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8 Business desk
Highlights from the second quarter of 2019 courtesy of The Herald’s business team
11 Ian McConnell
The Herald’s Business Editor applauds Scottish companies for just getting on with it, despite the ongoing Brexit chaos
14 Women in business
Margaret Taylor assesses how Scotland is performing in the crucial area of gender equality.
16 AI and Fintech
Kristen Bennie of RBS introduces Cora – the future face of customer support
20 Sport
Margaret Taylor meets Ana Stewart, champion of women’s football and the sole woman on the board of the SFA
26 Real lives
Meet the women achieving that difficult balance between running a home and a successful business at the same time
32 Food & Drink
Brewery founder Petra Wetzel on why she’s selling the business to her staff
36 Winds of change
Is battery storage a game-changer?
40 Legal sector
Margaret Taylor on the strides being made towards genuine equality
80 Meet the makers
Preserving pieces of the countryside
82 Social enterprise
ReTweed spins a new future for women
102 Revolution rocks
How the internet has changed marketing
106 The Big Idea
Should public transport be free?
110 Climb every mountain
Girls on Hills is empowering women through outdoor adventure
114 Transport
Loganair’s Kay Ryan on the prospects for the airline in an uncertain climate
118 Retail
GANT’s managing director says why this is a good time to open a new store in Glasgow
120 Fashion
Carmen Haigh on how to stay cool
122 Events
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