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A student in a university dorm with a laptop, socially distanced floor stickers, and a welcome pack, symbolising a pandemic-era freshers' week.

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14 September 2020

Freshers Will Face Social Pressures

As I touched on in my last column, the last couple of months haven’t been…

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A young person sitting at a desk with a closed laptop and CV in hand, symbolising uncertainty about job prospects

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7 September 2020

Nation Can’t Afford ‘Lost Generation’

Whilst science points to young people both being less susceptible to Coronavirus and having a…

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31 August 2020

Meal Deals Have Been a Real Breadwinner

Today officially marks the end of the triumphant ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme launched…

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Illustration of green sprouts breaking through pavement, symbolising eco recovery

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24 August 2020

I’m Loving Our Green Shoots of Recovery

Normality is slowly creeping its way back into our lives and we’re starting to take…

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Dog with donation bucket and charity fundraising signage

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17 August 2020

Smart Move to Hound for Pounds

Like many Scottish businesses, our charities have found themselves under the huge strain of the…

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Retail worker wearing a mask behind a till, with the headline “Vital That We Help Workers on Shop Floor”

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10 August 2020

Vital That We Help Workers on Shop Floor

The outbreak of Covid-19 has affected us all – so much so, that experts believe…

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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 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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Freshers Will Face Social Pressures

Nation Can’t Afford ‘Lost Generation’

Meal Deals Have Been a Real Breadwinner

I’m Loving Our Green Shoots of Recovery

Smart Move to Hound for Pounds

Vital That We Help Workers on Shop Floor

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

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