What kind of support can you expect from a business advisor and how does that match with the objectives they are set in supporting you? This is not a perspective that we often hear, so we asked Professor Gary McEwan, the Chief Executive of North East Scotland-based business accelerator Elevator, for his opinion.
“The ability to identify a good business opportunity is difficult to teach. Those naturally inclined to entrepreneurship have an ability to see what others don’t, to ignite themselves with a spark of inspiration. Beyond that, everything else can be learned…but from whom?