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Image of protest signs, overflowing bins on Glasgow streets, and a worried commuter on a train platform, overlaid with the words “Strike Calls Are Taxing for Us All”.

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15 November 2021

Strike calls are taxing for us all

Experts are warning of a ‘winter of discontent’ in Scotland in the coming months as…

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A split-screen image showing world leaders asleep at a summit and Greta Thunberg rallying protestors in Glasgow during COP26, with social media icons overlayed.

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8 November 2021

Social media is bad snooze for leaders

COP26 is well and truly underway with the first week now complete and with the…

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An image of whisky barrels aging in a Scottish distillery with a rising thermometer overlay, symbolising climate change threats to the industry.

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1 November 2021

Heat’s on for barley aid to save whisky

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aka COP26, kicked off in Glasgow yesterday. The…

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A frustrated nightclub bouncer holds up a phone displaying the COVID passport app, with a glitch warning. Background shows a lively Scottish venue queue under neon lights.

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25 October 2021

Clubs are so un’appy with passports

It can be hard to keep up with ever-changing legislation and last week was no…

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Illustration of a rocket launching over a Scottish landscape at dusk, with stars above and the headline “We’re boldly reaching out for the stars” overlayed.

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18 October 2021

We’re boldly reaching out for the stars

With more and more growing sectors emerging due to the rise of technology that was…

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Hospitality workers smiling at a team event outdoors, with the headline “Restaurant staff must be served well” overlaid across a warm autumnal background

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11 October 2021

Restaurant staff must be served well

As we all know, hospitality businesses have been hit hard over the last 17 months…

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A collage of futuristic tech imagery including AI icons, digital heart monitoring tools, and cloud symbols, with the headline “Scotland is teaching the right steps” overlaid boldly in centre.

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4 October 2021

Scotland is teaching the right steps

Scotland has been dubbed a ‘tech hotspot’ as recent reports reveal demand for jobs is…

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Business team standing in a modern office, smiling and relaxed, with the headline “Happy staff = success in any industry” boldly overlaid across the top.

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27 September 2021

Happy staff = success in any industry

You’ll recall the backlash that Brewdog faced following 70 plus staff members signing an open…

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Crowds enjoying live music at a Scottish festival with stage lights beaming and the headline “Great to see shows back centre stage” in bold overlay.

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20 September 2021

Great to see shows back centre stage

Recent weeks have witnessed the return of live events and entertainment in Scotland, and what…

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A creative collage showing home-based side hustle activities like candle-making, home cooking, and jewellery crafting, with the headline “Hustles have helped us to be creative” in bold typeface.

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13 September 2021

Hustles have helped us to be creative

When it comes to economic decline sometimes one person’s trash is another’s treasure. Economists use…

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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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Strike calls are taxing for us all

Social media is bad snooze for leaders

Heat’s on for barley aid to save whisky

Clubs are so un’appy with passports

We’re boldly reaching out for the stars

Restaurant staff must be served well

Scotland is teaching the right steps

Happy staff = success in any industry

Great to see shows back centre stage

Hustles have helped us to be creative

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