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Just a few pictures from Insider's SME 300 Awards for those who couldn't make it along on the night.

First up is Richard Dixon from Vets Now who took the Business Leadership gong.

I have mentioned I was a judge for the Entrepreneurial Exchange awards on my twitter and also in the paper's leader column but thought it was worthy of a bit more explanation.

For the sake of full disclosure Business7 is the media partner for the event.

To set the scene I dumped my car at Linlithgow Train Station on Wednesday and made my way through to Glasgow for an 8.30am kick off.

Deloitte's office on George Square was to be home for the day.

I was fortunate enough to be asked along to the Scottish Council for Development and Industry annual awards dinner on Friday.

It was a grand affair held in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Dozens of policemen stationed outside the venue seemed an unusual addition as a skirling piper played to those hurrying in from the rain trying to protect ball gowns, black ties, tuxedos and kilts.

Inside a managing partner at a law firm believed security was beefed up because of G20 protests earlier in the day in Edinburgh.