scottish women in business

SWIB Independence Referendum Debate: Things I Learned

April 8, 2014 By Ellen

Pic ‘borrowed’ from Morag Malloy. Last night saw the SWIB (Scottish Women in Business) debate with a panel of Annabel Goldie, Nicola Sturgeon, Johann Lamont and Ruth Wishart chaired by Sally Magnusson. The audience was entirely female. Before the debate a poll showed: Yes: 19%No: 55%Undecided: 26%After the debate the poll results were: Yes: 31%No: 52%Undecided: 17%Here’s what […]

249/365 Netwalking – my kind of business meeting

September 6, 2013 By Ellen

Of course that’s not a rain cloud Between the rocks can be quite spooky when it’s not full of chatting women Stunning views Looking at Loch Lomond Looking at it again because it’s very scenic Coming out of the rocks SWIBbers striking out And finally, damp but triumphant Today’s Scottish Women in Business networking event […]

135/365 A nose for something different

May 15, 2013 By Ellen

Whisky is a man’s drink – and it shouldn’t be polluted. It should be neat – and so strong it makes you gasp and shudder. That’s a proper nip of Scotch. Or at least that’s how things used to be in the country that claims whisky as its national drink. Bollocks. That’s as old hat as […]

71/365 accents on women in business

March 12, 2013 By Ellen

I was at a Scottish Women in Business networking lunch today. That’s chairman Morag Malloy of Fission Creative introducing the book swap event at Sisters. The very creative Alison Finlay told me about seminars she was doing with participants from all over the world. We fell to talking about what kind of international accent, phraseology […]