News & Blog

Read the latest business news, blogs and thought leadership articles from our members, as well as updates on the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce's work in the city.

News & Blog
  • Introducing our new 7 Hills Challenge in aide of St Columba’s Hospice Care #SummitforStColumbas

    10th July 2020

    We are all doing our bit to ensure that important social distancing guidelines are followed so sadly, this year’s Dragon Boat Challenge, which was due to take place on 29th August, is now postponed until Spring 2021. As well as being huge fun, the Dragon Boat Challenge is an important…

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  • Four-way drive to help tourism bounce back

    10th July 2020

    Edinburgh Napier University and Scottish Enterprise deliver sector-wide recovery initiative From April to June, four themed workgroups reviewed the challenges facing Scottish tourism as it reeled from the impact of Covid-19. The scale of the challenge facing the sector – one of Scotland’s largest employers – was obvious from the…

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  • LBTT relaxation welcome but confusion risks stalling property market

    10th July 2020

    Rodney Whyte, Partner and residential property specialist at Pinsent Masons Scotland’s Finance Minister Kate Forbes yesterday picked up the property tax gauntlet thrown down by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and announced she was raising the threshold on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) paid by home buyers. The Chancellor on Wednesday…

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  • PwC responds to Scottish Government economic update

    10th July 2020

    Commenting on the Scottish Government’s economic update this afternoon, Stewart Wilson, head of Government and Public Sector, PwC Scotland, said: “The impact of COVID-19 on the Scottish economy is something we couldn’t have imagined just a few months ago, but the measures announced today, in addition to those taken by…

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  • Final properties released at Cruden Homes’ Abbey Gardens Development

    9th July 2020

    Award winning housebuilder, Cruden Homes, has released the final seven properties at its Abbey Gardens development near Musselburgh in East Lothian. The development has proved hugely popular, with eager buyers having already placed a holding deposit on over half of the homes in the final phase ahead of prices being…

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  • University hosts public debate on future role of arts and culture

    9th July 2020

    People from around the world are being invited to take part in a series of online events which will examine how the arts and creative sectors can help society recover from the effects of Covid-19. The Edinburgh Culture Conversations will bring together members of the public, artists, academics and cultural…

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  • The Neighbourhood Market

    9th July 2020

    Come and Shop in Edinburgh’s NEW Open Air Market -Artist impression of the new Neighbourgood Market in Stockbridge-  Edinburgh will soon welcome the city’s first ever contactless open-air market when it opens this July. The Neighbourgood Market located at The Grande Club in Stockbridge will invite food operators and restaurants from…

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  • Utilita Double Hibernian Sponsorship ahead of new Season

    9th July 2020

    Hibernian FC are delighted that Utilita – the UK’s leading Smart Pay As You Go Energy supplier – has doubled its partnership investment in Hibernian Football Club for the 2020/21 season. The move follows the opening of the Utilita Energy Hub in Leith by Hibernian legend Pat Stanton in February. The…

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  • Welcoming Blind and partially sighted customers under social distancing measures

    9th July 2020

    As lockdown eases many of us will be looking to take advantage of fewer restrictions on our ability to shop, socialise and dine out. In order to minimise the risk of coronavirus transmission, businesses across Scotland have been preparing social distancing measures to help keep people safe whilst out and…

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    Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School Graduate Apprenticeships

    9th July 2020

    By Dr Lyn Batchelor, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School Graduate Apprenticeships are an education success story. Designed to allow people to gain a degree-level qualification in the same time as any other student without leaving full-time work, they are fully funded by Skills Development Scotland.…

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