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Confidence is rising among Scotland’s local and independent firms, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business critical services group, has implemented hybrid working policies for all staff across its Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London offices. The formalised shift follows discussions and feedback between the business leaders and staff, all of which

Scottish family-run fresh produce, farming and haulage business Stewarts of Tayside has invested in new machinery to significantly boost the scale and quality of its production, following six-figure backing from HSBC UK.

Craig Alexander Rattray, a Glasgow-based growth strategist and founder of CR Corporate Solutions, reveals why the Scottish consumer is unlikely to splash their cash when the retail sector reopens its doors today. Too much uncertainty still exists over the effects of coronavirus to prompt any sp

Wylie & Bisset is the only Scottish headquartered accountancy practice to be shortlisted in the Managing Partners’ Forum Awards 2021. The Glasgow-based firm has been shortlisted in the Harvard Business Review-sponsored Best Operational Continuity category.

The increasing size of inheritances means people’s overall wealth is more likely to be determined by their parents’ assets rather than their own earnings, according to new research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Standard Life Aberdeen plc has announced its intention to change its name to Abrdn plc. The firm has said that the new Abrdn name will be part of a "modern, agile, digitally-enabled brand" that will also be used for all the company's client-facing businesses globally.

Iain Penman, senior associate in litigation at Brodies LLP, explains the advantages and disadvantages of a Minimal Asset Process (MAP) bankruptcy in Scotland. Bankruptcy, or sequestration as its often called in Scotland, is governed by the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 and is available to people, p

A rapid rise in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Scotland presents an opportunity for the country’s property sector to contribute to the national drive for net zero and revive the hard-pressed retail sector, according to the latest research from Knight Frank.

More than one in five high growth companies in Scotland is founded, led or managed by women – the highest proportion in the UK, according to a new report by JP Morgan Private Bank.

Edinburgh-based UK private bank Hampden & Co has launched self-build mortgages for clients who are acquiring land and building a new residential home, or who are significantly refurbishing an existing home. Loans for self-build projects are available from a minimum of £750,000 to a maximum

Stormcloud Games, the award-winning independent games studio based in Dundee, has secured a seven-figure investment from Chroma Ventures, the investment arm of 4J Studios. The investment will allow the studio to start the development of its latest game ideas.

A mirror that belonged to Queen Anne has sold for £50,000 at an auction in Dorchester.

Venture Capital (VC) investment in Scotland’s scale-up – or fast-growth - businesses slowed down in the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest figures from KPMG. The latest KPMG Venture Pulse Survey reveals there were 21 VC deals in Scotland between January and March this year, d

Stuart Gillies, an associate with law firm Dentons, highlights how the declining use of cash as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an increase in confidence in financial technology. It’s been over a year now since we first locked down, when shaking hands and meeting a colleag