Sarah Stone: Forget singing, military wives are an untapped resource for...
Talk to any business leader about recruitment and they will tell you how hard it is to find the right people. According to figures from the Open University’s 2018 business barometer, 86 per cent of...
View ArticleAndrew Bevan: You, the consumer, are key in the fight to end slavery and...
Do you sip coffee while you read the news on your smartphone? Put on lipstick during your commute?We all have morning routines – but the hidden reality behind them is that, before 9am, every one of us...
View ArticleExtinction Rebellion is part of our capitalist system – Bill Jamieson
Climate change activists like the members of Extinction Rebellion are part of our capitalist system, which provides the best way to save the planet from the perils of climate change, writes Bill...
View ArticleScottish businesses hampered and weakened by ‘Brexit cloud’
The prospect of a no-deal Brexit has taken its toll on the confidence of Scottish businesses and is “hampering” the country’s ability to compete internationally, a report has warned.Uncertainty over...
View ArticleUK bathroom retailers under fire for misleading shoppers
Kitchen and bathroom retailers including Better Bathrooms and Victoria Plum have been accused of using potentially misleading discount claims to lure homeowners into rushing to spend thousands of...
View ArticleNotre-Dame donations: Virtue-signalling for a tax break? – Bill Jamieson
Barely had the flames died down at Notre-Dame Cathedral than pledges of financial support for rebuilding began to pour in, writes Bill Jamieson.A combined €800 million (£692 million) has already been...
View ArticleConsultancy CreateFuture set to scale in bid to reach £1m turnover
A creative consultancy founded in Edinburgh is preparing to scale up ahead of its third anniversary next week as it targets seven-figure turnover.CreateFuture was set up on 26 April 2016 by three...
View ArticleAverage Scottish house prices suffer first annual fall in 3 years
Property prices in Scotland dropped in February for the first time since March 2016, official figures have shown.Registers of Scotland figures showed the average price of a property in Scotland in...
View ArticleEdinburgh tidal energy firm lands £3.5m investment
Edinburgh-based renewables firm Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has netted almost £3.5 million to drive development of its tidal products for the Canadian market.The tidal energy specialist has secured...
View ArticlePiper Alpha trauma veteran joins IED Training Solutions
A renowned trauma specialist who has worked with people affected by major incidents, including the Piper Alpha disaster, has been appointed clinical advisor to Arbroath-based IED Training Solutions.The...
View ArticleChivas owner Pernod swallows ‘super-premium’ gin brand
Spirits giant Pernod Ricard, which owns Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, has cheered a deal to swallow Malfy, an Italian “super-premium” gin brand.The agreement has been struck with...
View ArticleExpert advice can help kick start the difficult conversation of family wealth...
It is not easy to talk about, but help is at hand for you to express clearly what you want to happen to your estate once you have left the game, writes Fiona RussellConservative with a small “c” by...
View ArticleSuccession plans are essential to businesses working towards a five-year time...
Sarah Devine talks to a private client specialist who has spent quarter of a century smoothing out all manner of business worries for family concernsFamily businesses are the backbone of Scotland’s...
View ArticleHow experts can steer financial planning and tax advice for successful family...
You may know where you want to go financially in life, but how do you get there? Fraser Porter steers us through financial planning and tax advicePlanning is bringing the future into the present, so...
View ArticleThe initiative that aims to help UK SMEs reduce their combined annual £15bn...
Resource Efficient Scotland can advise SMEs on how they can boost their bottom lines by making energy and refuse reduction a top priority, writes Rosemary GallagherBusinesses know that they can cut...
View ArticleHow businesses are addressing the climate change crisis and repurposing...
Businesses of all sizes are being urged to heed young Greta Thunberg and get wise about waste. Sandra Dick finds out about a Scottish initiative to tackle the problemThough she is but little, Greta...
View ArticleHow Scottish companies can gain funding to aid next level growth
Scotland’s national economic development agency is geared up to help accelerate the delivery of growth for ambitious firms, finds Sarah DevineScotland has a diverse businesses base of all sizes, from...
View ArticleJessie Buckley to perform songs from Wild Rose soundtrack in Glasgow gig
The Irish star who has wowed audiences playing a Glaswegian country singer in the new movie Wild Rose is to return to the city to play the music she made during filming.Jessie Buckley will reprise...
View ArticleScots accountancy stalwarts in sector shake-up
Two of Scotland’s longest established accountancy firms have merged, creating a joint firm with more than 500 staff.Scott-Moncrieff is to join forces with Campbell Dallas to become part of...
View ArticleAccelerator aiming to boost North-east creative firepower
A dozen creative start-ups in Scotland are set for a boost with the news that Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) has launched an accelerator programme.The scheme is being run by Look Again, part...
View Article
