to create a culture of change where it is ....
By Karen Peattie LORD Willie Haughey, who last week unveiled plans to transform the housing market in Scotland, has revealed that he spent months visiting housing developments around the world, including in Toronto, Philadelphia and Vienna, seeking inspiration for his own ambitious project. Speaking on the Go Radio Business Show with Hunter & Haughey, he told host Donald Martin that he first starting looking at the nation’s housing crisis two years ago, seeking a solution to help those unable to take their first steps onto the property ladder. “People can’t get a mortgage or a deposit,” he said, “and I thought there had to be a much better way. I spoke to architects, builders and people in the supply chain, and realised that no-one had ever taken time to speak to tenants. ....
ITS intention was to create a place for people to remember and reflect following the loss of loved ones to covid and for those affected by the pandemic. Twelve months on since The Herald initiated and led the campaign for a memorial sadly many more lives have been lost to the virus which also left people with the effects of long covid. Our hope was to bring people together whether they had been bereaved, were recovering from the virus or simply needed time to come to terms with adapting to life during unprecedented circumstances. We recognised a need to involve and include people which is why we wanted to commission an artist to lead a research and engagement process to help create a fitting tribute which could go on to have ripple affect across Scotland. ....