Discover why Glasgow truly earns its title as a UNESCO City of Music, with 8.5 reasons celebrating its iconic venues, festivals, breakout artists—and this year’s Clyde Chorus, a musical tribute to Glasgow 850.

In line with the Taste the Place initiative that launched earlier this month, April’s 8.5 Things to Know celebrates the city’s vibrant food and drink scene – from legendary dishes and Michelin-recognised restaurants to quirky foodie facts and global flavours.

In honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, our third blog explores ‘Women Who Make Glasgow’ and some of the most famous Glasgow names that have shaped the city’s legacy.

In 2025, to celebrate Glasgow’s 850th anniversary, the Economic Development team is launching the Glasgow 850 blog.

SDP works with organisations across Scotland that are interested in working with the public sector to encourage them to bid for the some £11 billion spent in Scotland’s public sector each year.

Planning for succession is one of the biggest challenges a business owner will face, but giving the topic early consideration can mean better results for the employer, the employees and the business.

Codeworks is diversifying and future-proofing your workforce via accessible and accredited digital skills training.

The Business and Intellectual Property Centre in Glasgow's Mitchell Library supports entrepreneurs and innovators, find out about their free workshops in this blog.

A new exhibition at The Lighthouse in Glasgow - Woman’s Hour Craft Prize - showcases the work of the 12 finalist of the inaugural prize, a collaboration between BBC Radio 4, the Crafts Council and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Glasgow People's Energy provides an independent and impartial energy switching service for the city's businesses and third sector organisations to save on their energy costs.

Three more days to go until the Broomielaw District Regeneration consultation period ends. Have your say before 5th April.

The Glasgow City Centre Team are really keen to activate the lanes in the City Centre. Read more in this blog.

The District Regeneration Framework outlines a vision, projects and an action plan to redefine the Broomielaw district of Glasgow in the next ten years and beyond.

Have you heard? Glasgow is one of two cities in Europe to be a participating city partner in the inaugural Smart City Challenge, hosted by Itron – a leading provider of IoT solutions for smart cities.

By making energy efficiency improvements most businesses, including yours, can cut energy consumption by nearly a quarter – 24%.

Glasgow City Council’s Business Growth team has been working closely with businesses around the city affected by the devastating fires earlier this year with support from Clockwise, find out more in our blog.

IoT Glasgow meetups at the Tontine are a good place to start and make business and research connections, explains Dr Stephen Milne, Business Development Manager at CENSIS, the Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems and IoT.

Glasgow is the fastest growing major city economy in the UK with a diverse business and industry base and a highly skilled population. In this blog, we give you 10 great reasons why you should do business in Glasgow.

What do breakfast, business innovation and university research have in common? Why the Gaitherin of course!

The Glasgow Film Office (GFO) offers a free service to all productions wanting to film in the city.

When we founded Buttercup 7 Day Dental, we decided to deconstruct our service and build it back up from scratch. Read more in this blog.

If your business is struggling, that’s okay. What matters now is how you respond to those challenges. Read more in this blog.

The Glasgow Business Transfer Loan Fund is designed to support and encourage entrepreneurs, as well as business owners, to consider taking over existing businesses trading as viable going concerns.

When it comes to social media and search engine optimization (SEO), text is still running the show and probably always will.

An increasing number of small business owners today see the web as an essential part of their sales funnel.

It's easy to forget this with all the focus on the benefits it brings: giving a voice to those who might not otherwise have one, and in particular smaller businesses without access to big marketing departments

Every business should have terms and conditions of sale in place. Terms and conditions regulate your business's relationship with a customer, they minimise your risk and provide avenues of resolution in the event of a dispute with a client.

A "battle of the forms" occurs when two businesses are negotiating the terms of a contract and each party wants to contract on the basis of its own terms and conditions.

Content marketing can build a business out of nothing, establishing you as a leader in your industry, developing authority and attracting new customers. However, content marketing doesn't come cheap. Employing videographers, designers and copywriters can easily add up and leave you with an enormous bill.

Being in business with your family can be a joy and a privilege. However, simply because you are related to the people with whom you work this does not necessarily mean that it will be plain sailing.

Starting up a new business in Scotland can be extremely challenging, just as it can be anywhere else in the world. The good news is that whatever field you're in and whatever your ambitions might be, there are financing options available that could offer you a real chance of seeing your ideas take off.