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Labour leader at bus firm

Corbyn launches industrial plan amid Brexit betrayal claim

Jeremy Corbyn at Alexander Dennis
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today faced claims he is supporting the Tories' jobs-destroying Brexit ...

Funding for tech firm

Late payments AI firm Previse raises $7m

Gillian Docherty at Datafest17 - 2
Tech firm Previse which has set up a data science base in Scotland has raised $7m in a Series A funding round.

Incentives needed says SNP

Businesses ‘should be encouraged to cut packaging’

McDonalds packaging
Ministers at Westminster are being urged to better incentivise business to reduce their waste and take more

Calls for bills to be settled

Ashley facing supplier backlash over House of Fraser deal

House of Fraser Glasgow
Mike Ashley is facing mounting problems over his acquisition of House of Fraser as fashion chain Jigsaw said..

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Driverless car, pod, Aurrigo

Driverless pod is tech event’s star turn

A driverless car was among the big attractions at a breakthrough technology conference in Edinburgh.

Kylie Jenner

Watchdog targets celebrities over social media earnings

Celebrities who promote products on social media are being investigated by the competition watchdog ..

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“Never let anyone tell you something can’t be done,” says Chris Thewlis, founder and CEO of GTS Group. Chris put this philosophy to the test when launching GTS, the UK's only social enterprise operating in private security, in 2012. GTS protects the past as a provider to Historic Environment Scotland’s estate including Edinburgh Castle, the present as a partner to 10 local authorities in the UK and the future as the security supplier of choice for the University of Glasgow’s regeneration project. Its training division runs one of the most successful employability programmes in Scotland with a 97 per cent retention rate and a 93 per cent outcome rate for sustained employment. Having doubled its turnover in the last year, GTS operates within the top 5 per cent of UK social enterprises for turnover, income from trade and impact delivery and has won contracts to deliver services for the next seven years. "By securing the past and present we are able to protect the future through reinvestment of profits into education with employment,” said Chris, who’s involved in social enterprise hospitality company Beer for Good CIC, and Ginerosity, the world's first social enterprise Gin. He is a board member of Social Enterprise Scotland.

Livingston begin manager search after Miller’s exit

Premiership new boys Livingston are searching for another manager following Kenny Miller’s departure after just

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Appointments

Alexis Overstone

Duo strengthen SnapDragon’s top team

Disruptive legal tech startup SnapDragon has strengthened its management team..

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Edinburgh Festival 2018

Vlad again

Vlad’s view: Glasgow’s laughing boys at top of their game

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As I See It

Brian Monteith

An Amazon tax will not save the high street

Is an Amazon Tax the solution to the high street’s problems? Brian Monteith has his doubts…

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Deals

IndigoVision

Gyllenhammar acquires stake in Indigovision

Shares in Edinburgh based video security firm Indigovision leapt 10% this morning after

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Economy & Markets

China

China-US talks help lift global markets

Global stock markets took some comfort on Friday from the prospect of trade talks between the US and China later this month.

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Energy

Water leak, Wave and Hive

Save money on water bills with unique leak sensor

Wave, with its Scottish office in Edinburgh, and Hive have announced a partnership that will

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Enterprise

Ben Thomson

Thomson’s Inverleith backs hemp based food firm

Inverleith, the Edinburgh-based private equity firm chaired by Ben Thomson, has taken a majority stake in a food and drink brand making products from hemp seed.

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Food & Drink

Natural colour wall at Macallan distillery, Speyside

Whisky leader warns of tax threat to investment

A Scotch whisky leader has warned that investment in increasingly popular whisky trails could dry up if

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Management

Workers

Tighter jobs market pushing up rates of pay, says report

Rising demand for workers and a shortage of good candidates in the jobs market is driving up pay,  according to a survey from Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Media

Sunday Herald

Herald titles facing shake-up as Newsquest orders change

The Herald and Sunday Herald editorial teams are poised to merge amid speculation that further change is on the cards at the Newsquest owned titles.

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Property

Drum Apartments at Canting Basin, Pacific Quay

Plans submitted for 7.5 acre Pacific Quay project

Drum Property Group has submitted plans for its £30 million development on Glasgow’s riverside.

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Results & Updates

Peter Lawson

Burness Paull staff gain as profits rise for ninth year

Law firm Burness Paull has reported a ninth year of consecutive growth after another strong year of deal instructions.

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Technology

PureLiFi technology in O2 high speed network trials

A Scottish tech firm’s pioneering light-driven wireless connectivity is undergoing trials by mobile operator O2.

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Transport

Edinburgh Airport

Edinburgh handles biggest Scottish passenger tally

Edinburgh handled more than 1.5 million airborne passengers in July, a new monthly record for a Scottish airport. 

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Travel & Leisure

Red Squirrel at Cluny House

Grand vacation among Perthshire’s woodland delights

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