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Some of Scotland’s leading entrepreneurs have committed an additional £1 million of grants and loans to Scottish EDGE, the UK’s biggest funding competition for potential high growth businesses. Entrepreneurs supporting the initiative include Sir Tom Hunter, Kevin Dorren, Sir Brian

Lyn Calder, managing partner, Edinburgh and head of family business at Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), discusses the importance of succession planning for family businesses.  Family businesses come in all sorts of guises, with varying internal challenges and external market forces.

Scotland’s digital skills academy CodeClan has partnered with FanDuel, the fantasy sports and sports betting tech giant. As a keystone employer partner, FanDuel will take on graduates from CodeClan’s programming, data and bespoke courses. CodeClan already partners with companies lik

Alison Rose, the CEO of NatWest Group, has confirmed that the bank would move its registered headquarters to London if Scotland became independent. Ms Rose told The Herald yesterday that the Royal Bank of Scotland owner has “always been very clear” that its balance sheet would be “

Following feedback to its Call for Input (CFI) on Consumer Investments, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to strengthen its financial promotion rules for high-risk investments to help retail investors make more effective decisions. The discussion paper (DP) seeks views on

EY is giving thousands of its UK staff a share of a £20 million bonus pot after the Big Four firm saw a better than expected revenue bounce-back from the coronavirus crisis. It has been reported that EY is to award an average £1,100 one-off payout to 17,500 its employees for their hard w

Barclays has revealed that its profits for the first quarter of this year have more than doubled from last year to £2.4 billion. In the first three months of 2020, Barclays's profits stood at £0.9bn.

The goodwill, work-in-progress and certain assets of historic Scottish law firm McClure Solicitors have been acquired by fast-growing legal practice Jones Whyte LLP. The transaction sees the existing partners and staff, comprising 84 people, transferring to Glasgow-based Jones Whyte with immediate e

The NYPD has been forced to fire its robot dog, the New York Times reports.

Dyce-based engineering, machining and fabrication firm Woollard & Henry, has welcomed a £1 million funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support operations throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With an international client portfolio predominantly across the tech, energy an

Property lettings firm Bowman Rebecchi Letting has acquired Castle Estates, the largest independent residential lettings agency in Inverclyde, in a six-figure deal. Castle Estates manages a stock of nearly 350 properties across Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, and Inverclyde. Its four highly ex

Wellhouse Housing Association has appointed Robert Murray as its new finance and corporate services manager. As a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, Robert brings a wealth of experience to the progressive housing association where he will be lead officer for all finance functions as well as t

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has assembled a new Tech Advisory Board including some of Scotland’s most senior figures in the sector, to help its clients access expert advice on achieving growth. The group, which includes seven external advisers, incorporates seaso

Charlotte Wright, the chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is to leave the organisation later this year. Ms Wright, who has led the development agency for the past five years, has announced she plans to step down in the summer for personal reasons.

CBI Scotland is calling on the UK and Scottish governments to provide greater clarity on the future direction of social distancing guidelines as businesses emerge from lockdown. Current social distancing guidelines mean only two-thirds (68%) of staff can physically work on premises &a