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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has appointed a new senior business engagement manager to support the growth of the Highlands and Islands’ bioeconomy. Annelie du Plessis joins IBioIC from Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary specialising in surgical technologies,

An expert has warned that the additional tax burden from the impending corporation tax hike could lead to a significant reduction in investment and the risk of businesses closing. Scotland’s business community will be under pressure to find an extra £1.5 billion per year of corporation t

Wealth management company, RBC Brewin Dolphin’s Edinburgh and Glasgow offices culminated two years of support for Scottish charity Held In Our Hearts with a donation of £39,000.

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed community finance expert Arran Dewar as executive director of SIS Ventures. Mr Dewar joins SIS Ventures from Inspiring Scotland, a venture philanthropy organisation which aims to improve the lives people from disadvanta

Pictured: PwC Scotland’s regional market leader, Jason Morris (centre), joined by YLVC’s fundraising engagement managers for scotland, Carol Jones and Scott Gibbins; and members of PwC Scotland’s Empowering Communities Committee, Katrina Murray (far left) and Margo Connell (far rig

Members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) have voted to to increase the bank rate by 0.5 percentage points to 4%. The meeting took place yesterday and the vote to increase the rate by 0.5pp was a majority of 7–2. This is marks the tenth consecutive increase. Two members

The latest findings from a Scottish business survey by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has revealed that Scottish businesses and the economy are faltering under increasing cost pressures and declining business confidence. As a result, cashflow and profits are falling, investment decisions ha

Tax increases on higher earners in Scotland have entrenched the divergence in income tax regimes north and south of the border, financial experts have said. John Swinney, the deputy first minister and interim finance secretary, yesterday announced an increase in the higher and top rates of income ta

Scotland’s national economic development agency Scottish Enterprise has been named as one of the key partners supporting AccelerateHER Awards 2023, a programme recognising and celebrating the achievements of the nation’s female-founded businesses. The 2023 awards were launched last month

River Clyde Homes has secured a £117 million loan facility from the Royal Bank of Scotland to help address the rising demand for sustainable, energy efficient homes in the west of Scotland.

Retirement plans are set to be heavily impacted by government proposals to push the state pension age to 68 earlier than planned. The state pension age was originally planned to increase to 67 by 2028 and then 68 by 2039, however, ministers have suggested an overhaul to the age at which pensioners r

Scottish Climate Tech spinout, CCU International, has announced the first funding round to commercialise its patented carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) system which will enable capturing and utilising CO2 for emitters of all sizes — from small to very large industrials. Commencing 5 De

BDO has reported an 11% increase in revenues to £809 million for the financial year 2021/22 with growth across all three of its service lines of audit, tax and advisory. Announcing its results, BDO cited the reasons for growth as being the resilience of its core market of entrepreneurial, high

Edinburgh-based healthtech company Hearing Diagnostics has completed a £1.1 million funding round and is now eyeing commercialisation in the domestic and US markets. Led by angel investment syndicate Archangels, the funding will unlock the spatial hearing screening technology’s market po

Digital chemistry data and software company DeepMatter Group Plc has announced that it is considering cancelling its shares on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and returning to private ownership. The decision came after discussions with its major shareholders and potential institutional inves