LDC launches search for ambitious business leaders across Scotland

Business owners from across Scotland are invited to enter the Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme as LDC launches its 2019 search for Britain’s most inspiring entrepreneurs. The programme, which is run by leading mid-market private equity investor LDC and supported by The Telegraph, will uncover and celebrate the people…

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BCC research highlights need to delay Making Tax Digital

With just weeks to go before its planned introduction, new research suggests nearly one in five businesses above the VAT threshold still know little or nothing about Making Tax Digital, according to the British Chambers of Commerce. Responding to the findings, and amid the significant cost pressures placed on business…

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LGB cancer patients’ experience to be investigated

The specific needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people who have experienced cancer is to be the focus of a new national study in Scotland. Currently, information about the sexual orientation of patients who have undergone cancer treatment is not captured by the NHS. This study will be the…

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QMU to offer 30 Graduate Apprenticeship places in 2019

Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh is to offer 30 Graduate Apprenticeship places for people who wish to study BA (Hons) Business Management. Thanks to further funding from Skills Development Scotland, QMU can now give more people the opportunity to study for a degree while continuing with their employment. The combination…

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Edinburgh law firm recruits construction lawyer Lisa Dromgoole

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has recruited a new Managing Associate, Lisa Dromgoole, to join its Construction team in Edinburgh. Lisa joins from Morton Fraser LLP and specialises in construction law and disputes resolution including adjudication, commercial disputes, arbitration, mediation, real estate related litigation. In her previous roles, she…

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EventIt 2019

Are you an Edinburgh Chamber member, and organise conferences, events, festivals or association bookings? If so, register for free to join us at EventIt, on the 21st March 2019 at the SEC Glasgow! The annual showcase for the business events, meetings, incentives, hospitality and festivals industry professionals in Scotland is…

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Are Ubers drivers considered to be workers?

Christopher Meaden, Solicitor in Lindsays’ Employment team, discusses the decision from the Court of Appeal, which has considered on appeal whether Uber drivers are workers (rather than self-employed) and entitled to basic employment rights. The judgment was published on 19 December 2018. With the growing number of varied working arrangements…

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COBCOE Connects

Looking for the COBCOE Connects website? Go to www.cobcoe.tiao.world COBCOE Connects is a new online service to help businesses find trusted contacts around the world matched to their individual needs. COBCOE connects links chambers of commerce and similar business groups online, so that business can make contact. It combines advanced technology…

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Virgin Trains pays tribute to Jake the Trainspotting Dog

The team at Stafford with owner Neil McNamara Virgin Trains has paid tribute to Jake, their trainspotting dog with the unveiling of a commissioned portrait and a new dog watering bowl at Stafford station. Over nine years, Jake had been a regular sight at Stafford train station and had become…

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Contribute to our Success – Appointment of Lay Court Members

Queen Margaret is in an exciting phase of its strategic development. In support of that development, the University Court is seeking to appoint to vacancies in its lay membership. Committed Court members are critical to the University’s success. Court appointments take account of personal and professional skills and experience in…

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