Announcing the HEAT 23 Competition Winners! Forth Valley’s Rising Entrepreneurs Shine Bright

Innovative business ideas triumphed in the ‘Dragon’s Den’-style contest, with the HEAT 23 competition winners announced as Clackmannanshire businesses Penny Licks and Rochelle’s House of Beauty plus Stirling-based Nurse Michelle Medical Aesthetics. HEAT, which stands for Highlighting Entrepreneurship All Together, is a prestigious competition to find the best new business ideas and start-ups in the Forth Valley region. Run by …

Forth Valley Business Week: Say ‘Aye’ to AI?

Forth Valley Business Week 2023

A Week-Long Exploration of AI’s Impact on Business, Skills and Careers Monday 18 – Friday 22 September 2023 The future of business is here, and it’s intelligent! Get ready for a week of innovation, exploration, and insight as Forth Valley Business Week kicks off on Monday, 18 September. Focussing on the theme of “Say Aye to AI?” the week-long programme of …

Aircooled Engines – a roaring success in our Ward Street industrial unit!

Many people dream of turning their passion into their business. One Ceteris tenant, Paul Roberts, owner of Aircooled Engines, has been lucky enough to do just that. Aircooled Engines builds, modifies, upgrades and reconditions Volkswagen air cooled engines. Many of the engines are found in classic VW vehicles including campervans, Beetles, Karman Ghias, Variants and even Trikes. They’ve even repaired …

More than just a landlord – Ceteris supports innovation and growth

Today Lateral Dx is a successful SME who have a growing reputation internationally for high quality and customer focused Lateral Flow test development. But how did they get there and what part did Ceteris play in their success? All great businesses start in the garage The business started in 2017 with Richard Campbell, operating as a sole trader from a …

Alloa Business Centre the new High Street?

A café, beauticians, masseuses, nail technicians, barber, financial advisers, accountants, mortgage adviser and aesthetic skin clinic . . . must mean you are in the high street? Nope, this is all at the Alloa Business Centre.   Not in the High Street The Alloa Business Centre, originally the old coal board building, has housed many businesses over the years but …

Maximise your ecommerce site and generate sales

This workshop will demonstrate how businesses can effectively use e-commerce and showcase some of the most popular e-commerce solutions available today. Order fulfillment and customer experience (CX) are also important factors in the design of your website and shopping cart. We will cover: Introducing E-business as a strategy Popular shopping cart solutions Configuration & customising Payment systems Order fulfillment Identifying …

Over £3,700 Raised for Local Charities at Clacks Business Week

Clacks Business Week ended with the return of its charity lunch at Inglewood House & Spa. With nearly 100 attendees, the event raised an incredible £1,730 for the main charity partner Scottish Autism on the day and shows how much the contributions of face-to-face fundraising events have been missed by charities. This was thanks to the wonderful generosity of guests …

Beginners Excel

  Our Microsoft Excel Introduction course is suitable for complete beginners to Microsoft Excel. No experience of MS Excel is required. At the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of Excel basics. You will feel more confident using Excel and be able to create a spreadsheet from scratch and modify existing ones. Understanding and using …

How one business is getting the care homes dancing and singing

Natalie (former professional ballet dancer) started danceSing back in 2016 with the vision to bring the benefits of singing and dancing to stay fit, healthy, and happy to the general public. Natalie and her team of amazing and passionate professionals wanted to make a positive difference to people’s lives through their shared vision of bringing wellness to the nation. danceSing …

Hils Holistic Skincare move into Alloa Business Centre

We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Hils Holistic Skincare to Alloa Business Centre. Expanding Business This exciting new expansion by Hilary Lawlor brings 30 years clinical expertise and an insistence on sourcing safe, environmentally friendly, bioactive natural products to her fabulous new clinic, opening in addition to her thriving Primrose Street location. Hilary says:   “I’ve had a brilliant experience with …