Enterprise Nation recently urged the Government to prioritise SME export support in the Autumn Budget on November 26th. As part of an ambitious package of recommendations to support small business to start and scale in the UK, the business group says an urgent boost to SME export capacity now is vital to ensure home-grown […]
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A six-strong team from Holmes Mackillop Solicitors has completed the Kelpies Challenge – a one-of-a-kind 1.5-hour assault course set high within the iconic heads of the world-famous Kelpies to raise £2800 for St Vincents Hospice. Last month saw Carole Johnston, Mark Joseph, Hannah McKay, Ellie MacDonald, Sam Hamilton and Abbie Watt embark on an
The government is taking a major step towards reforming Britain’s railways, with new legislation to establish Great British Railways (GBR) being introduced to Parliament. The Railways Bill will create a publicly owned organisation responsible for overseeing both passenger services and rail infrastructure. Bringing together track and train under one guide, GBR will simplify management
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Judging is underway for this year’s Business Excellence Awards run by the West Lothian Chamber of Commerce. The final nominations came in last week, with the winners announced at a gala dinner at the Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel, Uphall, on Friday, 28th of November. Recognised as West Lothian’s premier business awards, they showcase organisations
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Leading responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), is shining a spotlight on Dundee’s creative and cultural industries (CCI), offering local charities and social enterprises the chance to meet potential funders and explore support to increase their community impact. The latest instalment in SIS’s Funding Socials event series will take place at the Dundee
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An audacious trio from Holmes Mackillop Solicitors is all set to raise funds for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice by going on the run under cover of darkness at the John Muir Way Nocturnal Ultra Marathon on Saturday the 8th of November 2025. The challenge is ‘simple’: runners have six hours to
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Aberdeen and north east charities and social enterprises will soon have the opportunity to meet with potential funders, explore support avenues and grow their community impact as part of a unique opportunity hosted by Social Investment Scotland (SIS). The leading responsible finance provider is heading to Garioch Heritage Centre in Inverurie on Thursday, 30th
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Scottish finance expert and business mentor Craig Alexander Rattray (pictured above) is calling for stronger government support for SMEs locked in legal disputes with much larger companies. His call comes after a trademark dispute with billion-dollar accounting software firm Xero, which he says is using a name very similar to his own trademarked programme, Know
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Hardies Chartered Surveyors has provided Project Management, Quantity Surveying and Principal Design Services as well as Architectural Services to The Nook – Scotland’s first ever national network of walk-in mental health support hubs. Hardies incorporated the expertise of sister firm Shepherd Chartered Surveyors in finding the properties, agreeing leases and managing property valuation. On
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Funded through the Taith Pathway 2 Programme and coordinated by ColegauCymru, the project unites colleges from across Wales and Canada to share expertise and develop strategies to prevent and challenge harmful behaviours. It builds on the findings of Estyn’s 2023 report Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among 16 to 18-year-old learners in further education, which called for
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