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Confronting the “evil twins” of anxiety and depression has been a life-changing and enriching process for Pjoys founder Michelle Morgan, as she now embarks on creating a new business more “joyfully and slowly”.

Laurencekirk-based Blaze Manufacturing Solutions is a true Scottish offshore oil and gas industry success story, but co-founder Ann Johnson says there were turbulent times when the family business could have collapsed.

Founder Adam Christie credits early hiring of top talent and funding from Scotland’s Archangels as key to his scale-up success, helping Calcivis to revolutionise dentistry with its novel tool that diagnoses active tooth decay.

Using all her savings Julianne Ponan set up vegan-friendly superfoods company Creative Nature, and despite being rejected by dozens of investors early on the company’s sales of allergen-free products have soared.

When entrepreneurs Paul Currie and Gary Thornton with a vision for a world-class whisky distillery in Cumbria met expert retailer Nigel Mills, the scene was set to create a retail and export business, and award-winning tourist destination

Pre-owned luxury goods retailer Xupes has scaled from a father and son partnership to a 37-strong team in nine years, thanks to a clever and considerate customer-focused strategy.

In 10 years Rachel Jackson has turned her market stall into a celebrity-endorsed jewellery brand with a £1m turnover, but the demands of a growing company have forced the mum-of-two to constantly re-evaluate her role.

The Cheeky Panda’s sustainable, hypoallergenic loo paper and tissue products made entirely out of recycled bamboo have captured European consumers’ imaginations, helping the company to notch up a £20m valuation in just two years.

The Intern Group began in 2011 with three friends who arranged for a dozen volunteers to work at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia, scaling up to become a £10m cashflow-funded business.