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11:13, 17 OCT 2025
Why this years budget will be make or break for care homes
UK Budget
A provider's leader explains the challenges facing the health and social care sector this winter
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Scottish M&A: green shoots of recovery or a bumpy road ahead?
City deals
A corporate finance lawyer weighs in on the prospects for deal-making in the coming months
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Scotland's visitor levy promises revenues and risks
Hospitality
Around the country, local authorities are grappling with the pros and cons of introducing a tourist tax
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How family businesses can prepare for a key departure
Family business
An executive recruitment specialist explains how to minimise the impact by putting in place proper plans
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While big pharma bails down south, biotech is booming in north east Scotland
Life sciences
The next big life sciences breakthrough could be coming from Aberdeen
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Building confidence, culture and connection in Scotland's tech start-ups
Start-ups
There's still work to be done in creating the right environment for entrepreneurial ambition to flourish
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How retrofitting homes can drive economic and employer benefits
Analysis
Energy efficiency organisation calls on businesses and politicians to help heat houses in a more affordable way
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How leadership and workplace wellbeing go hand-in-hand
Health and wellbeing
Advice for business leaders on how to cope with the stresses inherent in the role
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Building Scotland's future means fixing the skills gap now
Construction
Civil engineering boss calls for industry collaboration to make sure more young people choose the career path
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How to navigate the whisky cask boom
Whisky
Tips from the experts for safer investment in Scotland's national drink
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From survival to scale: how SMEs can grow despite uncertain times
SMEs
The leader of an academic management programme opines on the basics that smaller Scottish businesses need
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Manufacturers can make Scotland more productive and prosperous
Manufacturing
The sector is key to turning around stagnant productivity trends which have barely shifted for decades
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How Scottish businesses can create resilient supply chains
Analysis
An expert runs through some practical steps mid-size firms can take when facing the strain
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Scottish businesses must embrace radical change in deal-making
Analysis
Top lawyer sees parallels in the First Minister's approach to whisky tariff negotiations with the US President
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Why Scotland has to act on its AI skills gap
Artificial intelligence
The nation risks falling behind in the race harness such technology responsibly and effectively
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Cultivating profit with regenerative agriculture
Agriculture
Following a record warm summer, the business case is building for Scotland's food sector to bet on soil
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Uncertainty abounds in a fragile Scottish economy
Economy
Restructuring and advisory expert warns of challenges for certain sectors, while others appear to be thriving
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Windows 10 is retiring: what must businesses know about migrating to 11?
Analysis
The Microsoft operating system can be extended, but at considerable cost
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The future of Scottish hospitality depends on resilient leaders
Hospitality
A new leadership development programme is trying to overcome current industry challenges
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Hydrogen could define Scotland’s energy future – if the law keeps pace
Analysis
Legal clarity, risk-sharing and institutional frameworks are required to create long-term, investable projects
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Scotland’s lawtech boom can take our legal firms to a new level
Law
Start-up founder warns that benefits could bypass the traditional businesses that form the system's backbone
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Scotland’s ‘cosmetic cowboy’ crackdown could set UK standard
Health and wellbeing
Early preparation is key to make the most of the Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures Bill
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Why legal advice on Employment Rights Bill should wait
Employment Law
Lawyer counterintuitively suggests holding off on contract overhauls or union renegotiations until the legislative dust settles
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What went wrong with Wood?
Wood Group
Loaded with debt and hit by macro uncertainties, the group's annus horribilis has stripped more than £1bn in value from its acquisition price
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