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Graham Stewart with the stories and issues making the news in business.

Graham Stewart with the stories and issues making the news in business from Scotland, the UK and around the world.

The Business: 06/09/2009

06/09/2009

BBC Radio Scotland - The Business, 06/09/2009

How do you turn a brainwave into a commercial success? Gillian Marles looks at innovation.

How do you turn a brainwave into a commercial success? Gillian Marles looks at the challenges and opportunities facing Scotland's top inventors.

Presented by Gillian Marles (standing in for Graham Stewart).

With the launch of the 2009 John Logie Baird Awards, we look at the challenges and opportunities facing Scotland's top inventors.   

Lesley Haw reports from the awards launch to hear some innovative thoughts from participants.

In the studio are former British Female Inventor of the Year, Tanya Ewing, who's successfully launched an energy monitor designed to cut utility bills for businesses; business angel John Waddell of Edinburgh-based Archangel Informal Investments; and Graham Johnston from the Intellectual Assets Centre, a Scottish government-backed advisory service.

Also on the programme: our business and economy editor Douglas Fraser catches up with the CEO of The Jumeirah Group, Guy Crawford, to find out if the recession has weakened his commitment to a new &#163;125m 'six-star' hotel in Glasgow.

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