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The Scottish Export Index (formally Scottish Export Awards) is returning for the first time since 2018, in recognition of the continued success of Scotland’s exporters on the world stage, which is believed to account for £87.1bn worth of exports globally. Run by business support services provider UMi, the awards garnered over 150 nominations from companies

Broadband boss Brendan Dick (pictured above) has been awarded the OBE for services to Telecommunications and to Business in Scotland in King Charles’ first Honours list. The Edinburgh-based business veteran was director of BT in Scotland from 2006-18 and chaired the Openreach Scotland Board from 2018-21, following the digital network’s legal separation from its parent BT Group.

Scotland’s first community-based energy education centre has appointed training experts Ian and Carolynn Edgeworth as it strengthens its bid to be at the forefront of the energy revolution. The husband-and-wife team will spearhead delivery of the Energy Training Academy’s comprehensive range of programmes and workshops at the purpose-built facility in Edinburgh. Ian takes up the

Shehzad Ashaq (pictured above), corporate tax director at Accountants and Business Advisers Wylie & Bisset has won the Rising Star in Business category at the 15th Scottish Asian & Business Awards 2022. The awards which were held at the Marriot Hotel in Glasgow on the 19th of December recognise a wide range of achievements from