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THE BOTTOM LINE
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The Bottom Line
Saturday 5.30-6.00pm
The Bottom Line
Insight into business from the people at the top
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26 January 2008
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Evan Davis
On the programme this week, getting to the top and doing business in Scotland
This week we talk to three top executives about the best way to reach the very top in business. They’ll describe their own experiences of climbing the greasy pole, and reveal whether trying too hard might lower your chances of becoming top dog.

Also on the programme, we’ll talk about the highs and lows of doing business in Scotland. Last year on BBC’s Question Time, former Sun editor Kelvin Mackenzie controversially accused the Scots of a lack of enterprise – of spending money, not creating it. But what is Scotland really like as a country to do business? And is not being headquartered in London an obstacle to becoming a successful business?

Our guests this week:

Willie Haughey
founder City Refrigeration
www.city-holdings.co.uk

Richard Hunter
Group Finance Director
Edrington Group
www.edringtongroup.com

Trevor Matthews
Chief executive of UK financial services
Standard Life Assurance
www.standardlife.co.uk/content/index.html

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The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to give you a clearer view of the business world through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies.
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