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Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Vacant to Vibrant – We Can Do Messy
A few years ago I came across Iain Scott – well it was a bit hard to miss him as his kilt and hair meant you had to wear sunglasses to be in the same room – as part of … Continue reading
Posted in Can Do Towns, Entrepreneurship, Falkirk, Regeneration, Reinvention, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Town Centre Review, Town Centres, Vacancies, Vibrancy
Tagged Can Do Towns, Entrepreneurship, Falkirk, Opportunity, Re-invention, Scottish Government, Town Centre Review, Town Centres, Vacancy
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Scotland’s Towns Conference 2014: Quick Reaction
The flagship national event of Scotland’s Towns Week is Scotland’s Towns Conference, held this year on the 19th November, in the magnificent Paisley Town Hall. Organised by Scotland’s Towns Partnership – Scotland’s ‘go-to’ organisation for Scotland’s Towns – this year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Digital, Entrepreneurship, Government, High Streets, Public Realm, Regeneration, Retail Policy, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centre Review, Town Centres, Towns
Tagged Creativity, Digital, Entrepreneurship, Regeneration, Scotland's Towns Conference, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Scotland's Towns Week, Town Centres
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Scotland’s Towns Week
Will you be using your local town centre next week? A Scotland’s Towns Partnership-led campaign, Scotland’s Towns Week aims to raise the profile of Scotland’s towns; uniting, inspiring and supporting towns across Scotland, to run or launch activities during Scotland’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Government, High Streets, Innovation, Localisation, Public Realm, Regeneration, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Secondary Locations, Town Centre Action Plan, Town Centres
Tagged Demonstration projects, Local, Paisley, Scotland's Towns Conference, Scotland's Towns Partnership, town centre, Town Centre Action plan, Towns Week
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Your Town Centre: An Innovation Challenge
“See the world as you want it to be, not the way it is” There’s been much discussion over the last few years about the need for a new narrative or story for Scotland’s Town Centres, not least in the … Continue reading
Posted in BIDS, Community Development, Development Trusts, Entrepreneurship, Government, Innovation, Regeneration, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Scotland's Towns Partnership, Town Centre Review, Town Centres
Tagged BIDs, Development Trusts, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Scotland, towns
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Business Improvement Districts: Gatherings and Huddles
As I have written before, in reading this post you have to remember that I am a Board Member of BIDs (Business Improvement Districts) Scotland and thus believe they have a role to play in Scotland and in Scotland’s town … Continue reading
Posted in BIDS, Entrepreneurship, Festivals, Food Retailing, Food Tourism, Heritage, Innovation, Markets, Places, Scotland Food and Drink, Scotland's Town and High Streets, Town Centre Review, Town Centres
Tagged Archeology, BIDs, Food and Drink, Innovation, Scotland, Town Centre Action plan
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