Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Training companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Training Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Crawford Scientific
Crawford Scientific provides Chromatography Consumables, Analytical Services and Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry Training.
Founder(s): Sam Crawford
Location: Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Training
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The Learning Lab
The Learning Lab is a training and consultancy business that delivers learning experiences to the public and private sectors.
Founder(s): Scott Leiper
Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Education, Training
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LIMITS Power Meter
LIMITS Power Meter is a training tool.
Founder(s): Kenneth Norton
Location: Aberdour, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Training
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Altia-ABM
Altia-ABM is a software company that develops specialist, excellent software to help investigators.
Founder(s): Ian Watson
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Corporate Training, Software
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Telecom Service Centres
Telecom Service Centres is a privately held company that provides customer management solutions to blue-chip organizations.
Founder(s):
Location: Falkirk, Falkirk, United Kingdom
Industries: Business Information Systems, Corporate Training, Management Consulting, Management Information Systems, Outsourcing
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Peter F Gallagher
Peter F Gallagher consults, speaks, and writes on the Leadership of Change®
Founder(s): Peter F Gallagher
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Media and Entertainment, Publishing, Training
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Taylor Hopkinson
Taylor Hopkinson is a recruitment partner to renewable energy leaders.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Business Intelligence, Recruiting, Renewable Energy, Training
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H1 Healthcare
H1 Healthcare provides recruitment and training for health and social care.
Founder(s): Pamela Easen
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Corporate Training, Health Care, Recruiting
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Peterson
Peterson provides a spectrum of commodity, energy logistics, industrial inspection & collateral as well as tailor-made training services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Training
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My World of Work
My World of Work is an agency that provides career information, employment, training, learning and advice services online.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Career Planning, Online Portals, Training
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Qintil
Qintil aim is to bring workplace training together for everyone to make it better, easier and more available.
Founder(s): Sam Easen
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Higher Education, Software, Training
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ATLAS Interactive
Atlas Interactive is a specialist provider of innovative and interactive e-Learning courses that have been delivering accelerated skills
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Training
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MDDUS
MDDUS is a mutual defence organization that offers medico and dento-legal advice and indemnity for healthcare professionals.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Advice, Health Care, Non Profit, Training
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Create LMS
Create LMS – award winning Learning Management System. Making training & talent development easy. – Great service – Great price – Great LMS
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Information Technology, Training
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City of Glasgow College
City of Glasgow College provides professional & technical education and training services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Higher Education, Training
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Primority
Primority provides food safety management solutions and offers 3iVerify, integrated food safety and quality management solution.
Founder(s):
Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Electronics, Information Technology, Risk Management, Training
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Trellis
Trellis promotes a therapeutic and horticulture gardening approach for wellness through training programs and workshops.
Founder(s):
Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, Home and Garden, Landscaping, Therapeutics, Training, Wellness
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NewbyCore Consulting Limited
We deliver high quality mental health first aid training courses, leadership coaching and colleague experience services. www.newbycore.co.uk
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Professional Services, Training
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Codify
Codify is a software development company that specializes in HSEQ, business management, training & specialist engineering applications.
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Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Information Technology, Software, Training, Web Development
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Amolingua
Amolingua – instant language tutoring everyday in your pocket.
Founder(s): Ekaterina Matveeva
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Training
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Digitalnauts
End-to-end VR Training for Business: Transform your workforce. Deliver measurable impact. Outperform your competitors.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Software, Training
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Sixth Sense Training
Sixth Sense Training provides digital apprenticeships ,recruitment and Training.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Training
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ASA Recruitment
ASA Recruitment is committed to delivering a first-class service to businesses, industry & local government in a wide variety of sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Recruiting, Training
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Concept Northern
Concept Northern provides individuals with assistive technology and training to help meet their personal requirements.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Assistive Technology, Information Services, Information Technology, Training
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The TechForce
The TechForce provides cybersecurity and security awareness training services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Cyber Security, Information Technology, Training
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NIPO
NIPO develops Online, CAPI and CATI survey solutions specifically to serve the needs of professional market researchers.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Information Technology, Internet, Market Research, Software, Training
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Know You More
Self Sustaining Coaching Solutions
Founder(s): Chirag Mehta, Tim Mart
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Corporate Training, Personal Development, Professional Services, Wellness
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Games Without Frontiers
Simulations for Business – redesigning simulation software to accelerate the way humanity learns, trains and teaches
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Corporate Training, Gaming, Simulation, Training
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Copernicus Technology
Copernicus Technology is an aviation & aerospace company that specializes in training and consultancy support solutions in MPA & ISR.
Founder(s):
Location: Elgin, Moray, United Kingdom
Industries: Aerospace, Consulting, Training
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Triage Central
Triage Central provides training and coaching services.
Founder(s): Kate Carnegie MBE
Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Training
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ID Cyber Solutions
ID Cyber Solutions is a cyber security training company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Cyber Security, Training
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Black Bear Productions
Black Bear Productions are a media production & training provider that offers services like video production, training, & communications.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Training, TV Production, Video
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Global Language Services
Global Language Services Ltd is a Professional Interpreting and Translation Services with Fast, quality, cost-effective language solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Training, Translation Service
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Highland Oilfield Services
Highland Oilfield Services offers tailor-made innovative solutions like inspection, rig building and subsea services for oil & gas industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Construction, Oil and Gas, Training
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CorGuv
CorGuv specializes in audit & compliance, contract management, and joint venture auditing services for the oil & gas and public sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Management Consulting, Oil and Gas, Outsourcing, Training
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Central Insurance Services
Central Insurance Services is an independent insurance brokers in UK that provides insurance brokerage and risk management services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Corporate Training, Insurance, Management Consulting, Risk Management
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Hillcrest
Hillcrest offers affordable housing, vehicle support in commercial projects, training, and employment opportunities.
Founder(s):
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Building Maintenance, Construction, Training
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Newtyne
Newtyne is an IT consultancy company that enable leaders to make sound business decisions confidently by using data & analytics.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Business Intelligence, Consulting, Training
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Renewable Energy Institute
Renewable Energy Institute offers training, conferences, and education solutions for renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Renewable Energy, Training
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Albion Overseas
Albion Overseas provides legal advice, sales training, outsourcing, business development, consulting, and trading services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Outsourcing, Training
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Pro-Life Fitness Centre
Pro-Life Fitness Centre specializes in physical activity, exercise, training, and sports services.
Founder(s):
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Training
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WildHearts Group
WildHearts Group is a non-profit organization that organizes events, training & education programs that help to create global social change.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Non Profit, Social Impact, Training
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Dunfermline Building Society
Dunfermline is a building society and later a trading division of Nationwide Building Society, based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Founder(s):
Location: Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Training
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ESD Simulation Training
ESD Simulation Training is an international training company providing technical training to the process industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Kintore, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Training
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Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership
Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that provides housing, support services.
Founder(s):
Location: Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
Industries: Communities, Non Profit, Training
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Pierpoint Financial Consulting
Pierpoint Financial Consulting provides financial and consulting services.
Founder(s):
Location: Straiton, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Financial Services, Lending, Training
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R S V P Design
RSVP Design is a learning design company that offers experiential learning activities used to develop and refine skills.
Founder(s):
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Professional Services, Training
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Scripture Union Scotland
Scripture Union Scotland is a non profit charity.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Charity, Events, Non Profit, Training
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QMI SCOTLAND LIMITED
QMI SCOTLAND LIMITED is a management consulting firm that offers audit & assessment, consultancy & training services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Asset Management, Consulting, Management Consulting, Training
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Truffle Pig
Truffle Pig is designed to help create or community projects submit high-quality grant applications.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Funding Platform, Project Management, Training
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Frontier International
Frontier International is a recruitment firm that offers consulting, training, and staffing services to the oil and gas industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Recruiting, Staffing Agency, Training
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East Ayrshire Council
East Ayrshire Council is a government organization.
Founder(s):
Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Non Profit, Online Portals, Training
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Alterity
Alterity offers services in teaching, consultancy and short programme provision, supplying solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: EdTech, Education, Management Consulting, Training
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Nicholson Solutions Ltd
Nicholson Solutions Ltd is a professional training & coaching firm that provides digital skills training services.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Information Technology, Training
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Life Skills Centres
Life skills is a progressive, modern training provider that committed to delivering learning in community settings & workplaces.
Founder(s):
Location: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Recruiting, Training
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Community Links
Community Links is an independent Community Anchor organization.
Founder(s):
Location: Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Communities, Education, Non Profit, Training
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The Cyber Training Centre
The Cyber Training Centre is a complete employee learning management platform and solution for business.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Cyber Security, Professional Services, Training
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The Rubicon Partnership
The Rubicon is an executive coaching firm that employs coaching methodologies to assist Senior Executives in growing their businesses.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Business Development, Consulting, Training
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Appetite for Business
Appetite for Business is an IT company that supports SMEs throughout technology adoption.
Founder(s):
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Information Technology, Training
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Droman Solutions
Droman Solutions is a firm that provides high quality training to busy workforces.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Cyber Security, Professional Services, Software, Training
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3DVSL
3DVSL offers training & simulation solutions and apps for the rail industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Information Technology, Railroad, Training
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CMAC Future Manufacturing Research Hub
CMAC Future Manufacturing Research Hub specializes in medicines development, research, manufacture, and training.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Product Research, Training
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Cygnus Extra
Cygnus Extra provides copywriting, storytelling, web development, and training for copywriters and editors.
Founder(s):
Location: Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Content, Training, Web Development
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Labour 247
Labour 247 is a Recruitment and Service industry that provides a personal service and the quality of its candidates.
Founder(s): Brian Loughran, Chris Sarsfield
Location: Bolton, East Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Recruiting, Training
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Structural Rig Surveys
Structural Rig Surveys is the industrial rope access, and commercial diving industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Invergordon, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas, Project Management, Training
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Pooka & Co
Pooka & Co is a platform to provide web development services to creative businesses, the cultural sector and charities.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Open Source, Software, Training, Web Development
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Managed-AIS
Managed-AIS is an aeronautical information management software and services company that offers publishing and data management solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Information Technology, Software, Training
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DM Training
DM Training provides training in hospitality, HACCP, food hygiene, management workshops and SVQs, customer service and sales courses.
Founder(s):
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Hospitality, Professional Services, Training
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Clyde Marine Training
Clyde Marine Training is a provider of maritime training for those looking to pursue Merchant Navy careers.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Higher Education, Professional Services, Training
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United Sports
United Sports provides a broad spectrum of sports scholarships to young students to various schools and universities.
Founder(s): Fraser Gibson
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Non Profit, Sports, Training
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Taleka
Taleka is the premier provider of unified communications training, eLearning, and end-user adoption solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Bannockburn, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Training, Unified Communications
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Volunteer Development Scotland
Volunteer Scotland are the only national centre for volunteering. That help make volunteering easy for everyone.
Founder(s):
Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Charity, Management Consulting, Non Profit, Training
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Allbar Facility Management Solutions
Allbar Facility Management Solutions Ltd caters for all aspects of security, from on-site security, pubs, clubs, retail & event management.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Construction, Security, Training
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EdICT
EdICT provides ICT training and consultancy to education authorities, schools and establishments.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Training
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Portlethen Academy
Portlethen Academy is a school that offers learning opportunities to help generate knowledgeable and motivated young people.
Founder(s):
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Personal Development, Training
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Tuminds Social Media
Tuminds Social Media has been delivering social media workshops, masterclasses and presentations.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Professional Services, Training
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D & H General Trading
D & H General Trading is a fitness company.
Founder(s):
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Training, Wellness
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Rainmaker Content Media
Online Content Media Training Courses
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Education, Training
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Inter Tec Services
Inter Tec Services provides aircraft and helicopter solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Prestwick, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Delivery, Training
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This is Milk
This is Milk is an award-winning management consulting firm that specializes in digital strategy, training marketing, and project delivery.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Management Consulting, Marketing, Training
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Bacra
Bacra is a software and training consultant.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Software, Training
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The HR Booth Limited
The HR Booth delivers advice for all facets of HR for SME companies around the UK.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Human Resources, Recruiting, Training
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Adventi
Adventi provides IT support to small businesses that do not have their own IT support function.
Founder(s):
Location: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Training
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Product Forge
Product Forge bring together developers, creatives and entrepreneurs to build new products that solve real world problems.
Founder(s): Allan Lloyds
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Communities, Events, Recruiting, Training
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Cut Mustard TV
Cut Mustard is a Video Production Company that strives to be the most creative, hard-working video production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Training, Video
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School for CEOs
School for CEOs is a training and coaching center for senior roles.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Employment, Training
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Quality Scotland
Quality Scotland is a nonprofit firm that offers training, facilitation and guidance to improve productivity & achieve business excellence.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Business Development, Non Profit, Training
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ScotSail
ScotSail offers Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Sail & Power Courses in Scotland.
Founder(s):
Location: Largs, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Boating, Consulting, Sailing, Training
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Aillum
Aillum is a Digital agency helping its clients better understand the performance of their websites and digital marketing.
Founder(s):
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Digital Marketing, Training
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The Zone Initiative
The Zone Initiative provides childcare, youth training, and employment services to the community.
Founder(s):
Location: Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Charity, Employment, Non Profit, Training
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Platform PR
Platform PR is a community engagement consultancy offering skills training, Consultation, Event management, Social media advice, management.
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Location: Beauly, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Event Management, Training
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2 Balance Consulting
Caroline is a Chartered Business Psychologist that specializes in working with individuals & organizations both nationally/internationally.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Training
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Professional Diving Academy
The Professional Diving Academy is a commercial diver training school that teaches kirby morgan maintenance and repair technician courses.
Founder(s):
Location: Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Industries: Diving, Professional Services, Training, Water
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Glenrothes High School
Glenrothes High School is an educational institution.
Founder(s):
Location: Glenrothes, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Higher Education, Training
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Amelo Software
Amelo software offers agile software development, customized training, and process consultancy services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Software, Training
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Polaris Learning
Polaris Learning provides training, qualifications and competency management systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Software, Training
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Dunira Strategy
Dunira Strategy is an independent marketing, PR & training consultancy that focuses on the sustainable development& environmental management
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Sustainability, Tourism, Training
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RTL Edinburgh
RTL Edinburgh provides recruitment services.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Recruiting, Training
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ITech (Scotland) Ltd
iTech is a system integrator company supplying all the service requirements to the automation industry utilizing programmable controllers.
Founder(s):
Location: Troon, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Commercial, Industrial, Industrial Automation, Industrial Engineering, Robotics, Software, Training
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Digital Curation Centre
Digital Curation Centre provides consultancy services on issues such as policy development and data management planning.
Founder(s):
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Information Services, Training
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Eident IT Training & Development
Eident IT Training & Development is a training & consulting company providing a wide range of computer training and development services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Information Technology, Training
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