Home Truths: The Big Interview with Graeme Bone, of Drum Property Group
If anyone can help solve the country’s housing crisis it is Graeme Bone, founder of Drum Property Group. He shares his vision – and his frustrations – in shaping Scotland’s...
Hunter Gatherer: The Big Interview, Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Guru
Sir Tom Hunter shows no sign of slowing down. We should all be thankful for this. For the former sports shoe salesman in his early 60s, who made £260 million...
‘I never spoke to a parent who regretted spending the money’
What, if anything, makes independent education worth the money? A former long-serving principal of one of Edinburgh’s leading private schools gives his view Why do families choose to spend enormous...
How to manage succession planning in turbulent times
As the seasons begin to change and thoughts of chasing our recycling bins around the garden in stormy weather start to fade, many of us will turn our thoughts to...
Brothers have growth strategy all wrapped up
Established in 1979 by Jim McLaren as an independent supplier of corrugated cases to the whisky industry, today McLaren Packaging has grown to become a specialist supplier of paper-based packaging...
How family firms balance financial gain and socio-economic wealth
Family businesses are the cornerstone of the economy in Scotland, accounting for approximately 90 per cent of private enterprises. The top 100 alone employ more than 115,000 people and generate...
The generation again
More than 80 per cent of businesses in Scotland are family concerns. And they are a huge benefit to all Success, they say, is relative. And judging by the success...
Why everyone should be focused on data integrity
To achieve success and avoid failure, there are fundamental principles that every responsible, committed leader strives to embody in their organisation to protect the firm’s reputation and remain operational. Both...
A position of power: The Business interview with Claire Mack of Scottish Renewables
If anyone is emerging as the figurehead of Scotland’s energy revolution, it is Claire Mack. We find out what drives the chief executive of Scottish Renewables. In the teeth of...
Dopey, Sleepy and Happy … How Friday afternoons were for one of the Seven Dwarfs of computing
Tech guru Ian Ritchie has penned a book about his time working with ICL in Dalkeith, and then setting up the hypertext pioneers, Office Workstations Limited (OWL). In the 1980s...