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THERE is little surprise about the subject dominating the current business agenda. Yesterday’s EU summit in Salzburg was intended as a milestone in Brexit talks with Britain, but how far that staging post is along the road to any meaningful resolution remains in serious doubt. In the issue, we canvass authoritative opinion on what a No Deal Brexit – and it remains a possibility – would mean to key sectors of Scottish business. The results are sobering. 
Meanwhile, The Business Desk, a round-up of key events of the quarter reveals a Scotland getting on with everyday reality, often with heartening results.
Ten years after the biggest global financial crisis in memory, we have a reprise of the key events in a dark drama whose consequences still persist.
And as companies with export ambitions increasingly look beyond Europe for trade, there’s an introduction to some of the lesser-visited US states that are eager for partnerships with Scottish companies. 
Ian McConnell
Business Editor For The Herald

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Business desk
A round-up of analysis, key events and headlines and of the quarter from The Herald’s business team
Ian McConnell
The Herald’s Business Editor finds the shadow of Brexit darkens what would otherwise be a brighter outlook
Special report: Brexit 
A 10-page report focusing on Scotland’s key growth sectors of financial services, food and drink, life sciences, foreign investment, energy and creative industries in the event of a no-deal Brexit    
Cover story 
How Eric Trump poured love and money into Turnberry to turn heads and fortunes 
Football
An analysis of the key figures, threats and opportunities as the Scottish game faces fluctuating fortunes off the pitch    
The crash 10 years on
How it happened, the Scots in the eye of the storm and a warning that if we’re not careful it could happen again 
Climate for Change
12-page report bringing together voices and partners from The Herald’s ongoing environmental campaign 
High street focus
Finding a winning formula to help struggling department stores to survive against a backdrop of online shopping 
Cash out
Despite the fact that contacless payments are now the norm, reports on the death of coins and banknotes may still be somewhat premature 
The Big Idea
Our expert panel discuss whether or not we should now switch off from all social media and enjoy the silence
Exports
An introduction to some of the less well known and emerging market 
states in the USA
Artificial intelligence
How the legal sector is facing up to the dramatic changes brought about 
by technology
Cycling
More and more professionals are choosing to cycle to work ... but infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the pace  
Recruitment
A feel for it ... interviewers now seek to identify those with emotional intelligence
The makers 
Nanette Muir and Chris Watts explain how they produce Isle Of Skye Sea Salt 
Travel 
A business travellers’ guide to the  smart side of Amsterdam 
Fashion
Autumn workwear and a selection of cool laptop bags  
Events
Upcoming dates for the business diary

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