Umaradmin, Author at Shaf Rasul

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6 June 2022

This Financial Crisis Could Leave Firms With No Wiggle Room Left

There is no escaping the far-reaching impact of the cost-of-living crisis on has had on…

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30 May 2022

Blue-Sky Thinking Will Help Idea Take Off

If you saw a bit of an old aircraft for sale online, you’d probably dismiss…

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Shaf Rasul with city skyline and home desk illustration, headline reads “Doing Job at Home Just Won’t Work in Long Run”.

My Column

23 May 2022

Doing Job at Home Just Won’t Work in Long Run

The debate around working from home has been waging for over two years now but…

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16 May 2022

Let’s All Toast Boost to Our National Drink

Uisge beatha – or the water of life – is the age-old Scots Gaelic term…

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Shaf Rasul with the headline “Hire Staff on Talent Rather Than Haste” alongside visuals of a job interview setting, hospitality workers, and vacancy signs.

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2 May 2022

Hire Staff on Talent Rather Than Haste

I have said it before and I’ll say it again – when it comes to…

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Shaf Rasul with the headline “New Normal but Seas Are Still Choppy” beside a visual of a closed shop sign, fishing boat in stormy waters, and a broken supply chain graphic.

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25 April 2022

New Normal but Seas Are Still Choppy

Everyone has been craving normality and, with face masks no longer mandatory in most places,…

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Shaf Rasul with the headline “Nuts About the Dogged Effort of Duo” next to a photo of dog treats and happy dogs, symbolising the Nuts for Pets entrepreneurial success.

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18 April 2022

Nuts About the Dogged Effort of Duo

I admire those with entrepreneurial spirit and often have the privilege of consulting and mentoring…

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Shaf Rasul with the headline “Two Sides of Hybrid Work for Business” alongside imagery of home office setups, empty retail spaces, and video calls, reflecting hybrid work trends

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11 April 2022

Two Sides of Hybrid Work for Business

The hybrid working model is most certainly here to stay, and the latest update from…

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4 April 2022

As Energy Tensions Rise, Scotland’s Climate Tech Sector Offers Hope

The news has been especially grim recently, from violence on the continent, spiking Covid cases…

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28 March 2022

From Pride to Problems: Nationalised Scottish Ventures Under Fire Amid Ferry Fiasco

All eyes have been on P&O Ferries since they unceremoniously sacked 800 members of staff…

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This Financial Crisis Could Leave Firms With No Wiggle Room Left

Blue-Sky Thinking Will Help Idea Take Off

Doing Job at Home Just Won’t Work in Long Run

Let’s All Toast Boost to Our National Drink

Hire Staff on Talent Rather Than Haste

New Normal but Seas Are Still Choppy

Nuts About the Dogged Effort of Duo

Two Sides of Hybrid Work for Business

As Energy Tensions Rise, Scotland’s Climate Tech Sector Offers Hope

From Pride to Problems: Nationalised Scottish Ventures Under Fire Amid Ferry Fiasco

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