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8 December 2025

We must help our forests… Money DOES grow on trees

YOU’LL have heard the phrase ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’ but, honestly, sometimes…

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1 December 2025

There’s distill big future for key industries

SCOTLAND’S food and drink sector hit a record turnover, generating £19billion in 2023. It’s great…

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24 November 2025

’Hall is not lost to revive iconic street

Last week, veteran journalist Andrew Neil took to X to condemn the current state of…

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17 November 2025

Many happy returns to our SECtor leading hub

Can you believe our beloved Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is celebrating the big 4-0? I…

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6 October 2025

I’m pleased to tell you… you’ve bot the new job

Last week, I spotted news of a Glasgow-based recruitment technology company which is expanding with…

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29 September 2025

Will plans lead to an energised nation… or just a watt on the landscape?

When you think of the Highlands, it’s easy to picture dramatic landscapes, sweeping skies and…

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22 September 2025

Let’s help all women-led firms thrive

Scotland’s hospitality and leisure businesses are fighting to keep our high streets alive. They’re investing…

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15 September 2025

Don’t let red tape wreck fight back

Scotland’s hospitality and leisure businesses are fighting to keep our high streets alive. They’re investing…

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8 September 2025

Fears firms will FAIL new fraud rules

Last week signalled the introduction of the new Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) offence across…

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1 September 2025

Frankly, it’s so dear, I don’t give a Tram

Last week signalled the introduction of the new Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) offence across…

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Shaf Rasul is a Scottish entrepreneur, investor, and media commentator with a track record of building multimillion-pound businesses and mentoring the next generation of UK business leaders.

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We must help our forests… Money DOES grow on trees

There’s distill big future for key industries

Many happy returns to our SECtor leading hub

I’m pleased to tell you… you’ve bot the new job

Will plans lead to an energised nation… or just a watt on the landscape?

Let’s help all women-led firms thrive

Don’t let red tape wreck fight back

Fears firms will FAIL new fraud rules

Frankly, it’s so dear, I don’t give a Tram

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