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A confident woman standing with arms folded in a business setting, overlaid with the headline “Women can really boss their futures”

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22 February 2021

Women can really boss their futures

The pandemic has been tough on Scottish businesses. Scotland will receive an additional £1.1billion coronavirus…

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Illustration of snow-covered Scottish ski slopes with shuttered ski lifts, a calendar flipping to March, and hopeful tourists watching from behind a fence. Headline reads: “Snow hope without late season help.”

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15 February 2021

Snow hope without late season help

The Scottish winter sports sector could be viewed as a forgotten business victim of the…

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A fishing boat on choppy waters with the headline “Industry is trawling for fish solution” overlaid; netting, crates of seafood, and stormy clouds in the background

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8 February 2021

Industry is trawling for fish solution

With social media discovering a new found love for all things nautical over the last…

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Illustration of Glasgow skyline with a COP26 banner, wind turbines and solar panels in the foreground, and timber-framed homes to the side. Headline reads: “Renewable power would be fair COP.”

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1 February 2021

Renewable power would be fair COP

It was interesting to see Glasgow City Council launch their drive to recruit an army…

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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.”

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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…

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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.”

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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…

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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.”

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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…

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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.”

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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…

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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?”

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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…

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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.”

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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…

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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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Women can really boss their futures

Snow hope without late season help

Industry is trawling for fish solution

Renewable power would be fair COP

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

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