Businesses need to take steps to protect themselves from failure resulting from a lack of working capital, writes JAMES FENNESSEY Companies responding to the recovery will understandably chase opportunities to win new business, but they could be facing an unexpected and growing problem – becoming over-stretched and ultimately insolvent because the money coming in is […]
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Helping bankers to sleep at night
Joe Di Rollo: ‘we’re providing peace of mind’ (pic: Terry Murden) Interview: Joe Di Rollo, risk manager The collapse of Northern Rock in 2007 was a memorable moment for Joe Di Rollo, not only because it signalled the beginning of the financial meltdown that would spread around the world; it also marked a step-change in […]
Few sparks on economy-lite agenda
Business was largely overlooked in Sturgeon’s legislative programme, says TERRY MURDEN Nicola Sturgeon’s Programme for Government prompted a flurry of responses from the business lobby groups which were almost unanimous in having very little of substance to say about it, which is not too surprising as there was little about business or the economy among […]
GDPR meddling could put a block on trade
TECH TALK: Amending EU privacy rules could pose big problems for UK businesses, says BILL MAGEE It’s two months short of two years since I penned my first “Tech Talk” for Daily Business. All about a Brexit-Britain and Europe wrangling over what amounts to the safe handling of often private and highly-sensitive personal and commercial […]
Striding man aiming to raise the bar
Ewan Andrew: the venue works on various levels (pic: Terry Murden) Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Princes Street attraction has given Scotland’s tourism industry a new showpiece, says TERRY MURDEN There is little doubt that the latest addition to Scotland’s tourism offering has just given the whole sector a huge lift at probably the right time. With […]