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Scotland could turn its vision for ethical regulatory principles into a competitive advantage, writes ​Chris Elwell-Sutton. According to the International Monetary Fund’s latest report, AI could boost the UK’s uninspiring productivity by up to 1.5 per cent annually. Analysts estimate t

The Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2024 has been launched, with 16 categories open for entries.

Property development and investment company Buccleuch Property has announced Chris’s House as its fundraising partner for the 2024 Buccleuch Property Challenge. Chris’s House was founded by Anne Rowan, a Wishaw mum with a passionate vision for a crisis centre established in memory of her

More than 100 people from accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael are gearing up for Scotland’s biggest fundraising event of the year – the Kiltwalk. Johnston Carmichael has been a gold sponsor of the charity event for eight years as part of its commitment to supportin

Scotland's hospitality sector is posed with staffing difficulties as the UK government implements new salary thresholds for hiring overseas talent, writes Kelly Hardman. Hospitality businesses in Scotland looking to hire overseas talent to support their operations – at a time when domestic rec

The first quarter of 2024 has seen nearly £100 million invested in Scottish businesses, according to KPMG UK. Showing that a total of 19 firms shared £98m in venture capital (VC) investment, the Big Four firm's Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report highlights a notable increase in vent

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has revealed plans to close a further 18 out of its 86 branches, including three in Edinburgh.

CMS is hosting a free-to-attend event highlighting the growing risk of class action lawsuits facing Scotland’s food and drink (F&D) industry. The online session will focus on the threat of class action proceedings, which were introduced in Scotland in 2020, and how they specifically impact

Scotland’s private sector witnessed a third consecutive monthly expansion in output during March, according to RBS' Scotland Business Activity Index. The seasonally adjusted index, measuring the month-on-month change in combined manufacturing and service sector output, rose from 52.1 in Februa

Nearly half of consumers (49%) in Scotland say they have cut non-essential spend in the first quarter of the year, according to new research from KPMG.

Demand in Scotland’s hotels sector started to pick up in February, boosted by half-term holiday staycations, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker.

Startup companies being supported by the Scottish Government’s Techscaler programme attracted investment of more than £52 million in 2023, according to the project’s first annual report.

Social enterprise and luxury mattress manufacturer, Glencraft, has signed its first retail partner contract in North America.The contract, expected to yield Glencraft an annual six-figure turnover, has been secured with Inform Interiors, a high-end furniture retailer based in Canada.A not-for-profit

The findings of new research by AccelerateHER, released to coincide with International Women’s Day, have shown a strong appetite for growth amongst UK female company founders. The survey, which involved 316 female founders from all four home nations of the UK, showed that 92% believed their bu

Edinburgh-based Corran Capital has secured £80 million for its second fund, Corran II, dedicated to investments in clean energy and climate-focused companies throughout the UK. The specialist clean energy private equity firm has invested part of the funding to acquire a 30% stake in Vital Ener