Umaradmin, Author at Shaf Rasul

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19 February 2024

Likely to be firm with most cash

As an entrepreneur, I have always found the term “award winning” very interesting. What does…

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12 February 2024

Cutting Fund poses threat to innovation & opportunity

It was interesting to see the recent backlash from Scottish businesses following on from the…

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5 February 2024

Easy as ABC to start city’s regeneration

It’s heartening to see the efforts being made to inject a new lease of life…

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29 January 2024

Keen for show’s return where we learn how NOT to do business

It’s that time of year again where I’m both excited and nervous, knowing I’ll be…

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22 January 2024

We’re at our AI frontier… we must harness it

As I touched on in my column at the start of the year, a must…

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15 January 2024

The new year is time to see true business talent emerge

January is always an exciting time of year. The prospect of a fresh start for…

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8 January 2024

Go pick on someone your own excise

As regular readers of this column will know, I pride myself in keeping you up…

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1 January 2024

How our firms can resolve to thrive in 2024

I approach every new year the same way as I’m sure many people do –…

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18 December 2023

Granite City primed for eco charge

With Scotland’s ambitious targets for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, committing to achieving net-zero emissions…

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11 December 2023

Action needed or more pubs will face last orders

In the ongoing saga of Scotland’s hospitality sector, the recent news that Scotland’s pubs and…

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Likely to be firm with most cash

Cutting Fund poses threat to innovation & opportunity

Easy as ABC to start city’s regeneration

Keen for show’s return where we learn how NOT to do business

The new year is time to see true business talent emerge

Go pick on someone your own excise

Granite City primed for eco charge

Action needed or more pubs will face last orders

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