Where do we sign?

THE Bottom Line has been signed in and out of a few premises in its time.

Badges and lanyards hold no fear but an upright iPad with a small keyboard where you type your details in is a new one on us.

At least the receptionists at the Inovo building in Glasgow managed not to roll their eyes as we got our pen out and asked where to sign.

Language barrier

BREWDOG'S bid to reclaim the lager market from the mainstream brands got the thumbs up from one Herald reader.

But he appeared less than convinced about the name given by the Aberdeenshire brewer to its latest product.

Commenting on the Herald Scotland website, Glasgow's David McDonald wrote: It might be good, but who wants to go to the bar and ask for a pint of This.Is.Lager.?

Perhaps asking "is this lager" would be more pertinent in some instances.

Child's play

TOM MacLennan, insolvency expert at FRP Advisory, says he calls on the expertise his immediate family when working with businesses of a digital nature.

Mr MacLennan, currently working to find a buyer for the Glasgow-based WeeMee gaming network, said he often defers to his teenage son to steer him through choppy technological waters.

"It's scary," he said. "If I have an IT issue now I get my 15-year-old son to sort it!

"The speed with which they can pick up these issues is phenomenal."

Spreadsheet star

LUCY Park, a rising star at Glasgow-based accountancy firm French Duncan, has been shortlisted for a UK award.

Ms Park has been nominated in the New Practitioner of the Year category of the British Accountancy Awards 2014, which take place in London in November.

The 25-year-old joined French Duncan as an apprentice six years ago, having previously worked within the accounts team at family-owned Park Digital Systems. Ms Park said: "I'm delighted to reach the finals in this prestigious award scheme and would like to thank my colleagues for the support and opportunities they have given me."

Marathon effort

INVESTMENT managers from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) this week handed over £2376 to Diabetes Scotland after taking part in a charity run.

Duncan Macrae, Mark Bryant, David Gammie, Gemma Hamilton, Jennifer Graham and David Murray raised the funds by participating in this year's Edinburgh Marathon Festival, alongside board director Karen Bothwell of Lloyds Banking Group.

The execs formed two marathon relay teams during the event.