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How Business Gateway Helped Kellyann Get Focused On Growth

With support from Business Gateway Fife, photographer Kellyann Fitzpatrick is growing her award winning business and attracting new clients across the country. Here’s her story.

Launched in 2013, Kellyann’s business specialises in creative wedding and specialist newborn photography, with a strong focus on providing each client with a five-star customer experience.

SCOONIE KILTS HAS SUCCESS ALL SEWN UP

A love of sewing and a chance conversation about kilt making spurred Alison Christie to learn how to make a traditional kilt and ultimately set up her own business.

With support from Business Gateway Fife, the 50-year-old, from Leven, launched Scoonie Kilts in 2015, specialising in bespoke handstitched traditional tailored kilts and Highland dancewear, in addition to purses, scarves, shawls and bags.

BUSINESS CARVES FUTURE IN GLENROTHES

A chance conversation helped Catherine Fotheringham seal her first wholesale deal to supply whisky glass holders to House of Malt, a leading online whisky specialist.

Made from the lids of reclaimed oak whisky barrels, the holders are just one of the many new products created by Catherine and her team at The Upcycled Timber Co.

Horse Rider Spurred On To Start Online Business

FINDING jodhpurs that fitted proved difficult for horse rider Sam Ollis – so she launched her own business selling fitness wear in larger sizes.

Sam, 46, used redundancy money to set up online firm Curvy Kit and now hopes to encourage other larger people to get active.

She had been working as a radio controller in a police control room but took a deal to leave and focused on growing her business while working as a groom at stables where she keeps her horse Murphy.

Fife Business Makes a Healthy Start

With a host of professional qualifications and 11 years’ experience working as a physio in the NHS, Vicky Oshagbemi knew the time was right to start her own business.

Launched in January, with support from Business Gateway Fife, Dunfermline based Connected Physio (www.connectedphysio.com) has made a great start with string of clients looking to Vicky for everything from deep tissue massage, spinal mobilisation, acupuncture and myfoscial release to muscle energy techniques and post-operative rehabilitation.

BUSINESS GATEWAY HELPS FIFE COMPOSERS HIT THE RIGHT NOTES GLOBALLY

Two Fife composers are celebrating after securing deals to supply the Coalition for Equal Marriage and an American TV show with their music.

Craig Sutherland and Andrew McDonald of Megalith Music have seen their work go global after scoring music for the Coalition for Equal Marriage’s recent campaign ‘Home Coming’, which has had nearly 750,000 views on YouTube. Their music has also been used in Richard Branson’s own film made in support of the gay rights organisation.

Wild Rover Q&A

Q. Your names, ages and where you live?

Catherine Kilgour, 30 and Robert Wright, 36. We live in the lovely little conservation village, Charlestown, near Dunfermline.

Q. What does your business do, what makes it unique and when did you launch?

Communication Is Key For Limekilns Couple

Moira and Paul Robertson,

Robertson Media

With over 40 years’ journalism experience between them, husband and wife team, Paul and Moira Robertson, dreamed of launching their own communications business for some time. The perfect opportunity arose late last year when their former employer, Radio Forth, underwent a period of restructuring, which meant they were able to take redundancy.

Robertson Media (www.robertson-media.com) began trading in May, with advice and support from Business Gateway.

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