Employers should take steps now to avoid any health – and legal – issues arising when workplaces reopen, writes ALAN SUTHERLAND As much as businesses have spent the last 16 months grappling with new ways of working, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many are turning their thoughts to what the future looks like […]
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A remedial plan is vital for business continuity
TECH TALK: Hope is not a strategy for dealing with the threat of ransomware attacks, says MARK GIBSON As all organisations rely on technology, so technology itself has become the key to business continuity. The pandemic has sharpened the focus but also made it easier for opportunists to exploit businesses who have not kept up […]
Discovering the diaspora has linked Scots around the world
RUSSELL DALGLEISH explains how an idea to bring Scots together grew into a global phenomenon When Christine Esson and I launched Scottish Business Network in January 2016 I had never heard of the word “diaspora”. We were simply looking to bring together Scots working in London to help Scottish companies win more business in the […]
Emilia looking to clean up with ambitious growth plan
Perfect Clean, the Edinburgh-based cleaning specialist, is looking to expand its services nationwide as part of a strategic post-lockdown growth plan. Since forming the company in 2013, managing director Emilia Ferenc has successfully focused on the capital, with an extensive list of clients built up across various sectors. Having just won a tender for Napier […]
Tech firms promise a bright future, if they can survive the crisis
As I See It: Terry Murden It’s been said that if closing down the economy was a challenge, then reopening it will be considerably more difficult. Just how do you ensure that employees and customers will not be exposed to the deadly virus, and how viable will businesses be when they are shrouded in a […]