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An R&D tax specialist with offices in Salford has expanded to Scotland and strengthened its team with three new hires. Counting King has supported over 150 businesses with R&D tax claims over the last year and by establishing a permanent presence in Scotland is seeking to reach even more bus

Confida FM, an Ayrshire-based business, specialising in commercial facilities management, has grown three-fold after pivoting its business model during the pandemic, thanks to a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland.

With impersonation fraud accounting for a third (33%) of TSB fraud cases since the start of the year, TSB has revealed the most impersonated companies behind the attacks, to help households avoid prolific scams as the cost-of-living bites. TSB categorises impersonation fraud as an attack in which a

Faced with a more uncertain economic climate, a record number of finance leaders (98%) anticipate operating costs to rise in the year ahead, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q1 2022. Almost half of CFOs (46%) expect these rises to be significant.

Increasing pressure is mounting on Scottish businesses as the cost-of-doing-business crisis hits the bottom line, according to the latest findings from a Scottish business survey from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC).

AAB, the tech enabled business critical services group, has strengthened its leadership team across the UK with five new partners as part of the group’s ambitious growth plans. Four of the new appointments are internal promotions with Alasdair Green, Lauren McIlroy, Katy Christiansen, located

AAB, the tech enabled business critical services group, has strengthened its leadership team across the UK with five new partners as part of the group’s ambitious growth plans. Four of the new appointments are internal promotions with Alasdair Green, Lauren McIlroy, Katy Christiansen, located

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust, a company managed by abrdn, has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) rise by 8.1% in 2021. For the year ended 31 January 2022, the company's share price total return rose by 12.5%, this compares to the benchmark, FTSE All-Share Index, which produced a total return o

Glasgow has once again shown its strength as a leading tech location, retaining its position in the top three leading tech cities in the UK outside of London according to the UK Tech Cities report, published today by global real estate advisor CBRE. Edinburgh comes in the listing at number five.

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has welcomed Crown Estate Scotland’s launch of a capital investment fund and advised SMEs to diversify and innovate their way to prosperity. Launched to help promote the sustainable development of Scotland’s natural resources, the £3m Innovat

Scotcoin Project Community Interest Company (CIC), the organisation behind Scotcoin – Scotland’s first and only cryptocurrency – has achieved carbon neutral status, building on the cryptocurrency’s wider sustainability ambitions. CIC offset 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equiva

Grant Thornton UK's Corporate Finance team has advised on the sale of education-technology (EdTech) company Sumdog to a Scandinavian buyer, eEducation Albert (Albert), with more activity in the sector expected amid significant investor demand. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Sumdog was founded in 1994 a

STV Group plc has posted its highest revenue on record at £144.5 million in 2021, as the broadcaster hailed continued growth. STV Group's revenues rose by 25% throughout 2021, while its adjusted operating profits rose to £25.2m, signalling a 39% increase from the year before.

Mint Ventures, a women-led angel group that is democratising angel investment, has received funding from Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government’s Scottish Technology Ecosystem Fund for a series of regional roadshows to encourage more women to become angel investors, as well as helping

John Rodger, part­ner and prop­erty spe­cial­ist at ac­coun­tants Chiene + Tait, discusses how the built to rent sector can help ease the UK's housing crisis. A range of global firms, including Scotlandfounded institutional investor Abrdn, have been ramping up their level of