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Investing in R and D can boost benefits Sep 04 2009

Alasdair Northop believes it is vital for firms to invest in creating new products and servicesRead

B7 readers have their say Sep 04 2009

With Scotland's iconic Tennent's Lager soon to be in new hands, we asked whether this would be a good thing.Read

Building loyalty to retain clients Sep 04 2009

Accenture's Trevor Hatton discusses how banks can rebuild customer loyaltyRead

Flicker of hope with Tennent's buyout Aug 28 2009

Alasdair Northrop on the prospects for Scotland's best known lagerRead

B7 readers have their say Aug 28 2009

A close thing but the majority of Business7 readers didn't think the Scottish Government was right to entice Tesco Personal Finance.Read

Answer people's call for honesty Aug 28 2009

Paul Murricane of PR company Axis Media Group says spin doesn't workRead

B7 readers have their say Aug 21 2009

Not full agreement on whether Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs should be allowed to force banks to hand over details of UK taxpayers.Read

Focusing on the climate mission Aug 21 2009

Europe is often viewed by other economies as the tired old relative - a oncegreat and influential force that has run out of steam, burdened by social legislation, red tape and bureaucracy.Read

Bliss as new jobs come to Scotland Aug 21 2009

Tesco provides some welcome cheer for the financial services sectorRead

Technology key to development Aug 14 2009

We've all heard that a recession can be good for creativity.Read

Finding ways to be on the right track Aug 14 2009

The latest unemployment figures made grim reading this week with Scotland seeing a near 20 per cent increase in the number of jobless over the last three months.Read

B7 readers have their say Aug 14 2009

A small majority of Business7 readers believe that the status quo should remain in UK banks with no separation of risky assets from core businesses in a our weekly online poll.Read

Quality service at lowest price Aug 07 2009

Despite deep scepticism from many stakeholders, the benefits of competition combined with robust economic regulation are beginning to bear fruit.Read

B7 readers have their say Aug 07 2009

Did they or didn't they? We asked whether the Financial Services Authority (FSA) had failed Dunfermline Building Society by not giving it better warnings about the risks of commercial property lending.Read

ITV deal sparks positivity in market Aug 07 2009

If you thought the deals market in Scotland was very quiet, this week proved that it is not becalmed. The deal which grabbed the most attention was the £25million acquisition of high profile digital brand Friends Reunited from ITV by DC Thomson subsidiary Brightsolid.Read

B7 readers have their say Jul 31 2009

The no votes just shaded things in Business7''s weekly online poll.Read

How can Scotland create a Harvard? Jul 31 2009

Last weekend I attended the Scottish Disapora Forum in the Scottish Parliament, where a number of distinguished figures discussed and debated ideas to connect with the worldwide community of between 40million and 60m people of Scots origin.Read

Tourism firms' ticket to fortune Jul 31 2009

It's all too easy to take Scotland's tourism industry for granted.Read

SMEs still await care by NHS boards Jul 24 2009

Cashflow is the lifeblood of all businesses and in the middle of a recession it is even more critical. Last October Lord Mandelson pledged that the Government and NHS Trusts would pay their bills to small businesses within 10 days to help them with their cashflows.Read

Success recipe for food & drink Jul 24 2009

At last month's Royal Highland Show, Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, outlined the next steps in Scotland's National Food & Drink Policy.Read