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UK SMEs plan to spend an average of £97,000 to grow their business in 2021 and help kickstart their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Aldermore Bank.

Glasgow-based Opinew, a startup that is developing a review management system used by online retailers on the Shopify ecommerce platform, is experiencing a high growth phase and has doubled its headcount over the last year as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen shoppers flock online. Shopif

Edinburgh-based technology company pureLifi has secured a $4.2 million deal to supply the US Army with Kitefin, an optical wireless communication system using LiFi for secure data transmission without radio frequencies. The cutting-edge deployment by United States Army Europe and Africa is based on

Scottish business strategists Genoa Black has launched a new management consultancy arm after turnover and profits at the firm increased by 24% and 26% respectively. The Edinburgh-based specialist's profits reached £423,000 in 2020.

The Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted a net asset value (NAV) decline of 0.3% on a total return basis for the year ended 31 January 2021. The decline in NAV outperforms the company’s FTSE All-Share Index which fell by 7.5%

Chartered accountants Gilliland & Company has announced the appointment of Lorraine Findlay as audit and accounting partner. Mr Findlay's appointment brings the number of partners in the Glasgow-based firm to five, as the practice continues to expand.

Cumbernauld-based housing developer McKernan Homes has secured a £1.93 million funding package from Bank of Scotland to help build a new eco-friendly development in Dennistoun, East Glasgow.

London & Scottish Property Investment Management has completed on the sale of two properties at Renfrew Road Retail Park in Paisley for a price in excess of £12 million to an unnamed US investor.

Employers in the Scottish construction sector could face legal action for damages running into hundreds of thousands of pounds after new figures found the industry has accounted for 100 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

A judge accused of selling judicial favours to the mafia had tens of thousands of euros stashed in his electrical sockets, Italian police have said.

Nearly £1 billion worth of house sales were completed in the north-east between September and February, according to figures released by Aberdein Considine.

Edinburgh-based bank Hampden & Co has reported strong growth in revenue, deposits and loans following what the UK private bank describes as “growing demand from clients for accessible, flexible banking expertise”. Total income for the year to 31st December 2020 increased 18% to &poun

TSB is launching 19 new pop-up services in communities across Scotland to support customers with their banking needs such as making payments, getting help with products and services, and assistance with bereavements. A trial of the concept will see the first five opening this week in Alford, An

In 2019-20, local government net revenue expenditure in Scotland reached £11,077 million, according to the latest figures released by Scotland's chief statistician.

One in five retirees has considered riskier pensions and investment products in the search for higher rates of interest, a survey conducted by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has found.