Kristy Dorsey
Business Correspondent at The Herald (Scotland)
Golf, live gigs, rugby, pinball, good laughs, gardening - not necessarily in that order. And yeah, the business news...
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1 week ago |
heraldscotland.com | Kristy Dorsey
Based in New Jersey, All Access GTE caters to more than 5,000 clients a year seeking golf travel holidays and access to major sporting events in Scotland and elsewhere. The business was originally established as an events company in 2014 by chief executive Ryan Gano, who has expanded the operation through acquisitions. Former PGA and LPGA caddie Roy Clarke now serves as manager of international operations at All Access.
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1 week ago |
heraldscotland.com | Kristy Dorsey
According to the British Venture Capital Association, London attracts 51% of the venture capital deployed in the UK while Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England brings in a combined 20%.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Kristy Dorsey
Golf tourists travelling to St Andrews generate £317m annually for the Scottish economy (Image: Airborne Lens) The boss of St Andrews Links Trust says the organisation is looking for the best ways to spread the financial benefits of Old Course tourists further throughout Scotland.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Kristy Dorsey
New research released earlier this week has estimated that visiting golfers to St Andrews generate £317 million annually for the Scottish economy. Links Trust chief executive Neil Coulson explains why that figure is significant and what the charity, armed with this information, now hopes to achieve. Do you believe this economic impact report was overdue? I would say so...everybody would accept that St Andrews is very busy in the summer with visitors, but what is the value of that?
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Kristy Dorsey
Scotland's universities have a leading track record in the UK for producing spin-out companies (Image: Colin Mearns) Here's the paradox: If Scotland is so good at producing world-leading ideas and preeminent early-stage businesses, why is that not translating into increased productivity and a stronger economy?
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Most studies of this type focus on one-off sporting events, so the analysis of a year's worth of activity is rather unique... @heraldscotland https://t.co/JLmvPG58RH
"It's something that has been raised with Scottish Golf a number of times"... @heraldscotland https://t.co/uznLkXHSPI
For some it's a rather contentious issue... @heraldscotland https://t.co/tEcmGeqVYR