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My last 6 months have been pretty eventful to say the least. In June I started my internship with The Lane as a Digital Media Executive. Having only graduated from Stirling Uni at the end of the last academic year, it’s safe to say that my world’s changed pretty significantly!

Are you familiar with the works of a chap by the name of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry? A French national, Antoine had more than a few strings to his bow. In his 44 years he covered just a few different disciplines; a writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and (of course) pioneering aviator. So there’s a good amount of gravitas behind his well known quote that goes; ‘a goal without a plan is just a wish.’ After all, being such an accomplished individual, he should know.

If you’ve ever seen one of our job ads, you might have noticed that we’re often on the lookout for people with that intangible entrepreneurial x-factor. To us it means lots of things; commitment, extra-mile-ing, passion and drive. So naturally, my interest was piqued by this recent emergence of the term ‘intrapreneur’. What could we be missing out on? As luck would have it, the topic was hotly debated at a lively dinner that I recently attended with (how appropriate!) Entrepreneurial Scotland.