It followed news earlier this week that US-based medical products company Daktari Diagnostics is to locate its manufacturing base to Inverness, creating up to 126 posts.

BBC: US firm SAS to create 94 jobs in Scotland

Social media has helped us to take what was a home-based business in 2007, and turn it into a thriving company in Jacksonville, Fla.

WSJ: Debate: Does Social Media Deliver Results for Small Businesses?

We were rather stoked when Liquipel brought its "watersafe" nanocoating service from California to South East Asia in fall 2012, but it turns out that the Santa Ana-based company had another surprise lined up for us later on.

ENGADGET: Liquipel 2.0 nanocoating debuts with improved water protection, matches IPX7 and beyond (video)