Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- Jun 13, 2002
- 3 min
Litany of Scots' achievements makes for enlightening read
Academic confirms our status as founders of the modern world, with just a pinch of irony NATIONAL STEREOTYPES are a funny thing. Since I...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- May 30, 2002
- 3 min
The truth is out there, but you may not get to see it
The biggest archive ever available to mankind is under threat - from Scotland FOR the last century or so, the National Library of...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- May 16, 2002
- 3 min
Why venture capitalists are putting brakes on growth
3i's quest for a quick return on investment may not be in a client company's best interest THE news that easyJet was in talks to buy its...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- May 4, 2002
- 3 min
Obituaries premature - she'll be back
WHEN Wendy Alexander met with the business community last Monday evening, to report with Jack McConnell on the progress that had been...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- May 2, 2002
- 4 min
Stop looking for excuses
WENDY Alexander’s article in yesterday’s Business a.m. is very timely. April has been a strangely fascinating month for those of us who...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- Apr 18, 2002
- 3 min
Ancient universities need a degree of modernisation
Our great institutions must drop some ludicrous practices if they want to compete THE PAST FEW DECADES have seen fierce debates about the...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- Apr 4, 2002
- 3 min
If junk e-mail isn't to your taste, let Uncle Spam know
Banning this rubbish would save businesses in the UK a lot of time and money IN MY FIRST JOB, fresh out of University, I worked in a...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- Mar 21, 2002
- 3 min
Big picture shows Auntie turning into a monster
A television channel based in Scotland should be a bigger priority than BBC Three ONCE UPON A TIME, most of our basic services such as...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- Mar 7, 2002
- 3 min
Curb on angels may leave start-ups without a prayer
FSA rules mean that early-stage investors cannot collectively risk their own money A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I attended a technology...
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Ian Ritchie : Business AM
- Feb 21, 2002
- 3 min
Japan's failed business model
IN 1989, we sold the Edinburgh software company which I had founded to the Japanese consumer electronics giant, Matsushita, better known...
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