FORUM BURNING QUESTION

EVERY EDITION OUR NEW START SCOTLAND FORUM MEMBERS TACKLE THE LATEST DEBATE.

Q: ALEX SALMOND HAS INSISTED THE YEAR OF HOMECOMING WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS AND COULD HELP BRING SCOTLAND THROUGH THE RECESSION IF THE COUNTRY SUPPORTS THE EVENTS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

REACTIONS HAVE BEEN MIXED, WITH THE LABOUR PARTY EXPRESSING CONCERNS THAT THE PROJECT IS A TOOL TO PROMOTE NATIONALISM.

IS HOMECOMING GOING TO BE GOOD FOR SCOTTISH BUSINESSES, HELPING THEM THROUGH THE RECESSION, OR SHOULD THE MONEY BE SPENT ELSEWHERE?

INTRODUCING THIS MONTH’S PANEL GARY ENNIS

DAVID COCHRANE NICKY PATTERSON DAVID G WILSON

DAVID COCHRANE chief executive of the Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland. HIT Scotland is a Scottish based charity which raises funds to support and encourage excellence in the hospitality Industry. Their mission is ‘to assist people to achieve their potential within Scottish hospitality’. www.hitscotland.co.uk

GARY ENNIS and his company NSDesign have been helping businesses and organisations maximise their success online since 1999. The company was recently named the Outstanding Performing Company (under 25 employees) in Renfrewshire at the annual Renfrewshire Chamber of

Commerce Awards. www.nsdesign.co.uk

NICKY PATTERSON runs Garden

Improvements, focussing on all things outdoor. As a designer and landscaper, Nicky has accomplished dozens of comprehensive design and makeover projects. He also took part in a surprise makeover project with ITV’s This Morning.

Gardenimprovements.com

DAVID G WILSON is strategic

development director at WH & R McCartney Ltd. The family run business is Lanarkshire’s oldest insurance brokers. The company are independent

intermediaries and provide a personal and professional service to commercial clients, and deal with all the major insurance companies. www.whrmccartney.com