Business Management

Value of social media networks for small businesses

Family-owned businesses which use social media networks are more likely to have a higher annual turnover and grow their sales than those that do not, new research has found.…

SRUC
19/10/2022

New farmers’ handbook highlights impact of Ukraine conflict

The conflict in Ukraine has hit the agricultural sector hard, leading to some significant changes to gross margins within the 2022/23 edition of the Farm Management Handbook. …

SRUC
17/10/2022

Helping businesses adapt to change

Consumers, shareholders, and financiers are becoming increasingly interested in the environmental performance of the businesses they support and their wider value chains. …

Rebecca Audsley
06/10/2022

Bioregioning Tayside

SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre focuses on how communities can thrive when they act regeneratively within their local natural environmental and ecological systems.…

SRUC
28/01/2022

Farmers sought for business survey

Farmers looking to improve their business performance are being offered the chance to take part in a survey in return for free financial and environmental reports.…

SRUC
14/12/2021

Hannah Rudman on Finance for Nature conference at COP26

It has been an incredibly busy couple of weeks for me and SRUC colleagues who are attending COP26. …

SRUC
09/11/2021

Thriving Natural Capital Podcast

Dr Hannah Rudman talks about SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre and a new podcast that looks at three exciting projects in Scotland that are securing investment for nature-based solutions.…

Hannah Rudman
15/10/2021

£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.…

SRUC
22/07/2021

Strathfillan Wigwams Statement

The Principal and Chief Executive of SRUC has confirmed that he would like the Strathfillan Wigwams to remain open, but that any operating model must be financially resilient and also align with SRUC’s strategy.…

SRUC
05/07/2021

Rural leadership course aims to boost skills

Rural leaders looking to grow their businesses to get through the recent turbulent times are invited to join the Scottish Enterprise Rural Leadership Programme.…

SRUC
22/06/2021

Farm Business Survey more important than ever

An in-depth economic study of Scotland’s farms has been at the forefront of helping to inform agricultural policy for the last 85 years.…

SRUC
10/02/2021

Taking animal feelings seriously

Waitrose is rolling out a new SRUC-developed mobile application today (Monday 8 February) that will help the retailer assess and begin to understand the emotional wellbeing of its farm animals.…

SRUC
08/02/2021