L-R: Sharon McLellan & Russell Wardrop Kissing with Confidence, a Glasgow-based specialist training company owned by husband-and-wife team Russell Wardrop and Sharon McLellan is to launch a new business development app in a bid to help companies achieve their sales goals. The app is called RainTruffle and it launched on Valentine’s Day. This represents a […]
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Some of Scotland’s finest produce were globally showcased at a World Expo 2020 reception held in Dubai on the 15 February organised by Scottish Development International (SDI). Scotland’s Food and Drink VIP Reception and Showcase will highlight the country’s world-renowned food and drink sector to an international audience and provide export opportunities for Scottish firms
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Portakabin (Scotland) is targeting continued growth across the public and private sectors with the appointment of a new Divisional Managing Director. Rory Robertson, who previously headed up the company’s enterprise project management office, takes up the post in Scotland as Portakabin marks its 60th anniversary. Rory said: “We are extremely proud to serve the thriving
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Campervan converters in East Lothian have racked up more than one million YouTube views on its informative and tutorial videos from enthusiasts around the world. Since uploading its first video to the platform in 2017, VW accredited Jerba Campervans has accumulated a cult-like following, with more than 5,000 subscribers to the channel, from as far
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Scottish brewer Vault City Brewing has become the first commercial brewery in the UK to adopt a four-day working week. The Edinburgh-based brewer – famous for creating modern and innovative sour beers with flavours including Iron Brew, Cloudy Lemonade and Rhubarb and Custard – has made the move permanent across its brewery, bar and office sites
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A massive shortfall of candidates and pressure to significantly increase salaries and perks makes grim reading for financial services sector businesses in Scotland, according to a new report. An exodus of international staff due to Brexit, Covid-related career changing and the climate crisis are the main factors which have caused huge employment gaps in certain
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With more than two million people having missed the normal self-assessment tax return deadline, Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has stressed the importance of urgent tax return filing and good record-keeping going forward as tax filing accounts is set to become more burdensome in forthcoming years. The firm’s tax partner Catherine McManus (pictured above) said
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Port Glasgow based McLaren Packaging, a specialist supplier to the Scotch Whisky industry, has invested £150,000 in a carbon offsetting project in Argyllshire as part of its aim to deliver a sustainable business that has minimal impact on the environment and a positive impact on the communities within which it operates. Managed by Forest Carbon,
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L-R: Simon Patterson, Dave Hughes, Katie Fergus. Simon Patterson has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Novosound, joining from Innospection in Aberdeen to drive the remote sensor specialist’s UK and international growth strategy. An MSc graduate in materials chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, Patterson has spent the last decade working in senior commercial roles at
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Almost a third of Scottish businesses say increased homeworking will be “permanent” following the First Minister’s announcement that hybrid working would become official guidance. Nicola Sturgeon said on January 25 that businesses should investigate a “hybrid” approach – working part of the week in the office and part at home – as the country bounces
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