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Can you help Scotland’s poorest children?
This winter sees the highest cost of living ever for Scots, and children are paying the price.
Across Scotland, they are going without the basics - things most of us take for granted - and the need for help has...
Collaboration brings business lessons to the fore at Steven Bartlett event
Dragon’s Den star, Steven Bartlett, wowed a sold-out audience at Aberdeen’s Music Hall (Tuesday, October 24th) with business lessons and inspirational stories from his rise to fame.
One of the UK’s most recognisable entrepreneurs, Mr Bartlett is host of the...
GES Group Announces Exciting New Business Partnership with Nidec
GES Group is thrilled to announce an important and strategic new business partnership with Nidec, which include their Leroy Somer range of electric motors & gearboxes and Control Techniques for their drives. Nidec - Leroy Somer are listed as...
Empowering Scottish Workplaces: FREE Support for Greener Commutes
Travelknowhow Scotland is pleased to announce its ongoing commitment to supporting Scottish workplaces to encourage more active and sustainable travel. Through their FREE consultancy support, Travelknowhow Scotland aims to drive positive changes in the way businesses approach commuting and...
Provenance Insurance Brokers and John Clark Motor Group Launch John Clark Motor Insurance Services
Provenance Insurance Brokers, a leading independent insurance broker and part of the Benefact Group is delighted to announce a new partnership with John Clark Motor Group to create John Clark Motor Insurance Services.
The Provenance growth strategy is through scale...
Aberlour Children’s Charity scoops UK Large Charity of The Year Award
Scottish Children’s Charity, Aberlour was thrilled to have been awarded the prestigious UK Large Charity of the Year Award at the Third Sector Awards on Friday afternoon at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
The award was made to the...
Should you seek legal advice when starting a business?
Starting a business involves a lot of risk management. Despite often having a strong foundation, many businesses ultimately fail. This can sometimes be due to situations out of our control, such as the pandemic, but legal issues are another...
Search is on to find Scotland’s top apprentices
Nominations are open for the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards in a nationwide search to find Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year.
Organised by Skills Development Scotland, in partnership with employers and learning providers across Scotland, the awards celebrate the vital benefits apprenticeships...
FREE WEBINAR: Get ready for winter by insulating against high energy bills
Date: September 20, 2023 Time: 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Don’t let poor insulation let the heat you’ve paid for go to waste this winter. Join this free webinar from Business Energy Scotland to find out what you can to prepare...
How to calculate your business’s carbon footprint
The climate challenge is a hot topic right now. Scotland has set the ambitious target of becoming net zero by 2045, five years ahead of the rest of the UK. If, collectively, we are going to succeed in that...
Can electronic signatures be used for business?
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, electronic signatures have become increasingly common. Even now that lockdown restrictions are firmly in the rearview mirror, the convenience of signing documents without a physical pen and paper is here to stay.
Under Scots law, electronic...
Navigate the maze of environmental legislation and best practice with NetRegs
The NetRegs website and services provide free, easy-to-understand, first port-of-call guidance to businesses on how to comply with environmental legislation, and what environmental best practice to follow to be the best you can be. The services are provided in...
The importance of an exit strategy
Any business goes through a lifecycle similar to our own. It is ‘born’ and then it grows, possibly experiencing a marriage-like scenario through an amalgamation or takeover. Ultimately though, the business will terminate by one means or another.
Commercial people...
New partnership to offer businesses financial peace of mind
Two professional services specialists have joined forces to offer financial peace of mind to businesses operating across the UK.
ZLX Business Solutions, a leading research and development (R&D) tax credit specialist, and independent financial advisor, Ascot Lloyd, have agreed to...
Social Security Scotland boosts Dundee and Glasgow economies and supports local enterprises
Since being set up in 2018, Social Security Scotland has established itself as a major employer in both Glasgow and Dundee. We currently employ people in over 3500 full time equivalent posts, offering secure employment and adding an estimated...
New specialist service designed to take the stress out of R&D tax credits and claim defences
Following significant changes to the rules surrounding research and development (R&D) tax credits, accountancy firms looking to enhance their R&D tax claim services are now turning to ZLX Business Solutions for specialist support.
With offices in Glasgow and Aberdeen, the...
Scottish manufacturer boost local employment
Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Volvo CE Haulers is recruiting close to 100 industrial and office-based roles as demand for the company’s products continues to increase, following a successful rebrand in September 2021.
Local employment is enjoying a boost from employer...
Social Security Scotland boosts Dundee and Glasgow economies and supports local enterprises
Since being set up in 2018, Social Security Scotland has established itself as a major employer in both Glasgow and Dundee. We currently employ people in over 3500 full time equivalent posts, offering secure employment and adding an estimated...
Wilson Power Solutions Energises First-of-its-Kind Solar PV Farm
Larks Green Solar Farm made history in early May 2023 by becoming the first solar farm project in the UK to directly supply electricity to the transmission network. With its connection to the 400kV Iron Acton substation through a...
FREE TRAVEL PLAN CONSULTANCY EXTENDED FOR SCOTTISH WORKPLACES
Travelknowhow Scotland has announced an extension of its free active and sustainable travel planning consultancy support package.
Following the continued success of Travelknowhow Scotland’s free support package to help increase active and sustainable travel in the workplace, the organisation has...
Help to Grow: Management at Strathclyde Business School
Julie Robertson: Assisting Success
Triple-accredited Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow has been delivering Help to Grow: Management since September 2021. So far, 160 companies have graduated from this 12-week part-time course at the University. Announced in the 2021 Budget, the...
Help to Grow: Management at Strathclyde Business School
Nicky Butler: MyEducation
Triple-accredited Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow has been delivering Help to Grow: Management since September 2021. So far, 160 companies have graduated from this 12-week part-time course at the University. Announced in the 2021 Budget, the programme...
Eco-friendly business: putting Nature on the board
We are all aware of the importance of looking after our planet, but how far are businesses really taking it? One particular business has taken its commitment to being ecologically-friendly a step further than most, and is encouraging other...
UWS Offering Part-Funded Enterprise Support Diploma for Those Working in Business Advisory Roles
The UWS Centre for Continuing Professional Development is offering business support practitioners the opportunity to gain accreditation from SFEDI (the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative), with a part-funded SCQF Level 8 Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support.
Suitable for anyone...
TERCENTENARY TARTAN LAUNCHED ON TARTAN DAY TO HONOUR PIONEERING SCOT ADAM SMITH
To honour the tercentenary of pioneering economist and Scot Adam Smith, a new tartan has been designed by the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School.
Its main thread is University blue to represent the Firth of Forth, where Smith...
Help to Grow: Management at Strathclyde Business School
Carol Deveney: See Change International
Triple-accredited Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow has been delivering Help to Grow: Management since September 2021. So far, 160 companies have graduated from this 12-week part-time course at the University. Announced in the 2021 Budget,...
The powers of commercial Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney (PoA) is the legal authorisation for an individual to act on behalf of another. Most people have heard of domestic PoA, often appointed when an individual is elderly, disabled or unwell, requiring a trusted person to...
Changes to R&D tax credits – what does it mean for Scottish businesses?
The rules around R&D tax credits are changing from April 1st, 2023, and will mean claims made after this date will be subject to higher levels of scrutiny. With only weeks until the deadline, Stephen McCallion, founder and CEO...
Now’s the time to register for All-Energy 2023!
The combination of ‘May’ and ’Glasgow’ means one thing to those involved in renewable energy and low carbon energy – All-Energy, and the co-located Dcarbonise, at Glasgow’s SEC.
This year the duo of events is being held on 10th and...
Business leaders tell Sturgeon that Deposit Return Scheme is ‘destined to fail’
Open letter to the First Minister and those looking to replace her states that pressing ahead with its introduction is ‘reckless’
Scottish Chambers chief executive Liz Cameron said that the roll-out of DRS must be delayed and redesigned in partnership...