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December 2008

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Uphill struggle

Environmental sustainability, health and safety considerations on the farm and in the supermarket, the rising price of land and the falling price of produce – as Anthony Harrington reports, agriculture is tough

Haunted by bad times?

David Robertson suggests ways to ensure that businesses can exorcise the evil spirits of tough economic times

Mind the gap

If business angels stick with their start-up companies instead of selling on to venture capitalists, where will the next generation of budding entrepreneurs go to ?nd their funding?

For what it's worth

It’s not the root of all evil, nor is it the source of guaranteed happiness. Robert Outram reports on what CAs can expect to earn

Independent voice

Brian Ashcroft is entitled to get emotional about the crisis in the Scottish financial sector – “a tragedy” – thanks to his strong reputation as a disinterested economic commentator

Round table: Core Strength

Senior members of Scotland’s corporate finance community had a lot to talk about when they met, but as Robert Outram reports, their conversation was by no means all doom and gloom

Kings of the jungle

It’s dangerous and unpredictable in corporate finance, but the sector’s top names in Scotland are broadly undaunted as we launch our annual who’s who, Andrew Beach, Richard Goslan and Robert Outram discover

Technological fix

Donald Drysdale turns his attention to small firms in his series looking at accountancy in 2025, and sees technology enabling home working and facilitating big combines of practices. Taxes on raw materials may finally be the spur to the paperless office

Official: Christmas isn't cancelled

Christmas may not be quite the spending explosion that the store chains dream of, but Deloitte’s seasonal survey ?nds that many people plan to spend at last year’s levels, the firm’s Jim Boyle and Tarlok Teji report

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