A Dundee woman is on a mission to motivate women in hard-to-reach audiences, including BAME communities, who suffer from hardship and disadvantage but aspire to be in a better situation. Fatima Ramzan (pictured above) who, for the past 25 years has worked in community-led projects and played a pivotal role in the success of Dundee […]
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Scottish footfall decreased by 16.2% in January, compared with two years earlier. However that is a 6.6% improvement on December. The latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and Sensormatic IQ data also showed that shopping centre footfall fell by 36.6% in January across Scotland, down from a decline of 31.9% in December. In January, footfall in
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Two independent Scottish companies have come together to speed up the development of medicines, vaccines, and key ingredients for reducing antibiotic resistance. Dundee-based life sciences firm Cellexus has partnered with Livingston-based electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company CB Technology who will produce a precision electronic controller unit for Cellexus’ CellMaker bioreactor. The bioreactor can be used
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Scotland’s most awarded butcher has turned down a lucrative approach from a major UK supermarket chain to instead supply direct to its own fast growing consumer base plus the independent sector. Family-owned butcher McCaskie’s from Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, has opted to supply and support like-minded small to medium size businesses including retailers, restaurants, hotels and
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One of the fastest growing companies operating in the UK’s commercial space sector AstroAgency has landed a contract with the UK Space Agency to support the next generation of space businesses and entrepreneurs. The partnership is part of the UK Space Agency Accelerator and Business Support Programme to support the growth of the space sector
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A Leeds-based alternative funding firm has opened its first Scottish office and appointed a new member of staff to lead it. Based in Edinburgh this new office will be run by Brian Machray (pictured above) who joined Reward Finance Group from Allied Irish Bank, where he headed up a division specialising in finance for manufacturing
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The most ambitious Passivhaus affordable housing programme in Scotland is underway in Midlothian. Midlothian Council is paving the way by building 182 green council homes of the future. All of them will meet the demanding energy-efficient building ‘Passivhaus’ standard. Cabinet Member for Housing Cllr Stephen Curran (Pictured above on the left) said: “I am very
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Scotland is missing an opportunity to become a leader in the rapidly growing field of ethical investment due to an unprepared workforce and a lack of clarity around regulation. That is the view of two key figures within the country’s financial sector, Betsy Williamson, Managing Director of specialist recruiters Core-Asset Consulting and Jamie Mariani (pictured
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Investing Women Angels (IWA) has restructured its leadership team ahead of launching a new IW AccelerateHER fund for female-founded companies in Scotland. IWA has collaborated with the Scottish National Investment Bank to develop the fund concept and plans during 2022. The fund aims to provide finance to support the growth of Scottish female-led businesses, supporting
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Energy management and storage technology firm Verlume has received £2.5 million to help accelerate its growth plans. The investment was led by Par Equity and joined by existing investors Orchard Venture Capital and Scottish Enterprise. Aberdeen-based Verlume offers a range of products and services across the underwater, offshore and onshore sectors, helping clients to decarbonise
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