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Staff at Big Four firm PwC have hit back at Lord Sugar after he called employees at the company "lazy", following an announcement that PwC will allow employees to take Friday afternoons off during the summer months. Last week, Scottish Financial News reported that the firm had written to its 22,000

UK house prices increased by a further 1.1% in April, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

A team of 30 eager and ever so slightly nervous people from accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael are lacing their boots to take part in the Glasgow Kiltwalk this weekend as the business aims to secure a record 100 walkers in 2022. Johnston Carmichael has been a gold sponsor of

abrdn Asia Focus plc, a company managed by abrdn, has confirmed its half-yearly results for the six months ended 31 January 2022, revealing a strong performance over the period. Net asset value (NAV) total return was +0.6%, ahead of the recently adopted MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan Small Cap Index return o

Stuart Clark, managing director at Russell & Russell Business Advisers, offers advice for business owners who are seeking to achieve a satisfactory exit from their companies. Every so often a flurry of activity ripples through the Scottish business community, of a nature that makes the more astu

Glasgow-based electric 4x4 manufacturer Munro Vehicles has secured £750,000 funding from Elbow Beach Capital, the decarbonisation, sustainability and social impact investor.

East-Lothian-based S'wheat, an e-commerce business that makes reusable water bottles from plants, has grown by 300% after the founders expanded their offering to include brand partnerships. The team has worked with Business Gateway since their initial product launch in 2020, when they brought their

New research from RSM has revealed recruitment is now a major concern for 41% of employers. The latest quarterly ‘The RSM Real Economy’ report demonstrates nearly two thirds (61%) of businesses are currently finding staff recruitment ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ challeng

Scottish developer Kelvin Properties has made its first move into Edinburgh with plans for new homes. The urban regeneration specialist has completed the purchase of a site in Canonmills that was formerly home to a charity’s furniture warehouse, where it plans to build 48 new apartments includ

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

The developers behind a proposed £15 million Stirling distillery and visitor centre have said they are still committed to the project despite being “extremely surprised” by Stirling Council's decision to reject the planning application.

As the country begins to look at life beyond the pandemic, new research from Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that nearly half (42%) of young people surveyed in Scotland view spending money on fun as more of a priority post-lockdown. Despite the renewed sense of freedom and recent relaxation of r

The UK's Internal Market Act (UKIMA) places more emphasis on open trade than regulatory autonomy when compared to the EU single market, creating tensions within the devolved settlement, a Holyrood committee has concluded. Today's report from the Scottish Parliament's constitution committee warns tha

Sales of Scottish salmon in UK shops soared to £1.1 billion last year as consumers increased their consumption of the protein-rich fish.

John McHugh, managing partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, discusses the state of Scottish property in light of the current cost of living crisis. This time last year, amid frenzied activity in the residential property market in Scotland, driven by the unprecedented external factors of which we a