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Accountancy firm William Duncan along with WD Wealth Management Ltd, is rallying together a team of 12 members to participate in The Kiltwalk "Big Stroll" challenge, all in support of Whiteleys Retreat.

The first quarter has seen a significant downturn in cashflow and profits for Scottish businesses, with sizeable contractions recorded across four of the five sectors, according to the latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce quarterly economic indicator.

Johnston Carmichael’s most senior audit professional is swapping running numbers for running shoes in aid of a charity campaign to encourage social mobility in the accountancy profession. Graham Marjoribanks, partner and head of audit at Johnston Carmichael, is running a half marathon to raise

Accounting and business advisory firm Wylie & Bisset has warned of an explosion in the number of winding up orders and company insolvencies as HMRC tackles a massive backlog of debt by enlisting private debt collectors to pursue billions of pounds in unpaid taxes. Under Chancellor Jeremy Hunt&rs

Scotland's specialist impact investor, SIS Ventures, has appointed experienced impact finance expert Amir Rizwan as the new chair of its investment committee. Mr Rizwan, who also joins the SIS Ventures board, brings over 15 years of experience in impact investing and financial services.

Dundee's V&A Museum is poised to host the AccelerateHER Showcase this Thursday, 14 March, spotlighting 14 exceptional female founders from Scottish businesses. These entrepreneurs will present their companies and pitch for potential investment to an invited audience.

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the return of business development manager John Smyth to its team in Scotland as it continues to grow its finance support for the country’s SMEs and business advisors. Mike Day, head of sales for BFS, said: “I couldn&r

In line with the wider global slowdown, investment into Scottish commercial real estate saw a significant decline in 2023, according to Colliers’ latest Scottish Snapshot.

Trojan Energy, the on-street electric vehicle charging specialist, has appointed Chris Waples, Terry Hart and Keith Barclay to the company’s board of directors. These appointments follow £26 million of funding secured by the company in a raise supported by lead investors BGF and The Scot

Blackadders LLP has boosted its Aberdeen residential property team by recruiting Claire Ogston as its new director. Ms Ogston has more than 17 years’ experience in residential property and is an expert in the Aberdeen market having been born, raised and educated in the city. She is joining Bla

The University of Stirling Management School has appointed a leading light in Scotland’s business investment landscape as its latest entrepreneur in residence. Gillian Fleming is chief executive officer and co-founder of the women-led angel investor group Mint Ventures, which is making angel i

FRP Advisory has sold AMTE Power's Scotland business and assets out of administration to Dutch battery technology firm LionVolt, saving 20 jobs. LionVolt is a subsidiary of LionVolt B.V., a group based in Eindhoven, Netherlands – a battery innovator that develops ‘3D’ solid-state b

Arnold Schwarzenegger spent several hours being detained by German customs officials in a tax row over a luxury watch. The action movie star turned climate change campaigner allegedly failed to declare a custom-made watch by Audemars Piguet, which he intended to auction to raise funds for The Schwar

The latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI has revealed a further decline in the Scottish private sector at the close of 2023.

Scotland's ambition to become a hub for battery manufacturing have suffered a setback with the announcement that battery cell manufacturer AMTE Power is set to go into administration.