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Colin BorlandHerald Scotland |
Colin Borland of the Federation of Small Businesses takes a look ahead to next month's Spring Forecast from the UK Government as the cost of...
Whether it’s Dry January (day 26, a resentful glance at the calendar reveals) or its radicalised cousin Veganuary, we’re always looking for new...
About this time last year, I remember talking about the extent to which many small businesses – notably in the retail, leisure and hospitality...
I wasn’t, I confess, particularly looking forward to last Tuesday’s game at Hampden. According to the chat in the run-up, “cautious” Steve...
When a man’s investing $100 billion in the future of AI, it’s worth listening to his thoughts on the future of the economy and jobs market. ...
If you like drama in your politics, or politics in your drama, the last few weeks have thrown up enough to commission a whole Netflix series. It was...
My phone’s just beeped to tell me how many steps I’ve taken since breakfast and how that compares with trends over the last month. Next to that...
I’m looking out my office window, watching at least several thousand skilled workers turning an otherwise normal Glasgow city centre street into a...
It’s not, the adage goes, a lack of profitability that kills businesses, but a lack of cash. The critical nature of cashflow is why most business...
Watching Donald Trump’s trade war unfold has been a sobering experience – and not just for our Scotch whisky industry. In Scotland, much of the...
What did you want to be when you grew up? A doctor, teacher, footballer? Chief beach tester for the Caribbean Tourist Board? Perhaps predictably,...
What, you might reasonably ask, are Scottish Government officials doing discussing Brazilian Butt Lifts? And what connects that chat with a mobile...
We’re all “data-driven” these days, and not just in our business lives. We use apps to count our daily steps and calculate the best route for...
With Christmas so very nearly upon us, are you settling down for a leisurely read of the paper, in front of a roaring fire, festive drink in hand,...