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SRA Ventures secures two industrial estates in multi-million deal
Thursday 25th August 2016
SRA Ventures secures two industrial estates in multi-million deal An Edinburgh-based property investment specialist is set to regenerate two substantial industrial estates after concluding missives to purchase both in a multi-million pound deal. ...Young Entrepreneurs Face Boardroom Challenge
Friday 11th April 2014
Strathclyde Enterpirse Pathway Budding young business brains were put through their paces by two of Scotland’s most successful businessmen in the final stage of an exciting business development scheme. Strathclyde Enterprise Pathway ...SRA Ventures Secures Property Deal with United Wholesale.
Sunday 15th December 2013
SRA Ventures Secures Property Deal with United Wholesale. United Wholesale Scotland has secured a new 67’000 Sq Ft Edinburgh-based facility as it continues to strengthen its position as the number one cash and carry operator in Scotland. U ...Dragons’ Den star in car accident on way to Aberdeen
Thursday 20th November 2014
A star of the Dragons’ Den television programme has been involved in an accident on his way to Aberdeen. The mishap which involved a car being driven by a friend reversing into a bollard meant that Shaf Rasul was unable to attend a business ev ...Sale of website is great deal for Shaf Rasul.
Sunday 20th July 2014
ENTREPRENEUR Shaf Rasul has tucked another deal under his belt following the sale of a website aimed at bargain hunters in Scotland’s two biggest cities. Today’s Great Deal (TGD) has been acquired by West Lothian-based Phytoscience Group ...£25k Finders Fee - An innovative approach to renting or selling
Thursday 14th February 2013
An innovative approach to renting or selling a distribution centre at Newbridge will see commercial property advisors across Scotland being given the chance to earn £25,000 bonus. Agents who find an occupier or purchaser for the 65,799sq ft ...BigOffers Sold- I've Big Change in Store on Web.
Monday 28th May 2012
I have decided to sell BigOffers, my discount cash and carry, to focus my attention on other projects. BigOffers, based at Newbridge in Edinburgh, has been acquired by Aberdeen-born Shahzad and Waseem Anwar, whose family interests include a distr ...Dragon helps breathe fire into cash and carry concept
Friday 15th April 2011
Store with ‘lowest prices in Europe’ to open in capital A CASH and carry boasting the “lowest prices in Europe” is set to open its flagship store on the fringes of Edinburgh later this month thanks to a “dragon&rdquo ...Dragon will inspire young entrepreneurs
Saturday 17th September 2011
Dragon will inspire young entrepreneurs Budding entrepreneurs will get first-hand knowledge when they take their lessons with a Dragons Den star. The self made millionaire Shaf Rasul, below, who grew up in Alloa and whose wealth is estimated ...Shaf Rasul Opts out of “Bricks and Mortar Retail” to Pursue other Business interests.
Thursday 17th May 2012
Scottish entrepreneur Shaf Rasul has sold his discount warehouse BigOffers for an undisclosed sum just a year after it opened its doors. Rasul, who launched the Newbridge-based cash and carry clearance outlet with ambitious plans to rolls out up to ...