8 steps to a beautiful user interface

The user interface, or UI, is the way through which a user interacts with your website. Your website UI will be composed of certain design elements, including menus, buttons, toggles, icons and more. A good UI will guide your user around your website and help them take certain actions. User…

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Travel For Less – how to get the most out of your business travel budgets.

When it comes to travel, trying to find the best options for your business can often be like trying to find the proverbial needle in the haystack.  With so many online and offline channels available – all claiming to be the cheapest and the best – how do you know…

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Increasing sales volume in east central Scotland – ESPC data reveals

House Price Report May 2019 *Please find full area breakdown in the House Price Table.* Key points From March to May 2019, the average selling price in east central Scotland was £248,180 compared to £239,833 last year, which was a 3.5% increase The total sales volume during this three month…

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Edinburgh Chamber Recruitment – Project Officer (fixed term)

Job Specification Project Officer Scotland is at the cutting edge of developing a more circular economy – designing products and services to keep materials in use for as long as possible. Businesses are already capitalising on the vast benefits of being circular and through new business models, are opening up…

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Immigration lawyer joins Thorntons

Full service Scottish legal firm Thorntons has appointed Gurjit Pall as an Associate in the Immigration and Visas team at its Edinburgh and new Glasgow office, adding further weight to its expertise in this area as Brexit uncertainly swells. Since qualifying as a solicitor, Gurjit has worked exclusively in this…

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Edinburgh tucks into award success for sustainable food progress

Celebrations are under way after the Capital scooped a prestigious Sustainable Food City Bronze Award for its Edible Edinburgh project.  Edible Edinburgh is now the second sustainable food partnership in Scotland to win the award, after Aberdeen. It was presented at the Sustainable Food City network’s annual conference in Newcastle.…

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An invite to Edinburgh’s Graduate Apprenticeships Summer Business Breakfast

This event on 19th June, offers the unique opportunity for you to speak with Edinburgh based universities about their Graduate Apprenticeship programmes and how they can be of benefit to your business. We are welcoming people from businesses of all sizes, where you will learn about how Graduate Apprenticeships are…

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Drop off zone improvements – Measures to reduce touting introduced

New measures to crackdown on taxi touting in the drop-off zone at Edinburgh Airport have been introduced. Cameras that track vehicle use and flow have been installed to identify those taxi and private hire vehicles that are illegally picking up passengers in the wrong area. It comes after an increase…

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Former student, Scott Beattie, is appointed as a Trustee of Edinburgh College Development Trust  

Edinburgh College Development Trust has announced the appointment of a new trustee to support its mission to provide new opportunities for students of Edinburgh College. Scott Beattie, a chartered certified accountant working for Fife and Tayside-based firm EQ Chartered Accountants, joins the Trust and aims to fulfill his aim of…

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Scottish property market worth £18.2 billion

The Scottish property market was worth £18.2 billion in 2018-19, reaching an 11-year-high. Three key figures for 2018-19: £178,991 The average price of a residential property in Scotland 101,628 The volume of residential property sales in Scotland £18.2 billion The value of residential property sales in Scotland The latest statistics…

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