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A desolate town centre with shuttered shopfronts under grey skies, overlaid with bold white text reading “TROUBLE IN STORE IF TOWN CENTRES DIE.”

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18 September 2023

Trouble in store if town centres die

Close your eyes and imagine your local town centre. What do you see? Do you…

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Headline graphic featuring a red “For Rent” sign crossed out next to a stylised Airbnb-style flat, paired with text reading “House About We Ditch This Licence to Kill Short-Term Lets”.

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11 September 2023

House About We Ditch This Licence to Kill Short-Term Lets

Being involved within the property sector, I’ve kept a close eye on new legislation due…

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Banner image featuring a whisky distillery backdrop with bold text reading “Women Have to Feel Safe Working in Our Whisky Businesses”, with female workers in the background symbolising diversity and inclusion.

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4 September 2023

Women Have to Feel Safe Working in Our Whisky Businesses

Scotland’s whisky industry received some sobering news after the first-ever global survey of women working…

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28 August 2023

Hi-tech Grub Has Tasty Future

Scotland’s food industry is one of the country’s largest industry sectors, continuing to grow thanks…

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Hands typing on a laptop with digital icons in the background and the headline "IT Critical to Tech Care of Digital Skills Job Training" overlaid in bold text.

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22 August 2023

It critical to tech care of digital skills job training

I was shocked when I heard about the recent collapse of CodeClan. Founded in 2015,…

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Professional cyclists race through a crowded city street in Scotland during the UCI World Championships, with cheering spectators and historic buildings in the background. A bold headline reads: "Cycle bash boost is a racing cert."

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14 August 2023

Cycle bash boost is a racing cert

The UCI World Championships rolled into Scotland recently and it was a sight to behold…

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A panoramic view of Stirling, Scotland featuring a blend of historic and modern buildings with the bold white headline “CITY’S NOW SHOWING ITS STIR QUALITY” superimposed over a blue sky.

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7 August 2023

City’s now showing its Stir quality

Whether it's global enterprises or industry-leading organisations, Scotland is no stranger to housing major corporate…

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A banner image featuring a welcoming Scottish hotel façade with a “Hotel Sector Checks In for a Comfy Stay” headline, possibly overlaid with tourist imagery or summer scenery.

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31 July 2023

Hotel sector checks in for a comfy stay

With the school summer holidays in full swing and Scottish holidaymakers looking for somewhere to…

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Split image showing a green hydrogen plant on one side and a nuclear small modular reactor on the other, representing Scotland’s energy dilemma.

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24 July 2023

Not Planning for a Greener Future Just Fuelish

It was fascinating to see the recently announced plans from the UK government – investing…

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A hopeful Scottish entrepreneur holds a lightbulb in one hand and a signed Start-up Loan document in the other, standing confidently outside a small shop with a “New Business” sign.

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17 July 2023

Why loan boost’s just the start-up

In an incredible triumph for Scotland's business sector, the Start-up Loans Scheme has unleashed a…

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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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Trouble in store if town centres die

House About We Ditch This Licence to Kill Short-Term Lets

Women Have to Feel Safe Working in Our Whisky Businesses

Hi-tech Grub Has Tasty Future

It critical to tech care of digital skills job training

Cycle bash boost is a racing cert

City’s now showing its Stir quality

Hotel sector checks in for a comfy stay

Not Planning for a Greener Future Just Fuelish

Why loan boost’s just the start-up

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