The Cross Creative initiative, provided by Glasgow-based training provider TRC, has released the names of successful candidates for their high-end training programme designed to boost business knowledge.

The six-month programme, which launches in November, will focus on helping candidates to take their companies to the next level of development and, in the process, provide them with a competitive edge.

During the programme, the candidates will have access to monthly workshops covering businesses issues ranging from effective negotiation to creative company culture and scaling up.

The programme will conclude with an international business trip to Canada’s Toronto-Waterloo Region Corridor, giving participants the opportunity to gain access to successful digital companies in the world.

Cross Creative is funded by Scottish Enterprise, BBC, Channel 4 and Creative Scotland and has been running since 2007. Over the past 11 years, it has supported almost 100 leaders from Scotland’s thriving digital sector.

Brian Baglow, founder of Jukebox Labs told DIGIT: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of the 2018/19 programme and I’m already looking forward to finding new ways to innovate and improve my work moving forward.”

Successful candidate Jo Watts, founder of Effini, on hearing of her selection, told DIGIT: “Very excited to be selected for this unique programme. It’s a great opportunity not only for myself, but for Effini to gather the experience and insight to continue to support Scottish Businesses to drive value from their data.”

The selected delegates for 2018/19 programme are:

• Anne Brooks, founder and CEO of Minute HR
• Brian Baglow, co-founder and CEO of Jukebox Labs
• James MacIver, senior technical lead at Streamba Ltd
• Jemma Goba, founder and managing partner of Tanami
• Jo Watts, founder of effini
• Martin Boath, creative director at Front Page
• Scott Downie, chief technology officer of TAG Games
• Tom Demajo, founder and director of Biome Collective

Claire Scally and Margaret Scott, joint managing directors of TRC, said: “Once again, we were hugely impressed by the standard of applications for Cross Creative – highlighting the wealth of talent in Scotland’s thriving digital sector.

“The selected candidates come from a wide range of companies across the sector, and we’re confident that they’ll learn as much from each other as from the professional trainers and industry leaders delivering the training.”

Daniel Rae, a delegate of last year’s Cross Creative and co-founder of Social Media Agency Hydrogen, said: “There are initiatives out there for people trying to get a business off the ground, but training for business owners or senior people in a company is hard to come by. Cross Creative opens the door to networking with your peers, hands-on experience and international exposure. I don’t think anything else out there compares to it.”