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William Duncan Business Recovery has published a flipbook offering clear and simple to follow advice for directors of businesses facing financial distress and those who are concerned about potential wrongful trading during the current coronavirus pandemic.  The COVID-19 pandemic has already mad

Two recently-completed deals underline the growing popularity of car parks among investors on the hunt for stable long-term income, according to Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy has brokered transactions on behalf of KFIM Long Income Property Unit Trust for The Glasshouse Car Park i

M&G Real Estate, part of M&G plc’s £65 billion private assets and alternatives business, and property developer partner Qmile Group have agreed pre-lets for 55% of Haymarket One at the £350 million Haymarket Edinburgh development.

Scottish businesses are being encouraged to follow in the footsteps of BenRiach, Glencraft, Brewdog and Spex Services, by entering the sixth annual UK Private Business Awards (PBAs). Celebrating the best of private businesses and their contribution to communities, as well as the Scottish and UK econ

The UK new car market declined -4.4% in September, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

In the second quarter of 2020, angel syndicate members of LINC Scotland maintained the high level of equity investment activity seen in the first quarter, bucking the trend of a decline of investment in companies generally during the coronavirus pandemic. Taking these first two quarters of

Business owners from across Scotland have been invited to enter the Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme as LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, launches its 2019 search for Britain’s most inspiring entrepreneurs. The programme, which is run by leading mid-market pr

Ewen Stevenson Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that it is to make a further contribution of £3.5 billion to its main pension scheme, in a move seen as an important milestone in its quest to resume dividend payments to investors.

Port Glasgow-headquartered McLaren Packaging Group has promoted Andrew Rennie to finance director as it strengthens its board for a new period of growth. Mr Rennie joined McLaren from Coretrax, the oil and gas global innovation leader enabling efficient and sustainable well lifecycle solutions, wher

Small businesses in Scotland are more optimistic than at any time in the last two years, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB's Small Business Index (SBI) for Q1 2024 indicates a return of confidence into positive territory with a score of +10.7, surpassing the UK average o

Irvine-headquartered construction property and investment business Edison Group has become a convert to the principle of the four-day working week for all employees. The new regime, which will guarantee all sixty Edison Group employees three days off each week: either Friday, Saturday and Sunda

Scotland’s economy is likely to contract in the second half of 2022, according to researchers at the Fraser of Allander Institute. The Institute’s quarterly Economic Commentary, which includes an assessment of all the key latest data on the UK and Scottish economies, is published today.

Corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell by 39% during the first six months of 2022, despite spiralling inflation, rising interest rates and energy costs, supply chain disruption and ongoing geo-political uncertainty continuing to pile pressure on businesses. Analysis of notices in The Gazette by Int

The Scottish billionaire brothers, Sandy and James Easdale, have unveiled plans for their latest £2 million drive-through coffee location in Port Glasgow and are planning a raft of locations to follow across the UK. The new project will replace a former Department of Works and Pensions buildin

Mark Sterritt, UK network director, Scotland at the British Business Bank, discusses the growing appetite for equity finance among Scottish small businesses. It can be a difficult experience for any entrepreneur to sell part of the company they have built over years and decades of hard work. Yet, by