About business matters
We are a charitable trust set up by a group of people who want to be of service to their neighbours in the world of work.Six friends who work in various companies in the city centre of Edinburgh decided they wanted to make a difference to people working around them. They were a banker, two actuaries, a lawyer, an accountant, and a client relationship manager. They appointed a Consultant to work for the Trust – Iain Archibald. He is ably assisted by a second consultant, Eric Smith, and administratively by Janice Todd and Wilma Craig.
Trustees and staff, we are here to serve our neighbours. We have lots of experience, expertise, plans and ideas about how we can do this, and we would like to hear from you about any issues in the world of work that are of concern to you – just contact us.
Our raison-d'être is to serve all who work in the offices by:
• fostering a sense of community through various kinds of events
• providing lunchtime talks of a CPD standard on matters affecting our work life but not already covered by HR departments or in-house training
• offering a listening, trusted ear and signposting to expert help, both of a professional / work sort and of a personal / private nature. This support is designed to supplement what HR departments and helplines offer.
• laying on opportunities for spiritual exploration, to help people make connections between work life and spirituality, eg the Business Alpha Edinburgh course.
Our events – though generally free – will always be of a high quality.
We Trustees, together with Iain, Janice, Eric and Wilma look forward to serving you and any with whom you put us in contact.
Michael Craig, Fiona Fleming, Alison Franks, Brent Haywood, Samantha Lynn, John Meagher, Kenny Roy and Ewan Stark.
Trustees of business matters