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Doing business in Scotland during the pandemic has proven to be an attractive investment opportunity for foreign investors.

Once again we are on the precipice of returning to normality as lockdown restrictions are slowly eased, and Scottish families are optimistically putting the foundations in place for their travel plans over the summer.  

I’ve discussed the evolution of the UK retail sector many times over the last few years and I can’t be the only one to wonder how our high streets will look once we navigate through these current unchartered waters.

With the vaccination rollout picking up pace and a roadmap out of lockdown unveiled, many traditionally office based businesses will be questioning the return to physical premises after a year of working from home.

As Amazon announced the launch of its new crowdfunding platform, I’ve been thinking about what the future of crowdfunding may look like in the wake of the pandemic. 

The Scottish winter sports sector could be viewed as a forgotten business victim of the pandemic, buried amongst various other businesses desperately trying to claw their way out of the piling mountains of debt.

I’m sure most of us can agree that the way we shop has changed to some extent over the past year.

As we slowly crawl towards the tail end of what has certainly been an eventful twelve months, I can safely say that I’m very much looking forward to the New Year and I’m certain I’m not alone in this. 

Back in January, Scotrail had introduced another price hike across many of its routes, whilst commuters were up in arms over the poor service, lack of carriages and infrequency of the trains.

Last week, saw the moment of the year everyone in the nation looks forward to – the release of all the festive ads.