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Split-image showing a raw red steak on the left and a plant-based burger on the right, with bold white text reading "Red Meat in Retreat? Farmers Scale Back as Plant-Based Alternatives Surge."

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4 July 2022

Red Meat in Retreat? Farmers Scale Back as Plant-Based Alternatives Surge

Scotland is lucky to have soil that’s diverse enough to grow a variety of different…

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A large DFDS Seaways ferry docked at port under a lightly clouded sky. Bold white text on the right reads: "Scotland’s Sea Link to Europe Returns – Ferry Route Set to Relaunch from Rosyth."

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27 June 2022

Scotland’s Sea Link to Europe Returns: Ferry Route Set to Relaunch from Rosyth

It has been announced that the ferry route between Scotland and mainland Europe could be…

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20 June 2022

Digital Surge: One in 10 Scottish Jobs Now in Tech as Sector Soars

It was positive to see that unemployment in Scotland is still at a record low,…

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A composite image showing a picturesque coastal village in the Scottish Highlands beside a modern office setting where a smiling businesswoman works at a laptop. Bold white text on a black overlay reads: "North of Scotland Leads in Business Resilience Amid National Challenges."

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13 June 2022

North of Scotland Leads in Business Resilience Amid National Challenges

Resilience is a word that keeps popping up on business news websites this year. And…

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A distressed small business owner checking finances on a laptop in a modest office setting. Headline text reads: “This Financial Crisis Could Leave Firms With No Wiggle Room Left”.

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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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Shaf Rasul smiling beside a repurposed airplane galley setup with tools and solar panels in the background. Banner headline reads: “Blue-Sky Thinking Will Help Idea Take Off”.

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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”.

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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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Shaf Rasul alongside whisky barrels with headline text “Let’s All Toast Boost to Our National Drink”.

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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 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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Red Meat in Retreat? Farmers Scale Back as Plant-Based Alternatives Surge

Digital Surge: One in 10 Scottish Jobs Now in Tech as Sector Soars

North of Scotland Leads in Business Resilience Amid National Challenges

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

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