My Column Archives - Page 24 of 47

Graphic showing a split between a laptop displaying a grocery site and a quiet high street shopfront with ‘Closing Down’ signage, symbolizing the shift from physical to online retail. Headline reads: “Online shop may be goodbye to stores.”

My Column

25 January 2021

Online shop may be goodbye to stores

I’m sure most of us can agree that the way we shop has changed to…

Umaradmin

Love0

A bright garden patio scene with modern outdoor furniture and a pizza oven, symbolizing booming demand for garden products during lockdown. Headline reads: “We need to keep it rosy in the garden.”

My Column

18 January 2021

We need to keep it rosy in the garden

If we can cast our minds back to May and June of 2020, there was…

Umaradmin

Love0

A shuttered high street shop with a government support poster in the window, alongside an open laptop displaying a digital grant form. Headline reads: “Fair share is way to keep firms open.”

My Column

11 January 2021

Fair share is way to keep firms open

We knew 2021 would bring with it new restrictions and a continued strain on businesses…

Umaradmin

Love0

A modern Scottish housing development surrounded by greenery, with a hopeful sunrise and construction cranes in the background. Text overlay reads: “Building on green shoots of a recovery.”

My Column

21 December 2020

Building on green shoots of a recovery

If we cast our minds back to March, when the suggestion of a lockdown seemed…

Umaradmin

Love0

A cheerful desk calendar flipped to “Thursday,” with festive lights and a laptop showing “2021 goals” in the background. Headline reads “Is a switch to TGI Thursday 2021 vision?”

My Column

14 December 2020

Is a switch to TGI Thursday 2021 vision?

As we slowly crawl towards the tail end of what has certainly been an eventful…

Umaradmin

Love0

An image showing a near-empty train platform with a “Reduced Service” notice, next to a cyclist commuting through a busy urban street. Headline text reads “Travel fight to stay on right track.”

My Column

7 December 2020

Travel fight to stay on right track

Back in January, Scotrail had introduced another price hike across many of its routes, whilst…

Umaradmin

Love0

Festive TV screen showing classic Christmas ads, including a cartoon goat, family dinner, and charity heart merchandise, surrounded by wrapped gifts and twinkling lights. Headline text reads “All ads up to good sales at Christmas.”

My Column

23 November 2020

All ads up to good sales at Christmas

Last week, saw the moment of the year everyone in the nation looks forward to…

Umaradmin

Love0

Santa in a mask using a laptop, surrounded by Christmas lights and digital icons, with headline text “Smart move to keep spirit of Christmas” displayed boldly.

My Column

16 November 2020

Smart move to keep spirit of Christmas

With the breakthrough news of a COVID-19 vaccine surfacing, it gives the nation and the…

Umaradmin

Love0

A cheerful entrepreneur with a pizza oven in their garden, next to text reading “Takeaway positives of pandemic” in bold, against a backdrop of takeaway boxes and digital startup icons.

My Column

9 November 2020

Takeaway positives of pandemic

The news seems to be full of doom and gloom at the moment, especially when…

Umaradmin

Love0

A headline reading "I reckon tiers are worth it in hospitality" overlaid on an image of a closed pub with tier level posters in the window and empty chairs stacked inside.

My Column

2 November 2020

I reckon tiers are worth it in hospitality

Time with friends and extended family is something we have all been missing. Restrictions on…

Umaradmin

Love0

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.

My Column466

Online shop may be goodbye to stores

We need to keep it rosy in the garden

Fair share is way to keep firms open

Building on green shoots of a recovery

Is a switch to TGI Thursday 2021 vision?

Travel fight to stay on right track

All ads up to good sales at Christmas

Smart move to keep spirit of Christmas

Takeaway positives of pandemic

I reckon tiers are worth it in hospitality

QUICK LINKS

FOLLOW SHAF