Whisky cask investment specialist VCL Vintners, has transformed the secondary whisky market in the UK by digitalising ownership, improving transparency and giving investors end-to-end visibility of their assets. Founder Ben Lancaster, explains how technology is reshaping one of Scotland’s oldest industries…

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The co-chairs of the Invest in Women Taskforce say the real barrier facing women entrepreneurs is not capability but capital allocation, and they intend to fix both

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