New Digital Entrepreneur in Residence for Stirling Management School
The University of Stirling Management School (SMS) has appointed its first Digital Entrepreneur in Residence to help students and staff prepare for ‘Industry 4.0’.
Business engagement advisor and Stirling graduate, Joe Little, will help ensure...
RESEARCH IDENTIFIES KEY REASONS FOR SCOTLAND’S BELOW AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY AND HOW IT COULD BE...
A digital technology skills gap, low rate of business start-ups and adoption of technologies, and low proportion of businesses that export are some of the key factors contributing to Scotland’s slowdown in productivity. Innovation...
Dealmaking and diversity double for leading law firm
Independent commercial law firm Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards - and winner of a UK-wide diversity award for its...
CMS creates Head of Renewables role as business responds to demand for green technologies
Commercial Maintenance Services (CMS) UK Ltd has appointed Adam Bartle to the newly created position of Head of Renewables as it looks to grow its energy saving and carbon reduction services.
Experienced in the commercial...
SCHOOLS’ NEW RESOURCE GIVES INSIGHTS INTO FUTURE CAREERS IN CLIMATE FINANCE
When we think about jobs that save the planet, we rarely think about the financial sector as leading the way.
However, a new schools’ initiative from the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School is...
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY RIFE AMONG DOCTORS DURING FIRST AND SECOND WAVE OF COVID PANDEMIC
High levels of anxiety and depression among medical doctors have been recorded in a new cross-country study that finds Italian doctors most likely to have experienced mental health symptoms during the pandemic.
The study, published...
Lack of cross-border investing by Business Angels harmful to innovation
The EU lags behind both the US and China in its number of high growth entrepreneurial firms (HGFs). These firms play a critical role in economic development as sources of innovation, investment and employment¹.
New...
Law firm becomes Scotland’s first “Menopause Friendly” workplace
Leading independent commercial law firm Burness Paull has become the first accredited “Menopause Friendly” employer in Scotland - as well as becoming the first law firm in the UK to achieve the status.
Assessment is...
Step up climate change adaptation efforts or face huge disruption: UN report
Estimated adaptation costs in developing countries are five to ten times greater than current public adaptation finance flows
Fewer than one third of 66 countries funded COVID-19 recovery measures to address climate risks
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An optimistic outlook – but can we deliver?
High confidence and growth in Scottish business activity were reported in two recent economic studies.
This month saw the publication of the ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM): Scotland for Q3 2021 and the Royal Bank...