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TSB has highlighted the most common and emerging scams that its youngest and older customers have fallen victim to, as over 65s lose an average of £7,5000 for 'green deal' scams.

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) must be structured and governed effectively in order to meet its potential, according to a think-tank which has recommended policies which it believes can be introduced under the present devolved settlement to "democratise our economy, build com

Marcus Paine, head of Scottish Borders-based quarrying firm Hutton Stone, says he’s already looking at life after lockdown – but fears uncertainty over cashflow could leave many SMEs like his family business between a rock and a hard place. The businessman has spent 26 years building up

Some of Scotland’s early-stage mission-led businesses are stepping up in the fight against COVID-19, as part of the business community’s pandemic response.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that the average insurance scam has reached £12,000.

Private equity investment in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in more than five years, as heightened economic and geopolitical uncertainty continues to deter vendors from bringing assets to market, stymieing overall activity – according to new analysis from KPMG. The firm's study of UK tr

The number of store closures across Scotland’s high streets has fallen to its lowest level in the last six years, but the country’s most popular shopping areas are still seeing more than five stores per week close their doors. The performance in 2018 means there has been a net loss of mo

Two previous Scottish EDGE winners, Beauty Kitchen and Premiership Experience, have taken an equal share of a £200,000 prize fund as victors of the inaugural Winners EDGE (WEDGE), EDGE’s new follow-on funding competition supported by Scottish Enterprise. The competition, which is exclusi

By Jackie Waring, founder & CEO of Investing Women  

Edinburgh-based Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP has entered into a strategic partnership with Sentry Doors Holdings Limited to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as an industry leader in the timber fire and security door-set market.

In the same year as the catastrophic collapse of Carillion after KPMG gave the contractor’s accounts a clean bill of health, the global auditing firm has reported a significant leap in profits and corresponding average pay rise for its 635 partners. Only months after KPMG was accused by M

Edinburgh-based research and development tax relief specialist Jumpstart has signed a partnership agreement with Digital Lancashire, an organisation which represents around 800 digital and technology-based companies across the North West of England county. With offices and specialist staff throughou

Royal Bank of Scotland has opened a data innovation research unit at the University of Edinburgh, where it will join other industries, academics, and public sector partners in the heart of Edinburgh’s data science community. RBS has leased space at the Bayes Centre,&nb

Andrew Howie Scotland’s top private firms employed more people, increased salaries and witnessed a rise in profits in 2017, despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty.

Catherine Burnet A new study has revealed that Scotland ranks fourth for productivity out of all of the UK's 12 key regions, behind only London, the South East, and the East of England.