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Shaf Rasul in front of a city skyline with office buildings, overlaid with the headline “Businesses Home in on Office Return” and visual cues of remote working and social distancing.

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8 June 2020

Businesses Home in on Office Return

Looking back, I can see that a seismic shift in the way we go about…

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A digital banner featuring the headline “Vital to learn the lessons of lockdown” with an image of classrooms, teachers, and digital learning icons representing the education sector adapting to Covid-19.

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1 June 2020

Vital to learn the lessons of lockdown

Now eleven weeks into lockdown, the isolation, school and venue closures and the ways we’ve…

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A digital banner featuring the headline “Think Bright to Thrive not just survive” with an image of small businesses adapting during Covid-19—local shops, delivery drivers, and creative entrepreneurs.

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25 May 2020

Think Bright to Thrive not just survive

We proved we’re well and truly a fast food nation recently when drive-throughs started opening…

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Shaf Rasul in front of a collage featuring local Scottish shops, takeaway food bags, and digital delivery icons, with the headline “Bright Minds Will Keep Us Out in Front” displayed prominently

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18 May 2020

Bright Minds Will Keep Us Out in Front

We proved we’re well and truly a fast food nation recently when drive-throughs started opening…

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A digital banner featuring the headline “Next move is shopping’s new normal” with an image showing a closed Debenhams store alongside a “Coming Soon” sign for a Next Beauty Hall.

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11 May 2020

Next move is shopping’s new normal

Prior to lockdown, Debenhams was on a shaky nail. The retailer first collapsed last April,…

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Shaf Rasul with a headline “City is Fired Up by Drive & Ambition” over an image of Glasgow’s skyline with the SEC and delegates entering a conference centre.

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9 May 2020

City is Fired Up by Drive & Ambition

The fact that the Scottish Tourism Recovery Taskforce (STRT) even exists tells you all you…

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A digital banner featuring the headline “Business and society tech the initiative” with an image showing a person working from home on a laptop, surrounded by digital technology symbols like cloud, app, and connectivity icons.

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4 May 2020

Business and society tech the initiative

Like myself, I imagine the vast majority of the Scottish public are getting a little…

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Headline banner featuring “Builders in mayday plea for pay day” overlaid on an image of a construction site with machinery halted, highlighting financial struggles during the COVID-19 crisis.

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27 April 2020

Builders in mayday plea for pay day

The government’s economic response to Coronavirus stepped up a notch last Monday as their Coronavirus…

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Headline banner featuring “Now is the hour to give firm support” overlaid on an image of local shops with “Support Local” signs in windows, reflecting community resilience during the pandemic.

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20 April 2020

Now is the hour to give firm support

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are being felt far and wide. The outbreak and…

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Headline banner featuring “An empty feeling for the high street” overlaid on an image of a deserted high street with shuttered shops, symbolising the impact of the coronavirus crisis on retail.

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8 April 2020

An empty feeling for the high street

Looking back through the years, I’ve often touched on the precarious situation our high street…

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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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Businesses Home in on Office Return

Vital to learn the lessons of lockdown

Think Bright to Thrive not just survive

Bright Minds Will Keep Us Out in Front

Next move is shopping’s new normal

City is Fired Up by Drive & Ambition

Business and society tech the initiative

Builders in mayday plea for pay day

Now is the hour to give firm support

An empty feeling for the high street

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