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What a week it has been for the team over at GlobalScot HQ! We've been across the country and back, engaging in a huge number of different activities. Monday kicked off with a team volunteering day at an amazing local charity, Kids Love Clothes. 🚀🛰 Tuesday brought the who's who of the Scottish space sector together with delegations from Malaysia, Germany, and the Nordics to the Trades Hall of Glasgow to enjoy networking and of course to taste test a few drams and some of tunnocks finest 🥃 Wednesday and Thursday was Space Comm Expo Scotland. Wow, what an event. Attended by over 3000 delegates, Scotland really got the opportunity to showcase our incredible space sector. MOUs were signed, and our new Space Trade & Investment Envoy was announced, congratulations Daniel Smith! Got the chance to catch up with several GlobalScots including Laura Todd, Yvette Hopkins, Angela Mathis CEO, Daniel Smith, Ross Hamilton, Peter Young, Craig Clark, and Lesley Jane Smith. Spotted several others throughout the day too! Thursday also involved attendance at the Global Insights event, showcasing the consumer industries sector. And if that wasn't enough activity, we also attended a Women's health event hosted by Burness Paull with GlobalScots Grace McGill WS and Fiona Nicolson, in collaboration with the Scottish Lifesciences Association, showcasing exciting developments in the field of women’s health in relation to drugs, diagnostics and devices. A great line-up, guests heard presentations and a panel discussion from a variety of leading experts working in Healthcare & Life Sciences in Scotland. And that brings us swiftly to Friday, told you it has been a busy one! Offshore Wind is today's topic! A well deserved weekend awaits, but first, coffee ☕️

The GlobalScot Team were delighted to be out meeting with Scottish companies today. It was great to chat and help identify GlobalScots that can help these businesses. To everyone that we spoke with, we're looking forward to following your journey - good luck!

What a great panel discussion yesterday! The insights drawn from personal experience of the UAE healthcare market were both enlightening and engaging. And amply highlighted the potential for opportunity for our Scottish audiences. Thanks to our expert panel of Russell Mayne and GlobalScots James Steel and Ramzy Ross, PhD, ably chaired by Finola Hegarty yesterday.

Scotland’s success is soaring 📈 We’ve once again clinched the top spot as the UK’s leading location outside of London for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to EY's Scotland Attractiveness Survey 🎉 A record-breaking 142 FDI projects were secured in 2023, which is a 12.7% rise from the previous year. This is a fantastic accolade for Scotland and great news for all of our GlobalScots who continue to support the delivery of new inward investment into Scotland. Thank you GlobalScots for all that you do to support Scotland’s economic vision 👏 Find out more about this news at: https://lnkd.in/diAVynAB

Over the Atlantic, it's 🎆 Independence Day 🎆 , and if flourishing in the USA is in your business plan do you have GlobalScot.com on your radar too? With well over 250 senior, influential US-based GlobalScots amongst the network, they're ready and willing to help Scottish businesses succeed Stateside. So whether it's market insights, strategy development, regulatory guidance or logistics you need, if your business is registered in Scotland you're eligible for free GlobalScot access. Sign up at globalscot.com to unlock your American dreams.

Yesterday we had the privilege of hearing from five ambitious Scottish companies as they presented their vision, challenges and asks to a room full of supportive GlobalScots. Less than 24 hours later and the feedback is already pouring in. 🔊“this was a fantastic opportunity to network with industry experts”  🔊“an amazing experience at the GlobalScot Company Showcase” 🔊“thanks to this event, I now have four leads to follow up on”   Well done to DeepMiner, Fanbase, Scotmas Group - Chlorine Dioxide Specialists, Tongue In Peat and TrackGenesis for doing some brilliant presentations last night; we look forward to seeing your companies grow and flourish with some guidance and support from our GlobalScots. If your company would benefit from free advice, support and direction from a group of influential international business leaders, head over to the GlobalScot website where you can register for free and start making those all-important connections. https://lnkd.in/d5QirCb Scottish Enterprise Scottish Development International Business Gateway Duncan Hart Alasdair Crawley Hannah Brown (née Fisher) Rajesh Kumar Plamthottathil

For the team at GlobalScot HQ the only thing better than successfully matching Scottish companies with GlobalScots is hearing just what those connections mean to the companies. Last week we were delighted to see our Australia-based GlobalScots out in force supporting the Scottish company delegation at AOG Energy in Perth. But you don’t need to travel to the other side of the world to benefit from their support!  🌎 Through the wonders of modern technology Scottish companies have been able to connect from their desks 💻 with: ·      Scottish companies from a variety of sectors seeking support from a panel of GlobalScots based in the Middle East; ·      Scottish companies seeking opportunities in the offshore wind market getting their elevator pitches critiqued from GlobalScots across the world including the US, Singapore, Taiwan, Nigeria, Japan and Australia. Feedback has included: “The limited time we had for feedback from the GlobalScots today was invaluable” “Many thanks indeed for today and although I was involved in a small part of the event it seemed a roaring success!” “If you’ve got something viable, I can’t see why GlobalScot won’t be able to help you. It'll give you access to contacts that you’d never get yourself. I didn’t have to go overseas to open all these routes to the world. I did it from my desk in Aberdeenshire.“ So what are you waiting for? Register your company now at www.globalscot.com and start exploring this fabulous, free resource! 

Bob Moncrieff has been a GlobalScot for 20 years and shares how this international network can open doors and leverage opportunities for you. Accelerate your international growth with real-life, in-deapth insights and one-to-one support from influential business leaders 👉 https://ow.ly/WREH50QFEkm #GlobalScot #Growth

Today, GlobalScot celebrates a milestone, having welcomed our 5000th follower to this page. And, if we’re honest, our 5001st and our 5002nd….we could go on. The fact is that our follower numbers are growing rapidly right now because the buzz is real and we’re seeing some brilliant results from the connections we’re making between our GlobalScots and the ambitious Scottish companies who are keen to benefit from their advice, connections and networks. So if you know any companies in Scotland which would benefit from support, connections, mentoring and advice from some of the best-connected, most influential Scots in business all around the world, make sure to tag them below. If you’re looking for support to scale your business, access international markets, get tips from those who have been there before you, you simply can’t afford not to be tapping into this network. Register at www.globalscot.com . Scottish Enterprise Scottish Development International Highlands and Islands Enterprise South of Scotland Enterprise #ScotlandIsNow