Space Solutions: Workplace Performance – The key to increased business profits.

UK productivity is currently measured at 18% behind the average of the other G8 economies. It has been estimated that the effect of just a 1% increase in productivity across UK business would add almost £20 billion to the economy, increasing corporate profits and business wages. An increasing amount of evidence now points to where this lack of productivity arises.

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BUSINESS RATES IN SCOTLAND 2017

During the Scottish Government’s Scottish Budget announcement on 15 December 2016, the Finance Secretary made a number of important announcements regarding changes to Business Rates in Scotland in 2017. These changes will have a significant impact on businesses’ rates bills for 2017-18, with some businesses benefitting, whilst others will see their liabilities increase – in some cases substantially. The announcements made by the Scottish Government cover the 2017 Rating Revaluation and changes to reliefs and surcharges for 2017-18.

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Social Media Marketing 2017

You’ve subscribed to Social Media Examiner, Social Media Today, HubSpot Blog, Sprout Social Blog and you’ve been listening and watching Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram and Youtube, you’ve got this covered, the 2017 marketing plan is going to be a breeze. You’ve subscribed to Social Media Examiner, Social Media Today, HubSpot Blog, Sprout Social Blog and you’ve been listening and watching Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram and Youtube, you’ve got this covered, the 2017 marketing plan is going to be a breeze.

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Martin Perry, Director of Development at THheReal Estate tells us more about the Edinburgh St James development at our monthly roundtable

On Friday 20th January, we held our monthly roundtable discussion and heard from Martin Perry, Director of Development at TH Real Estate, who are the developers of Edinburgh St James. Martin specialises in large-scale, retail-led, mixed-used development and works both across the UK and mainland Europe.

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Andrew Kerr discusses his vision for Scotland’s capital with business leaders

On Friday 13 January Andrew Kerr, CEO of the City of Edinburgh Council gave an informative and comprehensive presentation on the latest developments in Edinburgh.

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3 Weeks Left To Submit Nominees For Our 6th Annual Business Awards!

With 6 weeks to go until we host our 6th Annual Business Awards, we thought we’d update you on how you can nominate a business for this year’s awards, in time for the deadline of 6th February!

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Creating Killer Conference Content

If you are running a business event, large or small, the chances are that you are promoting it online, using content to help to attract the right delegates and make your conference, training event or business gathering a success. The content you write is in the frontline. It’s critical for getting your event found in Google searches and also for converting a potential delegate into an actual attendee. Read on for some top tips about how you can use your written content to help create a successful event.

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New Ramsomware Warning from SortmyPC

Please be aware of a new ransomware virus, known as Wallet which could be devastating to your business. Wallet will scan your computer and take a copy of all your files, lock them and delete your originals. You will be left with locked copies, which you will not be able to access.

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FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST YOUR BUSINESS IN 2017

Anyone willing to stake their reputation on predicting what might happen during 2017 should remember this: a £10 bet on Donald Trump, Brexit and Leicester City winning the Premier League would have returned around £30 million.

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Catch up on the latest business news from our Business Comment magazine!

In the latest issue of our Business Comment magazine, the focus is on our vital tourism sector which supports over 30,000 jobs and contributes about £1.4billion of value to our local economy each year.

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