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Ewan MacDonald-Russell The Scottish Retail Consortium has renewed its calls for a lowering of business rates after it emerged that the tax revenue the Scottish Government generates each year from the large firms’ business rates supplement has soared from £14.4 million to £124.8 million over the

John Wilde Over three quarters (76 per cent) of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have written off unpaid debts in the past year, according to new research by Amicus Commercial Finance.

Simon Cowie accepts his award from MC Jon Culshaw. An Aberdeen accountant has won a prestigious national industry award.

A probe has been launched into Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank over whether it failed to heed warnings of a security flaw in its payment systems prior to them being targeted by hackers who made off with millions of pounds worth of customer deposits.

Even though oil cartel Opec has agreed its first supply cut in eight years in order to boost the price of oil, any boost to the industry in Scotland is likely to be some way off, according to experts at RSM accountants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9aDSRufG7g The hunt is on in America for a thief who brazenly carried an 86lb (36kg) bucket of gold flakes worth $1.6m (£1.2m) off a truck in a New York street.

George Brewster of Shepherd (left) and Derek Ferrier of Hardies Surveying practice Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has today announced its merger with multi discipline property and construction consultants, Hardies.

Nora Senior Scottish businesses will forge new global trading alliances thanks to new support from the Scottish Government.

James Cliffe HSBC is launching a support package to help small UK businesses overcome the financial challenges of parental leave, including interest-free overdrafts, repayment support for small business loans and capital repayment holidays.

Semefab, a Glenrothes semi-conductor manufacturer at the forefront of the UK’s micro and nano technology (MNT) network, is to invest in new equipment in a bid to increase efficiencies and pursue new technologies after securing a £200,000 investment from Scottish Enterprise.

Ash Denham A cheesemonger, a local café, a knitting store and a gift shop have been named as favourite local firms by MSPs ahead of Small Business Saturday.

Paul Ross Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers Ltd (CTIB) today named Paul Ross as branch director responsible for the Perth office.

Aberdeen has been named in a list of the top ten best locations to start up a small business in the UK, according to research compiled by Informi, a website offering free practical advice and support for small businesses.

Royal Bank of Scotland is shutting nine more Scottish branches, all in the bailed-out lender’s home city of Edinburgh.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it is monitoring the savings markets with new rules aimed at helping savers make sure they are getting the best deal for their money.