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Portlethen-based fintech FinQ Business Solutions has attracted a UK-wide customer base and secured a six-figure investment in its first year. The firm was launched by Russell Jaques in January 2020 after his previous employer, nSYS Systems was wound up.

Scottish Enterprise has announced the first of a series of grant funding calls to help support economic recovery and stimulate the creation of new green jobs to advance Scotland’s net-zero emission ambitions. The £4 million green jobs call will open to applications on Tuesday 18 May with

Zoe Hall, a business-savvy nurse based in the Scottish Highlands, has set up a boutique self-catering accommodation business after receiving two loans amounting to £35,000 from DSL Business Finance Ltd. Previously a high dependency nurse in Edinburgh, Ms Hall, 41, moved back to her family home

Independent financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has appointed Cheryl Horne as a financial adviser. With 25 years of experience in the field, Ms Horne will be advising clients on all aspects of financial planning including pensions, investments, mortgages and protection.

Edinburgh-headquartered technical advisory firm ITPEnergised has secured a six-figure funding deal from Barclays to support its growth aspirations. The firm enjoyed strong revenue growth in the financial year 2019-2020. It has continued to expand its operations and headcount in the current financial

activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has announced the launch of its first Irish office in Dublin. The recent opening marks activpayroll’s first office in Ireland and will be an invaluable addition to the firm’s current EMEA offering w

A lawyer is facing a bill of more than £50,000 after having lost a court battle in a row over a "lovely thick" laurel hedge, The Times reports.

More than 2,800 businesses that operate within the Scottish wedding industry have been supported by £25.9 million worth of funding to help survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

For November to January 2021, Scotland’s employment rate estimate fell over the quarter to 74.3%, according to the latest Labour Market Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has delivered a "resilient financial performance" and strong AUA growth in face of challenging market conditions in 2020. The firm has published its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, revealing that

Edinburgh-headquartered R&D tax credit specialist Amplifi Solutions has secured a number of business wins in Scotland in 2021, including eco startup Pawprint, social enterprise One Year No Beer and e-Learning platform My Online Schooling. Founded in Belfast in 2014, Amplifi has grown quickly in

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has announced the promotion of Claire Kinnaird and Emma Doig to tax manager and tax senior respectively. The two, alongside the seven lawyers who have also been promoted at the firm, took up their new roles on March 1 2021.

Scotland’s growing space industry has the potential to help put the UK at the forefront of the worldwide launch market for small commercial satellites over the next few years, a new study conducted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has found. A detailed market analysis of the UK space

Self Assessment taxpayers have just over a week to pay any outstanding tax liabilities in full or set up an online payment plan for the 2019 to 2020 financial year to avoid incurring penalty charges, HMRC has urged. Last month, HMRC said that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were giv

The first Scotland-specific research into the impact of COVID-19 on working practices has revealed that employees and businesses expect far greater levels of flexibility in the workplace on a permanent basis as we emerge from the pandemic. The findings are being released today to mark the anniversar