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Confidence is rising among Scotland’s local and independent firms, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Grant Thornton has seen a sharp increase in profit within its audit division after the firm invested £17 million in 2019 to improve the quality of its audit work. The accountancy firm posted an audit profit of £11.3m for the 12 months to the end of December, compared with £1m for t

The first three months of 2021 saw the volume of property sales in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rise by 55.7% compared to the previous year, according to ESPC's House Price Report for March 2021.

Between December 2020 and February 2021, the average property selling price in Dumfries and Galloway was £177,319, a 14.9 per cent increase on the same period last year, ESPC reports.

Lanarkshire-based sausage skin maker Devro has published promising annual results after its underlying profits for 2020 increased by 4% to £40.8 million.

Mackie's of Scotland has seen its operating profits increase by 61% to £3.4 million over the last year as its revenue reached £16.7m. In the year ending 31 May 2020, the firm recorded bumper chocolate and take-home ice cream sales with chocolate purchases increasing by 46% after recipe r

Jason Cozens, founder & CEO of fintech Glint, discusses the rise of alternative global currencies such as Bitcoin. The idea that became Glint began life almost 15 years ago as I watched desperate consumers struggle to recover their funds from the collapsing Northern Rock. It was the first time t

Property giant Savills has seen reported a 74% year on year increase in home sales across the North East of Scotland in a colossal post-lockdown market bounce.

Begbies Traynor has reported revenue growth of 11% for the six months ended 31 October 2020, despite the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. The professional services provider said it has 'maintained a strong financial position' in the six month period with first-time contribution from pr

AJ Bell, one of the UK's largest investment platforms, has seen its profits rise by almost a third despite the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm's profit before tax increased by 29% to £48.6 million from £37.7m the year before. Its revenue increased by 31% to &po

For the period June to August 2020, Scotland’s employment rate estimate rose over the quarter to 73.9%, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

Scotland has seen another rise in R&D (research and development) tax credit claims, according to statistics released by HMRC yesterday. The latest 2018-19 figures show Scottish companies made a total of 2,925 claims, up from 2,210 made at this time last year. There were 2,405 successful R&D

Enquiries, instructions, prices and sales all continued to rise in Scotland during August, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, as pent up demand and the stamp duty holiday continue to influence the market.

FRP Advisory has posted a 16% rise in annual revenue and maiden dividend of 0.66p a share despite the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.  FRP is a spin-out of VANTIS, the former Aim-listed accountancy firm which went into administration in 2010.

Job vacancies have risen in Scotland with Edinburgh and Glasgow leading the way with week-on-week increases of 62% and 30% respectively, while job vacancies in England have plummeted.