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Projects for disadvantaged young people will share £19 million seized from criminals through the Cashback for Communities programme run by the Scottish Government. The CashBack for Communities scheme reinvests criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive des

You & Mr Jones, the global brandtech group founded by former Havas chief executive David Jones, has invested in Edinburgh-based ethical video startup Good-Loop. Having successfully closed a US $1.4m seed funding round, Good-Loop will invest the funds in growing its commercial team in Europe and

Most of Scotland’s 32 councils are increasingly relying on money from reserves to keep up with demand for services and balance their budgets, with financial pressures likely to get worse, according to the Accounts Commission. A report today from the local government watchdog found that while d

Grangemouth-based IT support provider Exmos is the latest business in Scotland to become employee-owned, with nine staff-members given a stake in the business. Exmos provides a range of IT support services to over 100 businesses in the UK and internationally.

PwC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Morgan Stanley have joined forces to help improve gender diversity in the technology sector in Scotland. The firms have teamed up to launch the Tech She Can Charter in Scotland, which aims to generate a lasting increase in the number of women pursuing technology

Glasgow-based fashion company Quiz has posted a six-month deficit after it accepted a £7 million impairment on loss-making stores. The company's online sales remained stagnant at £20m and its half-year underlying profits fell from £4.2m to £0.6m.

Clyde Gateway has announced that Scotland’s second-largest water supplier Clear Business will become the second tenant of their speculative office development, One Rutherglen Links. This brings the building to full occupation and represents the largest letting outwith the city centre this

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC is among 20 firms to have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time. Administered by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), signator

Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has released official statistics reporting personal and company insolvencies in Scotland for the second quarter (July to September 2019) of 2019-20.

A boost to the local economy and the creation of new jobs are expected in Speyside after planners were given the green light for a new distillery.

Shockingly Fresh, an Edinburgh based start-up, has launched an investor seed round to kick start its expansion to more than 40 sites across Scotland over the next five years. The company plans to build dozens of indoor ‘vertical farms’ across the UK – which can grow up to five time

As part of the Scotland Fintech Festival, Gillian Docherty OBE, CEO at The Data Lab, explores the interdependence of the data sector and the growth of Scotland’s fintech sector. There are currently in excess of 100 companies based in Scotland solely dedicated to the growth of financial service

Financial technology start-up Tumelo has raised £1 million in seed funding to develop a platform to show investors exactly which companies they own through personal investments and pension funds. Addleshaw Goddard’s fintech team, based in Scotland, advised Tumelo on the deal. The funding

Scottish policy-makers should consider the creation of a "Productivity Data Bank" to help accelerate solutions to Scotland's productivity challenges, according to CBI Scotland and KPMG.

Stornoway-based media company MacTV, the largest independent TV company in the Highlands and Islands, has become Scotland's latest employee-owned business.