
This video portrays the partnership between St Ninian's High School and Boo Boutique - a local design company. The company worked with young people doing courses in art and design and business education. This case study is part of the Determined to Succeed programme, which illustrates models of successful partnerships between schools, business organisations and employers.
Natasha Marshall talks about how she started, and currently runs, her business. Her company, Natasha Marshall Fabrics and Wallcoverings, designs bespoke fabrics and wall coverings for the hotel market.
Tiffany Boz and Victoria Laing, the founders of Gambit Gallery, talk about their business: how they started with greeting cards and glassware designs and now also run art classes in the local community.
Ruth Colston, founder of Cone 9 Ceramics talks about her business, which she has been running for two and half years. Cone 9 Ceramics is a specialist ceramics gallery.
Pauline Clifford, founder of StarSparkles, a company which customises shoes with Swarovski® crystals, explains how she turned her hobby into a business, including selling specially designed shoes to celebrities.
Video interview with Philip Price, founder of Loch Visions. His business is wildlife photography tourism, where clients enjoy a guided day out on a 22-acre woodland site on the banks of Loch Awe, with expertise to help them take and later download and print wildlife photographs.