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Scotcash has won a £300,000 grant from Virgin Money Foundation's Ripple Fund in order to expand into Edinburgh. Social enterprise Scotcash, which opened in Glasgow in 2007, offers a range of services to individuals in financial difficulty, including affordable loans, money advice and white goods pa

Dundee-based bespoke joinery manufacturer and interior fit-out specialist, Bentleys Shopfitting Ltd, has announced it is the latest Scottish business to adopt an employee ownership model, with 50 staff now given the opportunity to become owners.

Ash Denham A cheesemonger, a local café, a knitting store and a gift shop have been named as favourite local firms by MSPs ahead of Small Business Saturday.

Scotland’s rental culture is happier, friendlier and more settled than that south of the Border though it is still under threat from rental increases, according to new research.

Pictured (l-r): Gregor Townsend, Douglas McCrea and Alan Archibald McCrea Financial Services has celebrated 15 years of supporting the best of sport in Glasgow with a glittering event in the city.

Britain’s decision to leave the EU has resulted in the steepest drop in permanent job placements in Scotland since 2009, according to a survey covering July.

The right of tenants to buy their council houses in Scotland will finally come to an end this week.

Union Street, Aberdeen. Fears over the future of oil and gas would persuade six-in-ten of Aberdeen’s next generation workforce to consider leaving the city, according to the latest Northern Lights survey by PwC Scotland.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016.

Fifteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2016. The global body of finance professionals said the list, which includes entries spanning six continents, recognises “the best and brightest Chartered Accountants who are making a diff

Independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew LLP has announced an increase in profits in its last financial year of over 18 per cent from £2.4m to £2.86m on the back of an increase in turnover of 6.7 per cent from £9.81m to £10.47m. The figures are incorporated in the firm’s Annual Report

Weak income growth and rising housing costs have effectively wiped out any gains for low and middle income working age households since the early 2000s, providing the backdrop to disillusionment with the political and economic status quo, according to a major new report published today by the Resolu

Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life has today announced that it is to be the title sponsor of the flagship Opening Event of the city’s world famous International Festival.

Royal Bank of Scotland has blown the whistle on its association with The Six Nations international rugby tournament. Still 73 per cent state-owned RBS has been the title sponsor of the Six Nations for 14 years, having agreed the tie-up in 2003.

More than 1 million 18-44 year-olds in Scotland (53 per cent) now say housing problems are forcing them to put their lives on hold, according to new research. YouGov, Shelter and Shelter Scotland have revealed how Britain’s housing shortage is reshaping the way millions of people live their lives