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Robertson Group has appointment Irene Wilson as chief financial officer and Colin Mitchell as group finance director. Ms Wilson has been with Robertson Group for 20 years, most recently holding the position of group finance director, while Mr Mitchell has been with the business for almost six years

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has established a new fund to boost innovation in businesses and social enterprises in Argyll and Bute. HIE set up the Shared Prosperity Fund Argyll Programme after securing £280,000 in funding through Argyll and Bute Council's allocation from the UK Shar

New research has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) will be instrumental not only in enhancing the efficacy of accountants as strategic business partners to their clients, but also in sustaining small businesses, according to Intuit QuickBooks. The study found that almost nine in ten (86%) a

Restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory discusses the implication of Bounce Back loan on the UK economy. Covid bounce back loans were introduced by the Government in early 2020 in response to difficulties experienced by small businesses during the Covid 19 Pandemic and subsequent l

Michael Reid, managing partner at Meston Reid & Co, discusses how company directors should act in moments of financial difficulty and what considerations they should have. When consulting with a director about company matters, it is quite common for words such as “me” and “my b

Scottish data centre and multi-cloud services provider DataVita has appointed James King as its new business development director to lead its ambitions for international growth. A chartered accountant with a background in corporate and project finance, Mr King joins from the Scottish Futures Trust w

New data shows that small businesses founded at Scottish universities accounted for the highest number of equity investment deals to UK spinouts last year, according the British Business Bank. Of the 211 equity deals involving spinouts across the UK during 2021, 44 (21% of the total) came from Scott

Screen Scotland has published a study showing the value of Scotland’s film and TV industries to the country’s employment and economic prosperity, projecting that the industry will grow to £1 billion by 2030.

Financial advisory firm 7IM has announced two new hires to its Edinburgh Private Client team with the arrival of Elaine McLachlan and Andy Bolden. The latest appointments follow a string of high-profile new hires in the region over the last three months, including that of Kris Barclay, who join

Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting Limited (AAB Consulting), the dedicated consulting arm of accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Group, has announced two senior appointments following a period of growth. Julie Arbuthnott has been with the Consulting business for two years and has be

Scotland has officially recorded only one high-profile fraud case for the entire period of 2020 as COVID-19 continues profound logistical challenges for the country’s justice system. The latest data from KPMG’s Fraud Barometer report reveals a single case of alleged fraud, valued at more

Outgoing Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan has this week taken the occasion of a Glasgow speaking engagement to warn that the UK faces a period of “pain and anguish” as a result of Brexit and it should be left up to the Scottish people if they want to take the escape rou

Academics at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities have revealed that children from the most income deprived areas experience similar exposure to tobacco retailing in one day as children from the least deprived areas experienced in one week.

Richard Masters International law firm Pinsent Masons, which employs 540 staff in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has today revealed its unaudited results for 2017-18 which shows global turnover increased by 6 per cent to £449.8 million.

Dr Ross Brown UK Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) thought to be the most significant for boosting productivity and economic growth may be the most negatively affected by Brexit, according to new research from the University of St Andrews.