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Rebecca Pick Three Scottish-based female entrepreneurs are celebrating after securing an all-expense paid trip to meet US investors in California next month.

Colin Walls Colin Walls, Head of Global Transaction Banking at Bank of Scotland discusses how the retail and other industries can keep on top of cashflow while meeting demand during the festive season.

The North Sea basin has a two year transformation window in which to ensure a strong, productive and profitable future for the sector, according to senior oil and gas executives interviewed for PwC’s latest report on the future of the troubled industry. The firm’s report entitled A Sea Change, f

Lindsey Paterson New research shows that the UK is missing out on up to £170bn worth of economic benefits by not having enough females in employment.

Scotland’s most successful big investment fund in recent years The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has seen a 24 per cent fall in its earnings per share. Returns for the £3.4 billion trust managed by James Anderson and Tom Slater at Baillie Gifford as more companies are reducing the cash paid

Scotland’s small and medium-sized businesses believe the economy is in better shape today than before the recession, with investment levels growing as a result, according to new research by Clydesdale Bank. The new survey reveals SMEs intend to invest, on average, seven per cent of their annual tu

Hugh Little Hugh Little, the head of acquisitions at Aberdeen Asset Management is to retire this summer, the Granite City-based wealth manager has announced.

Alastair Christmas New research carried out by Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank suggests that the majority of small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland are underestimating their true worth by not taking into account the value of assets such as trademarks, patents and intellectual property.

Edinburgh-based planar display systems maker Pufferfish has closed a new round of funding in conjunction with the Scottish Investment Bank. The successful drive will see around £600,000 invested in further product development and in targeting increased penetration of markets in the USA and Canada.

A new campaign by Scotland’s national and international economic development agency Scottish Enterprise aims to alert businesses – particularly SMEs – to potential supply chain opportunities in the energy transition sector.

Investor confidence in Glasgow's city centre market is growing, with 89% of investors anticipating increased investment opportunities over the next year, research by Lismore Real Estate Advisors has shown.

High interest rates, continued uncertainty and low productivity could see the UK struggle to keep its head above water in the second half of the year – with GDP growth forecast at 0.4% in 2023 and 0.3% in 2024, according to KPMG’s latest UK Economic Outlook.

Fintech firm Ferovinum has sealed a landmark £100 million deal with NatWest and BCI Capital, marking a transformation in capital deployment within the UK wine and spirits industry. This is the first time NatWest has led portfolio funding arrangements for a wine and spirits inventory finance pl

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a new two-year partnership extension with the Kiltwalk, Scotland’s largest mass participation walking event. The agreement continues a longstanding relationship which has seen the bank help the public, colleagues and customers raise funding for charitable c

Independent pharmacy business Porter Pharmacy has purchased two pharmacies as part of its ongoing growth plans. Porter Pharmacy, which is owned and run by husband and wife team Andy and Lynne Porter, have added two pharmacies to their existing group of outlets, with the company now operating a total