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Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, CBI Scotland has issued a clear challenge to Scotland’s party leaders to make growth and competitiveness the central pillar of the election campaign, as well as asking parties to commit to tangible pro-business policies in their respective manife

Andrew Morrison discusses key business sale trends anticipated for 2025, including factors such as tax changes, generational shifts, technological advancements, and economic uncertainties. After selling my AM Bid business in July 2023, I worked a planned transition exit year, then launched Business

Fairlie Curved, a Scottish fashion company is now shipping internationally and has hailed turnover of a quarter of a million pounds after receiving support from Business Gateway. Jayne Lasley launched Fairlie Curved as an Instagram page in October 2020, inspired by her personal experience of struggl

New data from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has shown an increase in both corporate and personal insolvencies. Corporate insolvencies rose to 270 for Q2 2022-23 up from 221 for the same period last year, a significant increase of 28%. Likewise total personal insolvencies reached 2,069, a 7.7% y

Glasgow-based residential architecture start-up HOKO is set to begin an ambitious UK expansion plan after securing £400,000 in funding from investors. The funding will allow the technology-enabled architecture platform to begin a major recruitment drive in a struggling sector.

Celebrity speakers Martina Navratilova and Eddie Izzard voiced there support for a more diverse Scottish business community at the fifth annual Aberdeen Standard Investments Diversity Summit. The summit was held at Gleneagles during The Solheim Cup week.

Savills Investment Management has completed the sale of one of Glasgow’s most iconic prime office buildings in an off market transaction for £48.4 million. With support from Savills, the sale was made to Korean clients of Knight Frank Investment Management, advised by Knight Fr

Andy Lothian Andy Lothian, chief executive of Dundee-based training firm Insights Learning and Development, was branded an “outstanding entrepreneur” as he claimed the title of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Scotland overall winner last night.

Growth strategist Craig Alexander Rattray has launched an initiative to help construction business owners build for the future. The Glasgow-based cash flow expert will deliver a series of ‘Know Your Numbers’ masterminds, tailored specifically for business owners in the sector.

The Big Four accounting firms are engaging in talks with the audit regulator regarding a self-imposed break-up in an attempt to get ahead of government enforcement action. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is currently drawing up guidelines for the separation of audit and consulting operations a

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has reported record half year results for the first half of 2022 as total income increased 47% year-on-year to £8.8 million. The bank's deposits also rose by 21% to £731mand loans and advances up 14% to £434m. The bank benefitted from s

Scottish companies listed on the London Stock Exchange have outperformed their indices in the third quarter of 2020, according to analysis from Brewin Dolphin, buoyed by a strong performance from the country’s AIM constituents. The wealth manager found that Scottish organisations on the AIM in

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust’s new portfolio manager has repositioned its investments in response to global conflicts and their impact on energy prices and economic growth. Joe Faraday, who was installed at the beginning of April, said that the adjustments “cannot, amount to a p

Scottish influencer and entrepreneur Robin James, known online as Man For Himself, has secured a £70,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Scotland to expand his men's haircare brand, Anforh. Mr James, who boasts an online following of over 620,000, launched Anforh last year after spending ove

The latest Fintech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, has revealed that 2018 witnessed the highest level of global investment in fintech start-ups on record, with a total disclosed transaction value of $30.8 billion.