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Were you off sick last week? Did your young apprentice fail to show for work?If the answer’s yes then chances are you weren’t alone.

Festival Boost is Music to my Ears….

As the Government publishes the 137-word Brexit Bill that will give Theresa May the power to trigger Article 50, the spotlight has been shone on Scotland’s UK and international export market.

NATIONAL economies live and die by the strength and proliferation of their start-ups and Scotland is no different.

Perhaps you’ve been inspired to get back in the saddle after last week’s record-breaking cycle from 105-year-old Robert Marchand, or maybe Andy Murray’s knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list has reawakened your on-court aspirations.

From the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, to a world that seemed to lurch ever more punch-drunk from one terror attack to the next, and amidst it all, a Scot again reigning supreme at Wimbledon, last year was as tumultuous as it was occasionally tremendous.

In my first column of 2016, I discussed the uncertainties that lay ahead of us this year, namely in the world of politics.

Social Bites Christmas Night Out.

We are now well and truly hitting the epicentre of the Christmas storm as the 25^th of December fast approaches – and the spectrum of the nation’s preparations is wider than ever.

In this season of goodwill, many Scottish businesses will fulfil their corporate social responsibility, perhaps donating a portion of profits to good causes or even manning a soup kitchen over the festive period.