Stressed-out Scottish charities working hard to stay afloat
Sir Thomas Lipton is in the pantheon of Scotland’s greatest entrepreneurs. Yet he is largely forgotten today. He foresaw the arrival of steam ships and cut out the middlemen to...
Scotland’s robotics research is ‘turning heads on the global stage’
Scotland’s expertise in harnessing AI, robotics and advanced engineering is increasingly attracting attention from global backers.Claire Cramm, investment manager at Scotland and north of England-focused PXN Ventures, reports that research...
Conflict in Middle East halts momentum of a resilient year of deals
Buyers and investors are ‘very cautious’ in face of global uncertainty After a resilient year for deal-makers in Scotland, advisers returned to work in 2026 optimistic that easing inflation and...
Screen stars of microfluidic technology aim for next level
How Michele Zagnoni and Alex Sim are taking Screenin3D to the next level Dr Michele Zagnoni, born and educated in Bologna, is a new-generation Glaswegian making a difference in his...
Politicians speak out on Scotland’s energy policy
How do Scotland’s main political parties view the energy transition? At The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast event in Aberdeen in January, the panel of speakers was: Stephen Flynn, SNP leader in...
Transition chief pleads for reliable projects to help preserve energy skills
While there are multiple reasons to be optimistic about the North-East of Scotland as the nation’s green energy powerhouse, there is a need for some cold and stark realism.So stated...
‘I believe this is the catalytic moment when all of the expectation starts to turn into reality’
Dan McGrail, head of GB Energy, on why 2026 is the year of mega offshore wind projects Dan McGrail, a Scouser who grew up on Merseyside and witnessed industrial and...
Why we all feel aftershock from attacks on Iran
Donald Trump has a lot to answer for. The attacks launched on Iran by American and Israeli forces on February 28 have supercharged our VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous)...
Onshore wind: ambition is back but can the UK deliver at scale?
Onshore wind is a central pillar of the UK’s clean power strategy. The Clean Power 2030 pathway assumes 27–29GW of onshore wind by 2030, rising to 35–37GW by 2035. That...
How procurement frameworks can help turn ambition into delivery
Scotland’s housing emergency has been widely acknowledged, but recognition alone will not solve it. The real challenge is turning ambition into delivery.At the recent housing event hosted by The Business,...