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Looking forward to next week's budget announcement, Vishal Chopra writes on what to expect from the Spring Statement in the current economic climate. With snow forecast to fall across the central belt this week, spring isn’t quite in the air. Indeed, the months since the Autumn Statement have

Highland Opportunity (Investments) Limited HO(I)L, The Highland Council’s business loan company has launched its first social media campaign to make Highland businesses and community organisations aware of its loan funds.

The latest analysis has shown that Edinburgh continues to have the lowest retail vacancy rate of the UK’s major cities, excluding London, despite the introduction of St James Quarter.

White Oak, a non-bank lender supporting SMEs and mid-corporates, has announced a partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). This new venture will help to expand White Oak’s relationship with the business community, providing ICAS’s 23,000 members, 3,700 C

Wood Group has rejected a fourth cash offer from Apollo Global Management to acquire the entire share capital of Wood.

Chris Skidmore MP discusses the implications of the Energy Charter Treaty and why the UK should leave it to make progress towards its net zero goals and energy policy. In the Net Zero Review, published earlier this year, I called for the UK to respond to increasing global competition on net zero wit

A young entrepreneur seeking to revolutionise the world of piping was among the winners at the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Scottish Celebrating Small Business Awards, held yesterday in Glasgow. Engineering student Robbie MacIsaac, 22, won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year prize, bea

Despite the current economic turbulence and inflationary tailwinds, UK SMEs are proving resilient in the face of business challenges and although the outlook remains uncertain, many companies are confident of brighter times ahead for growth and opportunity.

Scotland’s first bank solely dedicated to small and medium sized business lending, AlbaCo, has been granted a banking licence by the UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Founded in 2018 with its headquarters in Glasgow, Alba was Authorised with Re

In the latest iteration of PwC’s Women in Work Index, Scotland has kept its top three position among the UKs nations and regions. The Index, first launched in 2010, is a weighted average of the five indicators that reflect women’s participation in the labour market and equality in the wo

Alliance Trust PLC has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2022 posting a Net Asset Value (NAV) total return of -7.1% and declaring a fourth interim dividend of 6.0p per share bringing its full year dividend to 24.0p. This is a 26% increase on the prior year and the 56th consec

A man from Minneapolis has built a huge snow fortress in his back yard and labelled himself a "snow engineer".

Multrees Investor Services, an Edinburgh financial services firm, has won a national award for its approach to supporting and developing its apprentices. Multrees was named winner in the SME Employer of the Year category at the Scottish Apprenticeships Awards last night (8 March).

Aberdeen-based finance advisory Hutcheon Mearns has announced the launch of Hutcheon Mearns Real Estate, a new service line which will provide clients with independent advice and expertise on their commercial property portfolios. It will be headed up by Iain Landsman, who joins the company as direct

Scotland’s fish farms have delivered a £3.3 billion boost to the country’s economy over the last decade, official figures have revealed.