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Scottish countryside with family enjoying a staycation, overlaid with the title “Staycations Can Give Us All a Break”

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3 August 2020

Staycations Can Give Us All a Break

If you had asked any of us at the start of the year whether a…

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A stylised map of Scotland with highlighted regions receiving funding, overlaid with title “Funding Can Light a Flame for Growth”

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27 July 2020

Funding Can Light a Flame for Growth

Further regional growth deals have been agreed and announced recently, with £90 million of funding…

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Shaf Rasul stands beside VAT signage and a graphic showing price drops at hospitality venues, overlaid with the headline: “Rishi Hopes Take VAT Is a Smash Hit”

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20 July 2020

Rishi Hopes Take VAT Is a Smash Hit

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a whole raft of new measures in his summer statement in…

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Shaf Rasul against a backdrop of reopening shopping centres, ‘To Let’ signs, and socially distanced queues, with bold headline text: “Opening Up Puts Dent in the Rent Bill”

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13 July 2020

Opening Up Puts Dent in the Rent Bill

Many commercial landlords in Scotland will feel relieved as retail tenants start to reopen. From…

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Shaf Rasul with high street imagery, Primark queues, and the headline “Bold Moves Against Covid Fightback” overlaying scenes of retail recovery

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6 July 2020

Bold Moves Against Covid Fightback

After three months of lockdown, it seemed ‘P’ was for ‘Primark’ and not ‘Pandemic’ last…

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Shaf Rasul in front of a stage curtain backdrop with theatrical masks, spotlights, and bold text reading “Arts Need a Starring Role in the Future”

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29 June 2020

Arts Need a Starring Role in the Future

It’s sure starting to feel as if lockdown is truly beginning to end. With ball…

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Shaf Rasul in front of bold text reading “Businesses Must Invest in Equality”, with visuals of protest signs, diversity in the workplace, and inclusion icons

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15 June 2020

Businesses Must Invest in Equality

The death of George Floyd in America has resulted in a huge wave of grief…

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Shaf Rasul in front of a city skyline with office buildings, overlaid with the headline “Businesses Home in on Office Return” and visual cues of remote working and social distancing.

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8 June 2020

Businesses Home in on Office Return

Looking back, I can see that a seismic shift in the way we go about…

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A digital banner featuring the headline “Vital to learn the lessons of lockdown” with an image of classrooms, teachers, and digital learning icons representing the education sector adapting to Covid-19.

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1 June 2020

Vital to learn the lessons of lockdown

Now eleven weeks into lockdown, the isolation, school and venue closures and the ways we’ve…

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A digital banner featuring the headline “Think Bright to Thrive not just survive” with an image of small businesses adapting during Covid-19—local shops, delivery drivers, and creative entrepreneurs.

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25 May 2020

Think Bright to Thrive not just survive

We proved we’re well and truly a fast food nation recently when drive-throughs started opening…

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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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Staycations Can Give Us All a Break

Funding Can Light a Flame for Growth

Rishi Hopes Take VAT Is a Smash Hit

Opening Up Puts Dent in the Rent Bill

Bold Moves Against Covid Fightback

Arts Need a Starring Role in the Future

Businesses Must Invest in Equality

Businesses Home in on Office Return

Vital to learn the lessons of lockdown

Think Bright to Thrive not just survive

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