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Scottish motorcycle dealer Ecosse Motorcycles has received a £150,000 funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support the business throughout the coronavirus pandemic. This is the second funding boost that the firm has received from RBS after it secured an initial £1

Applications are now open for the first of 2021’s intake of the Business Women Scotland Mentoring Programme. The programme is an exceptional opportunity for anyone either setting up in business or looking for advice to grow or head in a new direction.

Scottish law firm Blackadders has strengthened its private client team with the appointment of tax planning specialist Lynn Melville as its new partner. Lynn Melville, who is an accomplished lawyer in the private client field, has joined the firm and will be based in the Dundee and Perth offices. Sh

Over £1 million of funding is now available to Fife businesses to retrain and upskill their staff. It comes after the Scottish Government announced that a further £212,000 would be provided as part of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.

A Scots duo have unveiled an ambitious venture to launch a new rum portfolio from Scotland this spring. The new company, Harpalion Spirits, is financially backed by entrepreneur Richard Dixon (who sold his successful Vets Now chain in 2018) who is the chairman, and is led by chief executive Claire K

A significant top-up to the grant support available for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions will be paid following an announcement by finance secretary Kate Forbes. In addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Frame

activpayroll, the Aberdeen-based payroll and tax compliance specialist, has opened its second office in France which will serve as an accompanying hub to activpayroll’s existing office located in Paris. The new office in Orléans will allow activpayroll to continue to support existi

The online tax return deadline looms at the end of January, and according to new research from EY TaxChat, up to a fifth of self-employed UK workers surveyed may not yet have completed their return.

Souter Investments, the private equity focussed family investment office of Sir Brian Souter and the Souter family, has appointed John Berthinussen and Calum Cusiter as co-managing directors. Having founded the family office with Sir Brian in 2006, and after 14 years as managing director, Andy Macfi

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO welcomed 19 new trainees last month, with even more roles available to start later in 2021. In November, BDO’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices welcomed its 2020 cohort of trainees, with applications now open for roles starting in 2021.

Edinburgh’s office market proved highly resilient during a challenging 2020, with take-up nearing 500,000 sq. ft. and demand remaining strong, according to analysis from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy found that 490,585 sq. ft. of office space was transacted over

Neil Norman, head of entrepreneurial tax and senior tax partner at Chiene + Tait, discusses the issues surrounding potential changes to taxation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

An Italian pasta maker has apologised after naming a product in apparent tribute to Mussolini's military campaign in Ethiopia.

Glasgow Airport has warned of 'material uncertainties' which may cast 'significant doubt' over its ability to continue as a going concern.

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has secured a deal to rescue to the business and its sister brand Ponden Homes in a move which will save nearly 1,500 jobs. The joint administrators at FRP Advisory confirmed that the business had been sold to Purepay Retail Limited, which is backed by an international inv