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5,500 people of all ages took to the streets and pathways of Aberdeen and the ‘Shire on Sunday June 7 for the annual Aberdeen Kiltwalk. And they’re on course to match last year’s incredible fundraising figure of well over £1 million for 500 local charities. 4,200 heroes, many wearing a touch of tartan, left Bellfield
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Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentSCOTLAND’S ENTREPRENEURS CALL ‘RESET’ WITH A NEW MANIFESTO TO GROW THE ECONOMY BY £20.2BN, BRINGING 100,000 NEW JOBS
-TOGETHER WE CAN- The country’s leading entrepreneurs have joined forces today [Wednesday 21 January 2026] with the publication of an “Entrepreneurs Manifesto for Scotland”, setting out a practical programme to help grow the economy by up to £20.2bn in five years and support the creation of more than 100,000 jobs. The manifesto calls for a
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentSCALE-UP SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR SCOTS DRIVING POSITIVE CHANGE
Social entrepreneurs and charities that are changing society for the better have the chance to become one of Scotland’s Changemakers in 2026. The programme, run by The Hunter Foundation (THF), looks for exceptional social enterprises or charities that are making a proven social impact and are scaling up. It is fully funded and free to
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentEIO: State of the Nation
Start-up activity in Scotland is losing momentum compared with the rest of the UK, while too few businesses are successfully scaling to drive jobs and long-term growth. A new State of the Nation report from the Scottish Entrepreneurship and Innovation Observatory reveals that although solo entrepreneurship is rising, investment and expansion remain highly concentrated in
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentGlasgow pupil lands £35k school prize and tells Scotland’s business leaders how she would run the country
A Glasgow high school pupil has presented her ideas on running the country to Scotland’s top entrepreneurs – and scooped a £35k school prize pot. Hyndland Secondary School S1 pupil Parvathy Othagatt entered The Hunter Foundation’s “If I Ruled Scotland” competition and was crowned winner, beating competition from more than 500 entrants thanks to her
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentFUNDERS UNITE TO LAUNCH £15 MILLION FUNDING PROGRAMME TO TACKLE RISING CHILD POVERTY IN THE UK
Wednesday 24 September – Today, BBC Children in Need, in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, City Bridge Foundation, Pears Foundation and The Hunter Foundation has launched a new, £15 million funding programme dedicated to tackling child poverty in the UK named Communities for Children. The first, major funder collaboration in the UK focused
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentDundee Kiltwalkers raise over £750,000 in record-breaking day
4,600 Kiltwalk heroes enjoyed the summer sunshine as they raised over £750,000 for 525 Scottish charities today [Sunday 17 August], in the biggest-ever Dundee Kiltwalk. 3,000 Mighty Striders departed from West Sands in St Andrews, in sight of the famous first tee of the Old Course, on a 20-mile trek that passed through Tayport and
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentRADICAL RETHINK NEEDED TO SECURE SCOTLAND’S FUTURE
Scotland’s business leaders and politicians must unite to reverse the country’s ‘managed decline’, according to Sir Tom Hunter. Hunter’s eponymous Hunter Foundation commissioned an independent study by Oxford Economics that draws on the lessons and successes of Singapore – one of the world’s most prosperous nations – to hopefully inform a debate on Scotland’s future.
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentKiltwalk celebrates £53 million fundraising milestone as Glasgow hits record numbers
Glasgow Kiltwalk 2025 attracted so many kind-hearted walkers this weekend
that organisers had to add an extra day to create the world’s biggest ever Kiltwalk, with 19,000 heroes walking for 1,100 Scottish charities.