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Pupils enter the Dragon’s Den
Thursday 23rd June 2011
Pupils at a West Lothian school have got some specialist help to make their business venture a success. St Nicholas Primary School in Broxburn, invited Scots entrepreneur Shaf Rasul from BBC Dragon’s Den Online, to officially open their new ...Thousands get in line to bag a bargain
Saturday 30th April 2011
Thousands of people queued up to grab cut-price suits and iPod Nano’s as a new cash and carry opened in the Capital. Around 2500 bargain hunters queued outside the BigOffers Discount Warehouse at Newbridge on Thursday morning to get their h ...Bargains Galore at Discount Designer store
Sunday 24th April 2011
Bargains galore at discount designer store By Bill Gibb (The Sunday Post April 24, 2011) Scots shoppers are set to flock to a new Edinburgh store this week to snap up suits for just £8.53 instead of £150. They’ll also nab des ...Good Sports
Sunday 13th March 2011
SCOTLAND'S top business gurus are already getting a kick out of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - vowing to wear trainers to work on Monday. Top tycoons, including Stagecoach bus boss Brian Souter and Irn-Bru chief Robin Barr, will join aroun ...E-net Park Industrial Estate Linlithgow...Our Ebay Village is a bit special....
Monday 7th March 2011
At the height of the property boom five years ago I developed E-Net Park in Linlithgow.The prime site comprises 30 hi-spec industrial units ranging from 800 to 3800 sq ft, for sale or rent. However like many business parks across the country, it has ...Help us give the bankers a grilling
Monday 31st January 2011
I was down in London last week to meet with Vince Cable. The Business Secretary asked me to be part of an Entrepreneurs’ Forum established as part of the government’s agenda to engage with business people on how best to foster a culture ...Dragon battles bargain retailers with cut-price outlet
Friday 3rd December 2010
Dragon battles bargain retailers with cut-price outlet By Nathalie Thomas BBC Online Dragon Shaf Rasul is going head-to-head with the high-street bargain retailers with the launch of a discount chain. Rasul ...My View - The Sun Friday June 11th
Friday 11th June 2010
Scots Dragon and Sun Columnist Shaf Rasul said: "The legacy of the last government is a bloated and overburdened public sector that has become a major liability to the taxpayer. "Major cuts in public spending and tax hikes by the new Chancello ...E-Net profits rise despite challenging IT market conditions
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
IT ENTREPRENEUR Shaf Rasul saw a strong recovery in profits from his optical media distribution business E-Net last year. Although prices on products including blank DVDs and CDs have continued to fall, a focus on improving margins saw pre-tax pr ...Leading by example ''can boost motivation''
Thursday 22nd July 2010
Bosses looking to get a firm but fair balance should lead by example.This is the view of Shaf Rasul, a dragon on Dragon''s Den online and a judge for the 2010 Orange Leader of the Year Award, who noted that he comes across fair but firm, which could ...