Annan based solutions business has this month donated 100,000 items of PPE to care homes, nurseries and charities in Dumfries and Galloway. Eco Group delivered the disposable aprons to 14 local businesses and organisations across the region as a thank you for their hard work during the pandemic. A total of eight care homes, four […]
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A nationwide survey has revealed that 40% of Scottish office workers are prevented from taking annual leave, with their requests frequently rejected due to staff shortages, a new nationwide survey has revealed. The Annual Leave Allowances survey, from Just Eat for Business, reveals how office workers utilise annual leave allowance, how their employer promotes holiday
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A scheme to create an international rail cluster of excellence in Scotland has been extended following the success of the first phase. Scottish Enterprise has again appointed Scottish Engineering to continue connecting more Scottish businesses with train manufacturers, contractors, academics and research centres. A total of 530 organisations signed up in the initial phase of
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Having already invested £20 million into over 500 businesses with entrepreneurial potential, the Scottish EDGE Awards open for submissions this week for what will be its 20th round of funding in the last eight years. Expanding on last year’s awards, which saw 40 early-stage businesses receive a total of £1.65 million, the 20th round will
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IT experts Mode Solutions have concluded, that on average, a quarter of workers in the UK’s top hybrid and remote working industries are underserved in their home internet requirements. Mode’s analysis of Ofcom’s Connected Nations Open Data helped to determine the viability of a fully remote workforce in industries offering greater flexibility. The need for
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Glasgow-based KC Group Shipping has establishes its exclusive China Xpress freight route, which will reduce transit times by almost a half and will carry up to 1600 shipping containers from Chinese ports direct to Greenock. The same volume of containers will be shipped in return from Greenock to China. It aims to address the supply
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Last term four Scottish schools and 850 pupils have successfully completed the ground-breaking Gen+ programme which is now set to be introduced to thousands more students across the country. The secondary schools that took part in the pilot programme were Barrhead High in East Renfrewshire, Lourdes Secondary in Glasgow, Morgan Academy in Dundee and The
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Small businesses founded at Scottish universities accounted for the highest number of equity investment deals to UK spinouts last year, according to new figures released by the British Business Bank. Of the 211 equity deals involving spinouts across the UK during 2021, 44 (21% of the total) came from Scottish academic institutions, the highest figure
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One in five businesses in Scotland were started because founders were jealous of their former boss, according to new research, with entrepreneurs desperate to experience the freedom of their own business. Start My Business, a business launchpad platform, commissioned the polling of 500 UK SME owners and senior decision makers, via Censuswide, to observe what
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For the Image from L to R: Caryn Gibson, Angie De Vos and Marieam Adghaim A new collaboration aimed at reskilling and upskilling hundreds of local women, while filling local labour shortages, has been announced in Dundee. By teaming up with Women’s Business Station as an Empowerment Partner, Dundee and Angus College will deliver training
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