Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog summarises the main effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Scottish SMEs, in terms of liquidity and access to finance.
Month: June 2021
Common Frameworks in the new Parliamentary Session
Reading Time: 5 minutes A look at common frameworks so far, and the work set to come during Session 6.
Settled Status and Criminal Records
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at some of the issues related to applications for settled status by prisoners and those with a criminal record
How does Scotland’s biodiversity measure up?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog looks at a recent review which found that Scotland rated poorly for its ‘biodiversity intactness’ compared to other countries.
How have enterprise support organisations supported women in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog considers the support and advice that has been provided to women entrepreneurs during the pandemic.
What is happening with the new Shared Prosperity Fund?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog looks at the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the replacement for EU structural funds. The scheme is now being developed, and expected to launch in 2022 (with further details expected in the second half of 2021)
Long COVID: will the policy response lead it into the long grass?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog considers Long COVID, what it is (and is not)and how it is being treated and managed. It also looks to the future, to research and how well the NHS might manage the additional burden of disease.