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Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has outperformed its share price and net asset value benchmark in the six months to 30 September.  The company’s net asset value total return for the six month period to 30 September 2020 was 26.3%, pos

Orkney’s first street food outlet has been launched by local entrepreneurs following start-up support from Business Gateway. Founded by Kit Bichan and Daniel Gould, Orkney Street Food Beiting and Brew offers restaurant-quality food and coffee, using the best of local produce to create a fortni

Stuart Clark, managing director at Glasgow-based Russell & Russell Business Advisers, discusses the complexities of the tax involved in using gift vouchers in the hospitality sector. For business people and their professional advisers, it is like trying to navigate a pathway on constantly shifti

Scotland’s GDP increased by 1.6% in September, according to statistics announced today by the Chief Statistician.

The amount of women over the age of 55 who are worried about running out of money in retirement has increased to over a third (34%) in the last year, according to a new report by the Equity Release Council.

Scotland's industrial and logistics commercial property market has seen strong demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and this performance is expected to continue, according to a new survey by Colliers International. The report has found that demand for industrial space has continued to come from a

Derek Money, head of sales at White Oak in Glasgow, says that now is the time for businesses in Scotland to take advantage of the coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and look towards growth in 2021. Scottish businesses have shown their true spirit during what has been the most chal

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has posted full-year pre-tax profits of £124 million marking a 77% decline from the £539m posted the previous year.

Despite strong demand from international markets, less than one in five (15%) small businesses in Scotland are planning to do business overseas in the next year, according to new research released today by Alibaba Group.

The risk of catching COVID-19 from banknotes is 'low', according to new research from the Bank of England. The bank's research tested a 'worst case' scenario of an infected person coughing or sneezing directly on to banknotes made of both paper and plastic.

Kevin Collie, senior paraplanner at Mearns and Company, discusses the DIY skills individuals may have learned throughout lockdown. It seems like only yesterday that we emerged from our lockdown bunkers ready to face the world again. Some of us were sporting once-in-a-lifetime lockdown tans and other

Edinburgh has been named one of the most innovative cities in the UK and among the world’s top 50 in a new report from Knight Frank.

More than £77 million was spent locally by Scottish Borders Council in 2019/20, according to the council's annual procurement report. The report, which is a legal requirement, will be discussed at a meeting of the council's executive committee next Tuesday.

The Scottish Hospitality Group is calling for the Scottish Government to unequivocally promise that pubs, bars and restaurants won’t be faced with an unfair festive hangover due to the relaxation in lockdown rules.

St Andrews-based investment firm Eos Advisory has appointed Mark Beaumont to its leadership team to help deliver its strategic growth plans over the coming years. Mr Beaumont, an economics and politics graduate from the University of Glasgow, is best known for his world record-breaking cycles a