Bills, bills, bills. They always arrive at the worst possible time. Like Granny Ina phoning for a blether right in the middle of Game of Thrones. But for small and medium-sized businesses anything that affects cash flow is the biggest reason why they fail, killing a business that would otherwise have survived. You can have […]
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This month we learned the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame is to welcome four new members, including the inventor of the automated cash machine. Launched by The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, the Hall of Fame now has 27 people recognised for their talents. So, without further ado, let’s meet the fantastic four
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Let’s play a little quiz. Which out of the following jobs do you think you need to hold recognised qualifications for? A) Farrier – Making horseshoes B) Technically Competent Person – Honestly, this is a job, dealing with waste management C) Electrician – Wiring peoples’ homes D) Bouncer – Telling people they ‘can’t come in,
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As a top notch sales pro, it’s only natural to set your sights on working with the biggest global organisations. But this doesn’t mean you should ignore the potentially massive rewards of roles within smaller outfits. If you play it right, you could take the lead in turning a modestly-sized business into a major player
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It’s been a year of tough questions and tougher answers. From the Clinton-Trump debate to Brexit, some pretty big choices have come to the table. But there’s one thing that’s kept all of us awake at night: the huge will-he-won’t-he question mark hanging over Matt LeBlanc. Well, finally we know the answer. The Friends-actor-turned-presenter is
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Iceland has called. It wants its name back and now Britain’s biggest frozen food chain is embroiled in a war of words with the nation that gave us Bjork. It turns out our favourite purveyor of fish fingers and frozen peas holds the trademark for the name. This means companies who really are from the
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There was great news for Scotland’s manufacturing sector this month as the First Minister reopened Dalzell Steelworks in Motherwell. Nicola Sturgeon described Dalzell’s revival as “a very positive signal the steel and engineering industries still have a future here in Scotland”. If you’d like to be part of that future, there’s nowhere better than s1jobs
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Scotland’s food and drink industry is moving faster than the Friday night rush for Aunt Maggie’s spam fritters. Latest figures show the nation’s annual food and drink turnover reaching record levels – it’s predicted to hit £16.5 bn by 2017 – and the food manufacturing sector growing at twice the rate of the UK average.
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Our interests and talents are useful when navigating the maze of career choices. Sporty types find themselves drawn to a career in outdoor pursuits, science buffs to engineering and bookworms to journalism or teaching. For those who truly enjoy being creative, the opportunities are endless and that’s because inventiveness and originality are such a huge
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When it comes to health service news, there are so many scare stories being put out there we suspect Stephen King has a new day job. The latest headline to cause a mild pandemic of panic is that doctors are deserting the NHS en masse in order to treble their salaries working as locums. Certainly,
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