On the second anniversary of the first UK lockdown, analysis of economic vitality across major UK cities shows that Glasgow has proved most resilient in the face of the pandemic. The Evaluate|Locate economic vitality index shows that since the start of the first lockdown – March 23rd 2020 – Glasgow’s rating has risen by 12.2%. […]
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Scotland is home to more micro-business owners over the age of 55 than anywhere else in the country. GoDaddy analysis of 2.3 million micro-business owners in the UK, alongside research into correlations with data from the Office for National Statistics and the UK Household Longitudinal Study, led by Professor George Saridakis from Kent Business School.
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A new study has revealed that the Orkney Islands are the best area in Scotland to own an electric car. The study by car usership experts CarGuide.co.uk analysed the number of electric car charging points on Zap Map and ONS data to establish which local authority in Scotland has the highest number of charging points per
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A study by A-Plan Insurance has discovered the safest areas and most common type of crime in each local authority in Scotland. The study analysed Gov.Scot data on the number and type of crimes committed between 2020 and 2021. Orkney Islands have the lowest rate of crimes over the past year of 143.8 per 10,000 people,
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Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen are among the cities that offer residents the most expensive night out in the UK while Dundee takes the top spot for being the cheapest city. The research by IndeJuice analysed data on the most populated areas in the UK on Expatistan to find where people can enjoy a night out at
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New research has revealed that Glasgow is the place in Scotland’s most exposed to online shopping scams. The study by leading chargeback firm and online scam specialists Payback Ltd analysed ONS data on how much different age groups shop online, and the age of the population in all 32 Scottish councils to pinpoint the area
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Scotland’s leading company creation and enterprise programme for the university sector Converge has launched a month of female focused workshops including two ‘Conversations for the Curious’ events in partnership with Women in Enterprise Scotland (WES). The online events, starting next week, have been specifically designed to encourage Scotland’s future and current female entrepreneurs to develop
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Scottish organisations and employees are embracing hybrid work more than anywhere else in the UK, according to a Virgin Media O2 Business study with the Centre for Economics and Business Research. On average, Scottish employees want to work 2.8 days a week from home, a rise of 254% compared with before the pandemic. The UK
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Businesses in Scotland are being urged to withdraw from trading with Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine. Finance and Economy Secretary Kate Forbes (pictured above) has asked companies to take “economic action” by reviewing operations for links and connections to Russia and severing them. In an open letter to the business community, Ms Forbes has
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Aberdeen is one of the cities that were least transparent when displaying salaries for job vacancies with only 51%. This was followed by Derry (56%) and Belfast at (57%). This comes from new data by Meetingo who analysed 100,000 UK jobs advertised on the job site Indeed.com, in order to ascertain the transparency of the
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