While we are busy looking at Aberdeen; Bahrain and Oman may be most at risk from plummeting oil prices. Based, as we are, in the UK, there is a natural tendency to look toward the gloomy headlines emanating from the North Sea oil and gas (O& 

Last year, the BBC, amongst others, reported on a BCC (British Chambers of Commerce) poll of 2,600 companies which export goods and services that showed over 70% of them expected their turnover to increase in the next few months.” The volume of expo 

Have you got a new bank/credit card recently? If so, the chances are that it will have one of those funny little logos that encourage you to wave it at an epos terminal so you can make ‘contactless’ payment. And the chances are that at least one of t 

The shutting down of your business for any length of time is an expensive task, especially if it’s unexpected. When accompanied by a planned turnaround or a scheduled programme of maintenance, renewal and investment, it’s a complex yet essential tas 

20% of people spending less than 10 minutes on a job application It is fairly well known that most recruiters don’t spend long evaluating each CV that passes their desk. However, if you are a candidate and have spent ages researching the job an 

A few days ago, the BBC reported the results of the Markit/Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs for January, under the headline, “Scotland's jobs market showed signs of "cooling" last month, according to a new report.” However, as is made clear a