April 2025 – Page 4

Entrepreneurship Can Be Lonely: Here’s How To Find Those That Can Lift You Up, Support You & Help Your Business To Grow

April 22, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as glamorous, adventurous, and liberating. What is less often discussed is the loneliness that can accompany it. Building a business demands long hours, difficult decisions, and a resilience that most will never understand. Without the right support network, the entrepreneurial journey can feel isolating and overwhelming. As Jim Rohn famously said, […]

3 Things to Watch Ahead of Q1 Earnings Season – From Tariff Impacts to Winners and Losers

April 21, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

As earnings season kicks off this week, with Skechers releasing its first quarter results on Thursday, the industry will get a first real peek inside footwear companies’ thoughts on President Trump’s mounting tariffs. This comes after weeks of whiplash on whether U.S. trading partners would be hit with additional import duties. As of April 9, […]

Caulders Marks Major Milestone with Opening of Tenth Garden Centre in Linlithgow

April 21, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

Family-owned Caulders Garden Centres has opened its tenth location in Scotland, marking a significant achievement for the business founded by Colin and Mandy Barrie. The new site in Linlithgow follows an investment of over £1 million and joins an established network of garden centres in Mugdock, Kirkintilloch, Newton Mearns, Erskine, Cupar, Cumbernauld, Kinross, Loch Lomond […]

Scottish firm wins big in Shell global business competition

April 21, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

A trailblazing Scottish business has won a coveted top 10 place in a global Shell competition. Shell LiveWire’s Top Ten Innovators highlights high-performing entrepreneurs from across the world who are making a positive impact in business innovation, environmental sustainability and social impact. Scottish software firm Energy Mutual, which was up against companies from the USA, […]

Concept Life Sciences expands expertise with key appointments to Scientific Advisory Board and investments to strengthen integrated drug discovery capabilities

April 18, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

Concept Life Sciences (CLS), a leading integrated drug discovery, development, and manufacturing organisation backed by Limerston Capital, today announced key strategic appointments and advancements to further strengthen its services for the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. CLS is pleased to welcome Professor Luke O’Neill, and Dr. Shane Liddelow to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), while […]

Shawbrook: Asset-Based Lenders That Care About SME Success

April 17, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

Shawbrook’s head of asset-based lending, Oliver Wilson, explains how his team’s flexible approach, emphasis on communication and growth mindset are delivering for a range of UK SMEs. Shawbrook, an established specialist in SME finance, continues to evolve its proposition, including the launch of a new “dedicated asset-based lending (ABL) team”, says Oliver Wilson, the firm’s […]

How Small Businesses Can Master The Big Return To Office For Employees

April 17, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

The work-from-home (WFH) boom has been a hit with workers, but there are plenty of strategies to foster an incentivised and engaging return to office spaces. Although remote work became a necessity throughout the United Kingdom during the pandemic years, more business leaders are expecting to return to office-based employment models over the years ahead, […]

FG Burnett Embarks On The Next Chapter In Its Journey

April 16, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

Property Consultants FG Burnett have announced that current Managing Director, Richard Noble, will be stepping down from the leadership role with effect from 1 May and current Head of Agency, Graeme Nisbet, will succeed him. Richard, who has held the role since 2016, commented “It has been a privilege to lead this business for 9 years, I have […]

How To Change SIC Code On Companies House

April 16, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

The industry in which your company conducts business activities changes your tax liabilities, potential for funding and grants, and the types of investors/stakeholders you attract. The official way of identifying this industry is through your standard industrial classification (SIC) code. Having the wrong SIC code can not only filter you out of official searches, but […]

Wood Group nears £242 million sale to Dubai-based Sidara

April 14, 2025April 30, 2025Admin0

Aberdeen-based engineering firm John Wood Group is close to finalising a £242 million sale to Dubai’s Sidara, marking a key step in its recovery from financial struggles and governance issues. This offer, valuing shares at 35p, follows Sidara’s abandoned £1.5 billion bid last year. The deal also includes a £340 million cash injection to stabilise […]