Huge congratulations to our GrowBiz clients who’ve been shortlisted for this year’s Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards!

Alex and Sue are the people behind community interest company Albatross Arts. This interview has been provided by Inspiralba as a contribution to the GrowBiz and REDS Year of Stories activities.

Reeni is the General Manager for Fyne Futures Ltd, a registered charity and social enterprise. This interview has been provided by Inspiralba as a contribution to GrowBiz’s Year of Stories activity.

An interview with Ahimsaka Dharma-pupil who makes artisan hot sauces and delicious rubs and seasonings.

Libby is an artist whose work captures both the drama of the remote Scottish landscape and a glimpse of a moment in time, evoking a sense of mood of the land and place.

An interview with Rhonda Muir of orkneyology.com and Orkneyology Press: Creating a website and publishing house to preserve and promote the stories, folklore and social history of Orkney and beyond.

An interview with Tracey Taylor, Taylored Massage Tayside. Providing massage based treatments to a wide range of clientele for a variety of issues, or pure relaxation.

An interview with Nicky Credland. Nicky runs React Fast First Aid, providing first aid training courses for individuals and businesses.

An interview with Harry & Andrea Holbrook of h2 Natural Health, a one-stop shop for complementary health therapies

An interview with Donna Cuthbertson of Orkney Dance and Fitness Ltd — A social enterprise delivering dance and fitness classes for all ages and abilities in rural areas in West Mainland Orkney

An Interview with Charlotte Chevalier, who runs Deep Into Soul, a holistic business combining energy healing and dream therapy in order to help women on their healing, self development journey.

An Interview with Jeannie Nairn, Woodlands Breathing

Amanda runs Millionaire Moments, offering a range exciting flavours and shapes to make the ever-popular millionaire shortbread into something bold and new.

An Interview with Fiona Perry. Fiona runs Flying Smiles, a mobile dental hygienist service, coming to you to deliver prevention and cleaning.

An Interview with Susan Mackay, Curly Sunami. Based in Orkney, Susan provides eco-friendly curly hair care products and accessories.

Laura is a young entrepreneur who runs a successful business creating jewellery with polymer clay. She has a background in theatre design. Here, she shares her inspiring story.

Ross Padgett was inspired to create his Dinosuits by his work as a teacher. “One of the things I enjoyed the most was making engaging educational resources for my lessons, many of which students and parents loved,” he says.

Roberta had the idea for her jewellery business several few years ago, when she was playing in a park in Italy with her daughter. They were making necklaces and little crowns by joining daisies together, as she used to do as a child.

As with many self employed business owners, the catalyst for Jedidiah to start JB Roadcraft was that he didn’t enjoy job in retail furniture and clothing management, so decided in the summer of 2017 to pursue his long-held desire of being his own boss.