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Young Entrepreneurs on the EDGE

June 17, 2014 by Angela Constance MSP No Comments | Category Economy

On 16 June 2014, the fourth round of the Scottish EDGE saw 30 dynamic entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to be in with the chance of each winning up to £50,000. This round saw the introduction of the Young Scottish EDGE which is for young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 30. It is a fantastic opportunity for early-stage entrepreneurs with strong growth ambitions.

After a full day of pitching at RBS Gogarburn, the judges picked the winners who were announced at an evening ceremony.

15 businesses won a collective total of £660,000 and 10 young businesses received £70,000. I’m delighted to congratulate:

• David McGillivray of DM Handling Systems Ltd – £50,000
• Kirsteen Stewart – £49,500
• Eleanore Irvine and David Lightbody of BiogelX Ltd – £17,000
• Louise McCarron of Get2Grip with Grants Ltd – £40,000
• Magnus Houston and Fiona Hogg of Coast and Glenn Ltd – £24,000
• Andrew Bone and Alistair Andrew of Airts Ltd – £50,000 Sam Booth of ECHO – £50,000
• Cindy Ledgerwood of Miss IntegriTea Ltd – £45,000
• Malcom Macrae of Hebridean Spa Ltd – £50,000
• Morag Pavich of Mo’s Cookie Dough Ltd – £50,000
• David Capaldi and Dominic Capaldi of Opinurate Ltd – £40,000
• Clive Rumbold of MotoScotland.com Ltd – £50,000
• Euan Cameron of Cohesion Medical Ltd – £46,000
• Carol Smillie of Coleman & Knight Ltd t/a Diary Doll – £50,000
• Russell Stout and Steven Shand of Shand Cycles Ltd – £48,500

Young EDGE winners:

• Kevin Harvie of Hectares Food – £7,500
• Alexander Papanikolaou of Freedom One Life – £9,500
• David Townsend of Town Rock Energy – £9,500
• Moira Warren of Patience Jewellery – £9,500
• Kara Nisbet of Articulate Language Camps – £7,500
• Mhairi MacLeod of Lux Illuminating – £7,500
• Orfeas Andreas Boteas of Krotos – £5,500
• Lucy Ross and Jamie Bartlett of Banton Frameworks – £5,000
• Victoria Hamilton of VH Innovation – £3,000
• Rebecca Torres – £5,500

Since its establishment in 2012, the Scottish EDGE Fund has awarded £1.9m to 54 of Scotland’s most dynamic early-stage entrepreneurial businesses. After three rounds, Scottish EDGE winners have gone on to create over 100 new and sustainable jobs and have generated an additional £3.5m turnover.

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