Two Glasgow-based entrepreneurs are looking to bring world cinema to Scotland and the wider UK, after buying the rights to two critically acclaimed international films in their first distribution deals. After securing an initial seed investment, Graham Fulton and Jen Davies set up Conic earlier this year, spotting a gap in the market in Scotland
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Sean Buchan, Mark Houghton, Kevin Davidson & Michael Diamond Norman Broadbent Group, the UK’s oldest executive search firm, is setting its sights on growth in Scotland with the opening of its first offices north of the border. The launch of London headquartered Norman Broadbent Group in Scotland marks the arrival of a well-established executive search
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Edinburgh Napier University hosted a unique graduation ceremony this week for a group of students who successfully completed ENABLE’s Breaking Barriers programme. The ground-breaking initiative, established by ENABLE in 2018, empowers young people who have a learning disability to access university life whilst being fully supported to thrive. Students can undertake work experience opportunities with
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Shepherd Chartered Surveyors is marketing a hot food takeaway with scope for business development in Ayr for sale or lease. Fitted to a modern standard, the premises are located on Crown Street in the North Harbour district of Ayr close by Main Street in a busy commercial location with housing in the wider locality. The
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Pernod Ricard, owner of Scotch whisky firm Chivas Brothers, has reported a 22 per cent rise in reported first quarter sales to €3.3 billion, driven by growth in its key US, Chinese, Indian and travel retail markets despite “challenging and volatile” trading conditions. Alexandre Ricard (pictured above), the chairman and chief executive of the Paris-based drinks
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Business leaders say the Scottish and UK governments must make it clear how companies will be supported through the upcoming recession. The latest findings from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s (SCC) leading business survey showed organisations were fighting increased costs, inflationary pressure and “misjudged” policies by the UK Government. The SCC’s quarterly economic indicator survey,
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Peter Vardy, the Scotland wide motor retail group, has been presented with the Retailer of the Year award for large scale retailers at the national Auto Trader Retailer Awards 2022. The Motherwell-headquartered group has beaten competition from around 13,500 UK automotive retailers to receive the Retailer of the Year award for retailers with over 100
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Scottish Business Week 2022 took place virtually last week, with more than 1,200 sign-ups from business owners and aspiring businesspeople around the country. The free event, delivered by Business Gateway and its national support partners including Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, and sponsored by British Business Bank,
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Miller Homes is holding a second community consultation on its proposals for a residential-led development in Kinross. Located in a sustainable and accessible location (by virtue of its close proximity to shops, services and schools, which are within walking distance), the development has the potential to bring significant benefits to the existing local community. If
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An equivalent MOT system for homes could help Scotland to achieve zero carbon goals and save energy, according to one of Scotland’s leading architects and former president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). Speaking ahead of BE-ST Fest, an industry summit taking place on the 25th of October focused on zero carbon
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