Business Scotland
Douglas Fraser brings you the stories and issues making the news in business - from Scotland, the UK, and around the world. Regular interviews with the country's leading chief executives and in-depth reports on the stories of the week.
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Business Scotland - Buccleuch - TX 13 May 2012
Sun, 13 May 12
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25 mins
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27 days remainingThis week on Business Scotland, Douglas Fraser learns about one of Britain's biggest private landowners, and how the estate has been turned around from huge losses, while moving very quickly from the 17th to the 21st century. And we've also been finding out how farms are looking to harvest child's play as a new source of income.
Business Scotland - TX 6 May 2012
Sun, 6 May 12
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26 mins
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20 days remainingThis week on Business Scotland, we're seeking out charity, and finding how big second hand retail has become. And as Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire shows signs of crumbling, we're asking what it means for the Scottish press.
Business Scotland - Babies TX 29 April 2012
Sun, 29 Apr 12
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25 mins
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13 days remainingThis week on Business Scotland, Gillian Marles looks at the market aimed at new parents who're usually willing to shell out on nothing but the best. As they get older children develop their own purchasing power - we discover how companies persuade them to part with their cash. And Gillian investigates the business of child acting and finds out if it's as lucrative as it seems.
ScotBiz:22 Apr 12: Hotels/Elections
Sun, 22 Apr 12
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25 mins
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6 days remainingThis week on Business Scotland Douglas Fraser visits the five-star Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh which has just undergone a multi-million pound refit and talks to Michael Wale of Starwood - its New York-listed operator. In the run-up to the local council elections he talks to Alan MacGregor - Professor of Economic Development at Glasgow University - about the transfer of economic development from SE and HIE to local authorities. And he talks to a financial expert about developments at the Dundee-based Alliance Trust.
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