Why our pandemic saviours need a national champion
Practitioners tell The Business DealMakers’ event that life science sector is hampered by lack of funding and policymaking support Scotland desperately needs a national champion to re-ignite its struggling life...
THE BIG READ: We must shout more about our engineering prowess, says SE chair Sir Jim
Sir Jim McDonald, the chair of Scottish Enterprise, wants Scotland to start believing in its potential and prowess for advanced engineering. The Business Editor Kenny Kemp reports. At the Merchants’...
How the Hub can be the nub for sustained economic success across Scotland
Could the answer to the financial and service delivery challenges facing Scotland’s public sector organisations be right in front of them?For the last 15-years the five hub companies set up...
OPPORTUNITY NORTH: How the Highlands can ensure a ‘Decade of Delivery
The Business Dealmakers’ ‘Golden Age for the Highlands?’ panel put forward a strategy for the region The £2.1bn Highland Investment Plan, a programme of capital investment for the next 20...
The Fine Art of the Deal: Ten pointers from our Business experts
The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast all-women panel, entitled The Fine Art of Negotiation, at the Hoxton in Edinburgh in April, chaired by Colette Grant, included Lindsay Campbell, Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne and Claudia...
SCOTLAND V CAMBRIDGE: Bid to bring £100m in-vitro life science hub to Edinburgh
Our resistance to harmful microbes remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges. In many cases, the rise of diseases has been compounded by changing climate conditions.Scotland’s life science communities are playing...
STARK CHOICES: Tram extension for Capital or finish A9? Scotland can’t afford both without new PFI
Scotland’s fresh cohort of politicians – now settling into their parliamentary seats – face immediate stark choices. Sir Tom Hunter in his clarion call for ‘growth, growth, growth’ and genuine...
EXPERT INSIGHTS: Those critical lessons from four leading women at sharp end of negotiation
The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast panel at the Hoxton in Edinburgh on Wednesday 22 April, chaired by Colette Grant, with Lindsay Campbell, Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne and Claudia Cavalluzzo, offered an array of...
Political hopefuls respectfully clash at The Business breakfast
With the Scottish Parliament election days away, five candidates gathered at the Hoxton in Edinburgh for The Business’s Hustings, which followed an all-women expert panel on The Fine Art of...
Can private equity bolster North-East prospects?
The Scottish Fiscal Commission’s January report concluded that the country’s economic picture comprised “ongoing instability and uncertainty”. With geopolitical tensions and Scottish elections looming, that assessment still rings true as...