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Kiltwalk Heroes invited to ‘save the date’ for four events across Scotland Kiltwalkers are being invited to put their best foot forward for the charities of their choice as registration opens for 2023. Scotland’s favourite mass participation charity event will take place in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh next year, with each location offering a
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentEdinburgh Kiltwalk delivers over £2.1million for 500 Scottish charities?
Edinburgh Kiltwalk fundraising closed at midnight last night [Wednesday 28 September] with a bumper £2,136,590 going out to help 500 different charities. A total of 5,000 Kiltwalk heroes raised a whopping £1.42 million. This sum was topped up by an astonishing £710,000 from The Hunter Foundation, securing a grand total of £2.137 million for 500 charities across
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentSCOTTISH NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK AND THE HUNTER FOUNDATION LAUNCH SCALEUPSCOTLAND2.0 PROGRAMME TO SUPPORT SCOTLAND’S HIGH GROWTH POTENTIAL BUSINESSES
Increasing the number of successful scaleup businesses in Scotland, growing the size and productivity of their business operations, and raising their ambition has the potential to transform the Scottish economy. ScaleupScotland2.0 will provide strategic support to Scotland’s high growth, scaling companies. Aimed at high growth companies with the potential to achieve over £100 million turnover,
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentAberdeen shows its Kiltwalk Kindness
Almost 300 charities to benefit as 2,300 tartan clad heroes signal Kiltwalk is back Kiltwalk returned to Aberdeen today [Sunday 29 May], for the first time in three years as 2,300 tartan-clad heroes took to the streets and pathways, to raise funds for charities of their choice. Their support will make a very real difference
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentGlasgow Kiltwalk raises a record-breaking £4 million for Scottish charities?
Sir Tom Hunter has issued a heartfelt thanks to Kiltwalk Heroes who put their best foot forward for last week’s Glasgow event, revealing they helped to raise over £4 million– a record-breaking sum. Walkers raised £2.7m and The Hunter Foundation provided a generous top up of 50%, amounting to £1.35m and boosting the final total
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentBlair Castle Acquired by The Hunter Foundation
Philanthropy, the Hunter Foundation has acquired the Blair Castle and the 220 acre Estate as its new headquarters and home to all of its leadership programmes. The acquisition of the 900 year old Castle will enable the Hunter Foundation to accelerate its work in entrepreneurial scale-ups, head teacher and public sector leadership.* Commenting on the
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentSir Tom Hunter Comments On Ten Year Economic Strategy
Entrepreneur and philanthropist, Sir Tom Hunter commented; “Were this a business, which in most part it is, I would have focussed far more attention on asking the customer what is needed i.e. consulting with the people that are going to generate the jobs and economic prosperity. “What we have here is a long wish list
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentHigh growth businesses awarded record £1.5 million at Scottish EDGE finals
A record breaking £1.5 million was invested in a total of 42 businesses with innovative entrepreneurial potential as the latest winners of the Scottish EDGE Awards are revealed. Hundreds of high calibre applications were received by Scottish EDGE, the UK’s biggest funding competition for high growth potential businesses. After two days of intense pitching, judges
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentKiltwalk set to return to cities across Scotland in 2022
Kiltwalkers will have the chance to put their best foot forward for the charities of their choice next year as the event makes its full physical return across the country. Scotland’s favourite mass participation charity event will take place in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh in 2022, with a virtual version also going ahead to
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentKiltwalk raises a record £8.4m for charities across Scotland in 2021
First physical event in two years contributes £2.2m following 100% top up Scotland’s legendary Kiltwalk Kindness has raised a remarkable £8.4 million for more than 1,200 charities across the country this year after 15,500 heroes put on a bit of tartan and took part in events. The record-breaking sum includes £2.2 million raised last week
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