Date: Thursday 22 April 2010 Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Roseburn St, Edinburgh, EH12 5PJ Status: PRIME attended The Open Day programme is the biggest government business support road show, designed to provide free information and support to businesses, through a series of exhibitions across the country. It is organised by HM Revenue and Customs, who invite local organisations - – - read more >

Thinking of starting a business? Do you have an idea for a new business venture? Are you interested in turning a hobby or interest into a business? Even the brightest ideas sometimes need a little help to get them off the ground. With the right support, advice and encouragement anything’s possible. SELECT PROGRAMME The SELECT - – - read more >

NESTA Age Unlimited Scotland NESTA, a public body established by Parliament to encouraged innovation and funded with Lottery money, has launched a new programme in Scotland called Age Unlimited. Here’s what it says: We are looking for people in their 50′s and 60′s in Scotland to come forward with new ideas that could be turned - – - read more >

Over 300 delegates from older people’s organisations poured into the Scottish Parliament at the bottom of The Royal Mile in Edinburgh on Friday 2nd October. This was the first Older People’s Assembly in Scotland of this size, and is certainly more than England, Wales and Northern Ireland have produced. There are a range of forums, - – - read more >

Date: Thursday 25 June 2009 Venue: Crown Plaza, Congress Road, Glasgow, G3 8QT Status: PRIME attended The Open Day programme is the biggest government business support road show, designed to provide free information and support to businesses, through a series of exhibitions across the country. It is organised by HM Revenue and Customs, who invite local organisations - – - read more >

Dates: 6, 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21 May 2009, 5.30 to 7.30pm Venue: Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Capital House, 2 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SU Status: PRIME recommended Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce is running a series of free evening workshops about self-employment during May. Each event is about a different topic – you can - – - read more >

Despite the awful headline “Silver start-ups for our golden oldies” (yuk) this article from The Scotsman contains two interesting case studies of start-up firms built on their owners’ previous experience. Jack Hamilton’s firm maintains floating buoys and other navigational aids around the UK, and now employs 15 people. Jack has yeas of experience in the - – - read more >