National Apprenticeship Week 4th – 8th March 2019
The 12th annual National Apprenticeship Week - is set to take place in March 2019.
This annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships will bring the whole apprenticeship community together to celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on...
Association of Scottish Businesswomen Awards winners
The Association of Scottish Businesswomen hosted their National Business Awards at the Apex City Quay Hotel in Dundee.
Visiting ASB members were given the opportunity to make the most of the trip to the City...
Award-winning businesswoman shines in Dunbartonshire
Women-owned businesses are now responsible for creating 231k Scottish jobs and contribute an estimated £8.8bn GVA to the Scottish economy. If women were to set up businesses at the same rate as men, this...
Climate change is on the business agenda now
Climate change is no longer just a concern for a few ‘green’ businesses. It’s on the agenda in the boardrooms of most of Scotland’s largest companies.
We know this because of a recent poll we...
CalMac encourages new awareness of wildlife
Over the summer volunteers on CalMac ferries spotted more than 500 marine mammals across the west coast as part of the company’s Marine Awareness Programme.
The Awareness Programme has involved a total of 14 conservation...
Ready for the electric revolution
Frank Mitchell CEO,
SP Energy Networks
Sweden has just opened its first electric road, and while it might look like a real-life Scalextric set, it means battery-powered vehicles can charge on the go. In India there are...
Skills shortages – don’t be caught short
We all realise how challenging life can be these days. When it comes to work, we have a never ending onslaught of emails all demanding our swift attention. We quickly forget all the grand...
Take the fundamental first step to becoming GDPRsafe
GDPR Discovery is a complete, automated software platform to support GDPR compliance at its most fundamental level.
Microtech GDPR software has the power to redact personal identifiable information at the click of a button and...
GDPR is here to stay – are you compliant?
GDPR Day - 25th May 2018 - has been and gone. Across the country, countless hours were spent preparing for the new regulation – writing privacy notices, amending procedures, conducting data audits. But what...
Scotland and Ireland’s Gaeltacht Areas to benefit from reciprocal Trade Offices
Businesses to benefit from a new alliance created between Scotland and Ireland’s Gaeltacht Areas as part of a recent Business Trade Visit.
Led by West Lothian Chamber of Commerce and facilitated by Scottish Chambers of Commerce...