One Scotland firm saw bookings disappear overnight, but the Government’s financial package helped them survive.Neil Lapping spent 17 years building up his business, Macs Adventure, but when lockdown hit he feared all his hard work was destroyedAs the man with the world’s best job title, Chief Adventure Officer Neil is used to ups and downs, but usually they’re on his walking tours rather than in business.So when the cancellations rolled in, he was destroyed.“It was emotionally devastating,” says Neil. “We went from a growing and profitable business to zero revenue.
It was a week that felt like a year and I was in tears again and again. We were faced with laying off the vast majority of our team and facing up to the fact that a business that