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Susan Nightingale gives businesses advice on how to build resilience when dealing with external challenges. During challenging times, access to insight and expertise is more important than ever for small businesses facing external pressures. The British Business Bank recently launched two new guides

Research from Bank of Scotland found that half (50%) of businesses in Scotland plan to introduce new policies and training to improve inclusivity in the workplace — and more than a quarter (26%) plan to act in the next six months.

Estate and letting agents firm DJ Alexander has called on the Chancellor to use next week's budget to provide support for the housing market. The firm believes that supporting the housing market through more relaxed planning regulations and financial incentives for property investors would benefit t

Business investment in Scotland has lagged for the majority of the past decade and could have detrimental impact on productivity and longer-term economic growth, a new report has warned. Launched in 1998 and now in its 25th year, the Scottish Business Monitor is compiled by the Fraser of A

Wood Group's share price has been given a boost after the Aberdeen-based firm rejected three preliminary takeover proposals from US private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

M&A volume in Scotland last year rose by 10.7% to 446 announced deals, up from 403 in 2021, with a total deal value of £24.8 billion, the latest Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review shows. The value of deals was 22% higher than the previous year.

DirectID, an Edinburgh-based global fintech, announced that Ingka Investments, the investments arm of IKEA holding company Ingka Group, has made a €9 million (£7.9m) minority investment in the company. The firm specialises in credit risk, risk analytics and predictive modelling,

Shepherd and Wedderburn has advised Assured Guaranty UK Limited (AGUK) as lead counsel on their wrap of a £210 million bond issue for Glasgow City Council.

Topolytics, a waste data analytics platform, has secured £1.5 million in funding, enabling the business to launch its WasteMap solution and extend the business commercially with new and renewed contract wins in 2023. The money comes from high-net worth investors, and a grant from UK Research a

The UK government has further reduced its shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest Group.

KPMG UK and the liquidators of Carillion have reached a settlement agreement, putting an end to the £1.3 billion legal claim against the professional services giant.

Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest Group's CEO is has received £5.25 million in compensation for 2022 as the bank reported profits of £5.1 billion, the highest since before the financial crisis. Attributable profit was up to £3.3bn for the year ended 31 December 2022 fr

FRP Advisory, the administrators of Dawnfresh Seafoods, have secured the sale of Dawnfresh Farming to Mowi Scotland, a subsidiary of Bergen-based international seafood farming and processing business Mowi Asa. As a result of the deal, which is for an undisclosed sum, 67 jobs and seven fish farm

Tech and analytics consulting firm Optima Partners has announced it’s on course to double its headcount to over 100 in the next 12 months. The Edinburgh-headquartered firm secured a £2.3 million investment from capital investor BGF, and appointed new non-executive directors, Karen Thomas

The Wee House Group has appointed Richard Reid and Emma Robertson as (acting) chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Jennifer Higgins, current CEO of the group will take a step back at the end of this month when her maternity leave begins.