Blog Articles

Communicating in times of crisis

Communicating in times of crisis

Instagram images from Rural Solutions When times are tough, it can be tempting for businesses to batten down the hatches and concentrate on survival. It can also be difficult, at sensitive times like this, to know how to communicate with clients and customers, but...

Building your e-news community

Building your e-news community

We're proud that our JCM & Co Coffee and Cake Zoom calls have inspired our clients to think differently about aspects of their business - such as the humble community e-newsletter - that are often forgotten. At our recent coffee and cake meeting, we focussed on...

JCM & Co Bedside Table

JCM & Co Bedside Table

If you’re a book worm like us and have an evergrowing pile of books on your bedside table, you’ve come to the right place! 

Below is a collection of books we’ve loved or are currently reading:

Ice-cream Recipe

Ice-cream Recipe

Jane’s ice-cream is a firm favourite in the Aberdeenshire office. Paired with a waffle cone and a sunny day makes for a perfect combination.

In conversation with Ochre and Wood

In conversation with Ochre and Wood

During lockdown, we’re focusing on bringing the outside, well…inside.

We caught up with Mike Whittall from Ochre and Wood about the incredible Scottish bespoke handmade furniture they make.

Love your birds

Love your birds

Wild birds are one of the most joyful things about our countryside and our team is encouraging you to enjoy and care for them in your own gardens. A little bit of love – feeding them and putting up nest boxes – can create vibrant communities of songbirds, and the...

India’s five million stray cows

India’s five million stray cows

I have stored away many memories from the trip, but I think the most enduring one will be the number of stray cows wandering around the towns and countryside of Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest and most politically important state.

Top tips for working from home

Top tips for working from home

With virtual offices across Scotland, we at JCM & Co are well practised in creating a productive ‘work from home’ environment. Here are some of our top tips to make your transition to a virtual office a little easier.

Covid-19: A View From the Country

Covid-19: A View From the Country

Our guest blog this month comes from Associate Director at Rural Solutions and the principal of the Capheaton Estate in Northumberland, Willy Browne-Swinburne, who offers some positive reflections at this extraordinary time. Coronavirus, as I write, is the single most...