The Big Interview: Eyes on the enterprise and net zero race with SE chief executive Adrian Gillespie
What did Scottish Enterprise ever do for us? Quite a lot, as its highly-focused chief executive Adrian Gillespie outlines Monty Python’s Life of Brian springs to mind when speaking with...
Why firm foundations are the all-important AI starting point
Last year workers using artificial intelligence data were three times more likely to have had a promotion and pay raise compared with workers dragging their feet on AI adoption.What does...
Weatherbys and Scotland: partners in long-term growth
Weatherbys can trace its roots to 1770, when James Weatherby started providing services to the horse-racing industry. The business remains family-owned, with Roger Weatherby, chairman since 2023, representing the seventh...
SNIB, Hunter REIM and Ediston Real Estate form joint venture to develop 370 build-to-rent homes
The Scottish National Investment Bank (“the Bank”) has committed £19.5m to support the development of 370 single-family build-to-rent homes in Edinburgh.The development, located near Edinburgh’s Bio Quarter and Little France...
Purpose, people and performance: Why partnerships matter
For many years, charity partnerships were seen primarily as a way for businesses to ‘give something back’. Today, that mindset is changing. Increasingly, organisations recognise that strong partnerships create value...
Edinburgh Fringe Festival is open for business
Love the Fringe’s corporate membership programme gives Scottish businesses a compelling reason to invest in the world’s greatest arts festival — and a tangible return on every pound spent.Every August,...
Beyond the numbers on inward investment in Scotland, Angela McCann of Morgan Stanley explains
I have been reflecting recently on how we measure successful inward investment. While the traditional focus on the number of jobs remains important, today there is a range of additional...
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...