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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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A stylised image of venison steak plated on a rustic wooden table, with the bold headline “We can meat demand with venison plan” overlaid, alongside subtle graphics of deer antlers and supply chain icons.

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6 September 2021

We can meat demand with venison plan

The past weeks have dealt serious blows to the Scottish food industry, with shortages disrupting…

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Banner with “Don’t let any protests be green mess” as the headline, overlaid on an image of Glasgow’s SEC with protest signs and climate slogans visible in the distance.

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30 August 2021

Don’t let any protests be green mess

With just over a month to go until Glasgow hosts COP26, Glasgow City Council has…

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Image of a Scottish tenement with shadowed figures walking beneath a bold headline “Problem of bridging the poverty gap” in large white type, with subtle graphical icons of money, food, and housing in the background.

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23 August 2021

Problem of bridging the poverty gap

It’s easy to say you are going to do something positive. Whether it’s a goal…

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A bold headline reading “Long haul in bid to solve HGV crisis” with a photo backdrop of a supermarket with empty shelves and an HGV truck parked in the background.

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16 August 2021

Long haul in bid to solve HGV crisis

Reports of Army drivers being placed on standby to help with the ongoing HGV driver…

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Image showing locally sourced vegetables, reusable packaging, and ethical branding at a social enterprise store in Scotland.

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2 August 2021

New focus on helping folk and the planet

The last 18 months have made us all take stock of the way we live…

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A deserted Scottish nightclub dancefloor with dimmed lights and a mirror ball, symbolising the pandemic shutdown and calls for reopening.

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26 July 2021

Clubs can’t keep dancin’ in the dark

As our neighbours south of the border cautiously begin to celebrate, or criticise, the removal…

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Edinburgh’s St James Quarter with construction cranes and pedestrians, symbolising urban development and post-pandemic business revival in Scotland.

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19 July 2021

We can build on the roots of a recovery

We have been hearing a lot recently that Scottish businesses are beginning to see positive…

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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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Happy staff = success in any industry

Great to see shows back centre stage

Hustles have helped us to be creative

We can meat demand with venison plan

Don’t let any protests be green mess

Problem of bridging the poverty gap

Long haul in bid to solve HGV crisis

Clubs can’t keep dancin’ in the dark

We can build on the roots of a recovery

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