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Hindles, an Edinburgh-based firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, increased revenue by 25% to £2.1 million in the year to 31 March 2022, while appointing a further director, Chris Cottingham, and growing headcount by 50%. Founding director Dr Alistair Hindle notes a Brexit effect, with grow

Dundee-based sustainable cleaning product manufacturer and supplier, Ecoanolytes, trading as Dew, has secured six-figure investment, supported by Thorntons’ specialist high growth team. The funding, worth £400,000, will enable the business to progress its ambitious growth plans following

Charities and third sector organisations working with some of the most vulnerable people in the community, can now access a multi-million-pound fund backed by the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) provide finance for improving lives by backing organisati

STATS Group has appointed Ross Wallace as finance director, strengthening its management board. Mr Wallace joined the STATS in 2011 and has worked in several finance roles, including group financial controller ahead of his promotion to finance director.

A competition hosted by the University of Strathclyde's entrepreneurship programme had students and alumni's start-ups stake their claims for funding.

Wealth management company Brewin Dolphin has partnered for a second time with the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) this time to support its free entrepreneurial support programme that helps established social entrepreneurs to understand the procurement process and how to bid for and win public

London-based automotive mobile game developer Hutch, has announced the opening of a brand new office in Dundee, within Chroma Developments’ Water’s Edge development.

Ron Weissman, a leading global tech sector figure, former senior executive at Apple and adviser to the company’s late founder Steve Jobs, will meet with a group of Scottish-based female company founders during a virtual trade mission to California next week. The event is being jointly led by A

Theodore Agnew, a Treasury and Cabinet Office minister, resigned yesterday over the UK Government's decision to write off £4.3 billion in fraudulent COVID-19 loans. Mr Agnew labelled the oversight of the scheme “nothing less than woeful” and accused officials of “schoolboy er

Scotland's most inspiring entrepreneurs have been recognised at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021: The Finals. In partnership with Starling Bank, the ceremony was held at Grosvenor House and saw 159 businesspeople recognised for their achievements, including 17 from across Scotland.

R&D tax credit specialist Amplifi Solutions has scaled up its Edinburgh operation, with a senior hire and a move to new offices in Scotland’s capital. Jan-Michael Kochalski joins Amplifi as regional manager from Leyton UK, while the company has moved to the Kingsford Business Club on Dubli

KPMG has launched its annual search for Scotland’s top tech innovator which has seen previous winners such as Echo and What3Words go on to become household names. The competition, which follows the success of KPMG’s long-running Best British Tech Pioneer competition, is open to scaleup b

Edinburgh-based wearable tech startup PlayerData has raised $2.3 million in a series A funding round led by Hiro Capital, the London and Luxembourg VC fund. Former Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy, an existing PlayerData investor, also participated in the round.

A £100 million investment in the future economic prosperity of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides was agreed today, as representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined the leaders of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council, and Shetland Island Council to sign the H

Twelve aspirational female company founders have been shortlisted as finalists in the AccelerateHER Awards 2021. Three female-led companies were selected from each of the awards’ four specific categories - CleanTech and Climate; Disruptive Innovation; MedTech and Science; and FinTech, Data Sci