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PwC’s annual pantomime will head to Glasgow later this week for its 36th production, ‘Babes in the Wood’. The show, which will be hosted at The Theatre Royal for three nights, comes to the city following a successful week-long run in London’s West End.

Tech and analytics consulting firm Optima Partners has announced it’s on course to double its headcount to over 100 in the next 12 months. The Edinburgh-headquartered firm secured a £2.3 million investment from capital investor BGF, and appointed new non-executive directors, Karen Thomas

The Wee House Group has appointed Richard Reid and Emma Robertson as (acting) chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Jennifer Higgins, current CEO of the group will take a step back at the end of this month when her maternity leave begins.

Ahead of this afternoon’s vote to set Scottish Income Tax rates for 2023/24, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published the results of a new poll suggesting growing confusion over how taxes are decided in Scotland. The CIOT has also published a tax table showing the differences i

New research has revealed that almost one quarter of SME businesses are at risk of serious cash flow problems as they do not have basic cash flow projection processes in place. The findings were revealed by accountancy firm Azets following a financial resilience webinar attended by nearly 200 SME bu

Fanbase, a startup developing software that delivers mobile ticketing and better fan experience for sports clubs, has secured a £1 million investment led by SaltPay — a payment services provider. CEO and co-founder of Edinburgh-based Fanbase, Alasdair Crawley, said: "Our vision is for Fa

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has revealed that Scotland leads the way in offering flexible working globally amid a battle for talent and skills where business’ working policy is often the difference between recruiting more talent or not.

Scottish Teachers Advancing Computing Science (STACS) has launched a new nationwide continuous upskilling programme today for all of Scotland’s Computing Science teachers, aimed at having a transformative impact on the provision of the subject in secondary education.

New buyer demand, sales and listings in the Scottish housing market were all reported to be on a downward trend in January according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey.

Estate and letting agents DJ Alexander Ltd found that the number of properties advertised for sale has increased by 75% in Glasgow comparing February 2022 with February 2023. Similarly the number is up 37% in Perth; 34% higher in Edinburgh; 28% greater in Dundee; 25% up in Inverness; but 10% down in

A Glasgow scaffolding & building contractor has swapped hard hats for bottle caps by launching an ultra-premium vodka and flavoured vodka brand. Blur 69 was already snapped up by MTV as the official MTV Europe Music Awards Green Room sponsor in Düsseldorf in November last year.

Inspired by the success of Scotch whisky, Matugga Distillers has launched a private cask ownership programme to the public. The distillery is offering people the chance to tap into the emerging market of rum cask ownership and to be "part of Scotland’s distilling history", with whisky expert C

The number of companies filing for administration in Scotland fell by a quarter in 2022 despite rising inflation, weaker trade and geopolitical uncertainty continuing to put businesses under pressure. Analysis of notices in The Gazette by Interpath Advisory reveals that a total of 32 companies fell

CMS has advised HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH (HIMA) on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Sella Limited and its subsidiaries, including Sella Controls (Sella), from the company’s management shareholders. Headquartered in Bruehl, Germany, HIMA is a provider of safety-related au

Specialist asset manager Mercia Asset Management, a provider of finance to small and medium-sized businesses, has invested £26 million to date across Scotland’s regions and is looking to increase this investment activity into 2023. Headquartered in the Midlands, Mercia is keen to add to