Insurers out to make sure that equality will pay for them
INSURERS have already begun to raise their prices in advance of a European ruling which states that men and women have to be treated equally.The European Gender Equality ruling – which comes into force...
View ArticleClaire Smith: I’ve the spirit … to sleep through the festive season
ACCORDING to the brilliantly creative PR team at Debenhams December 14 is “fabulous Friday” – when women across the land book themselves in for pre-Christmas beauty treatments.When I say “creative” it...
View ArticleNorth of Scotland a hot spot for a new way of home work
THE number of people running micro businesses from home is soaring – with Dundee and Aberdeen hot spots for home working a new survey suggests.Freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour has created a...
View ArticleSelf-employed face taxing times
THOUSANDS of self-employed people who failed to file tax returns have been sent letters in the run up to Christmas saying they may have their goods seized if they don’t pay up.Around 300,000 people...
View ArticleRenaissance distribution deal set to turn heads
A SCOTTISH audio company has landed a UK distribution deal for one of the world’s most-prestigious turntable manufacturers amid an on- going revival in vinyl.VPI Industries, a New Jersey-based firm...
View ArticleDuke of Buccleuch aims to cash in on ‘dash for gas’
THE Duke of Buccleuch is backing a controversial project to extract “unconventional gas” from the North Sea that is expected to start production next year. Newcastle-based Five-Quarter, in which...
View ArticleEddie Rintoul: How to prepare for when the export boat comes in
ALMOST every business should be thinking internationally. We live in an age in which growth in mature markets in the UK and other developed economies is stuttering, so it makes sense to consider...
View ArticleIslanders toast Blackwood’s gin expansion plan
CROFTERS on Shetland will receive a boost after Blackwood’s gin-owner Blavod signed a key deal with supermarket giant Tesco and unveiled plans to expand its operations in the United States.Aim-quoted...
View ArticleMarketing whisky internationally is a tough challenge, but rewards can be...
WHISKY may be an iconic Scottish product and popular around the world, but marketing it internationally isn’t easy. That is especially the case if you happen to be a smaller independent producer...
View ArticleMarket Watch: Spotlight on consumers
THE spending power of consumers in the run-up to Christmas will be in the spotlight this week.Inflation is expected to dip in figures released on Tuesday, but economists see it as a temporary reprieve...
View ArticleGladstone’s family pile gets £55m makeover
A SCHEME to turn the family estate of former prime minister Sir William Gladstone into a tourist and leisure venue is going ahead, creating hundreds of jobs, after it was granted approval by planning...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Banks face P2P challenge
Regulation will boost peer-to-peer firms’ credibility says Jeff Salway THE rise of the lenders that allow savers and borrowers to swerve past the high street banks is set to accelerate after they moved...
View ArticleSwedish firm opens Scottish ‘superbug’ base with £700,000 grant
A SWEDISH life sciences firm has set up a Scottish base after securing funding to develop a bedside testing kit for MRSA and other hospital “super-bugs”, as it targets a multi-billion pound...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Prepare for the pain when Brussels closes gender gap
IT’S G-Day this Friday. The day when EU law making begins to have a very direct impact on household finances. Even as the thorny topic of EU membership occupies centre stage in the referendum debate,...
View ArticleEdinburgh pledges to raise tourism game as council chief challenges business...
EDINBURGH City Council chief executive Sue Bruce has thrown down the gauntlet to tourism businesses in the capital: “If you see something that needs fixing then come and tell us so we can sort it...
View ArticleComment: The festive frenzy finally hits the high street
A LITTLE reminder, as if it was needed. There are now fewer than nine days to hit the shops before the big day arrives. Yesterday morning saw some early indications that people were pressing the panic...
View ArticleMichael Moore: TOWIE - the only way is exporting
Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore explains what support there is for businesses looking to spread their wings and break into global markets Scotland has a long and proud tradition of trade...
View ArticleAndrew Collier: Plenty of support on offer abroad
UK banks are able to lend exporters vital expertise, finds Andrew Collier SELLING a product or service overseas can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging and needs discipline. All markets are...
View ArticleFed bond buying signals new round of global QE
THE US Federal Reserve’s doubling of its bond-buying programme signals a massive synchronised bout of quantitative easing (QE) from the world’s central banks that could eventually involve printing...
View ArticlePolice e-book to net £20m for spin-out
A SPIN-OUT from Glasgow University is on the verge of signing a £20 million deal to supply the new single Scottish police force with electronic notebooks.Kelvin Connect believes the force could save...
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