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Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the industry body for financial and professional services in Scotland, has appointed Lloyds Banking Group life and pensions leader Jackie Leiper to its board of directors. Ms Leiper brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services to the role. She joi

Social Enterprise Scotland has appointed Douglas Westwater as its new chair. Mr Westwater has been CEO of Community Enterprise for the past 15 years. The social enterprise provides development support to social enterprises, community groups and the wider third sector and beyond to resource them

A new bill to prevent members of the US Congress from trading and owning stocks has been introduced – and is entitled the Pelosi Act.

A man's pet fish managed to hack into its owner's Nintendo eShop account and make a ¥500 (£3) purchase using his saved credit card information, all while streaming the antics live to an audience of hundreds on YouTube. The heist was an unintended consequence due to an experiment to see if

Country fashion retailer The House of Bruar is set to expand its online retail operation with a £2 million investment. According to the company's managing director, Patrick Birkbeck, online sales have grown "exponentially" since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Despite concerns about a slowdown in

Smart Data Foundry has revealed its inaugural board as it accelerates its mission to unlock the power of financial data to drive innovation and solve big societal issues. Joining chair Dame Julia Unwin and chief executive officer Frank Gauld, the board is drawn from government, industry and academia

The vast majority of businesses in the Highlands and Islands have taken action to support their employees in response to the cost crisis, according to Scotland’s latest Rural Business Survey commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), South of Scotland Enterprise, and the Scottish

A Shetland knitwear firm, Jamieson's Spinning, has completed a project to increase capacity and productivity by using innovative technology.

Scotland’s small business confidence fell again in the final quarter of 2022, latest figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show. The small business group’s Small Business Index (SBI) now sits at -50 points for Scotland, down on the -45 reported the previous quarter. It is

Experts in industrial cleaning and emergency response for the global energy industry, NRC UK has been bought over by two long-term industry senior executives for an undisclosed sum. The buyout has been hailed by its managing director as a landmark in the company’s growth which will with immedi

Donald McNaught, restructuring partner at accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael, has been appointed as interim liquidator of Staels Design Limited, trading as WheelAir. The Glasgow-based disability equipment supplier has developed a range of innovative products to regulate the t

Sandy Begbie, chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, discusses the need to reform economic policies to support competitiveness, collaboration and encourage investment in order to deliver sustainable economic growth amid a challenging economic climate. “Wae worth thy power, thou curs

Global IT firm transACT Technology Solutions is set to create 20 new jobs in Glasgow after the firm established its Scottish headquarters in the city. The move comes as part of an international expansion for the London-based firm, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Wylie & Bisset, accountants and business advisers, has backed calls from the Scottish hospitality sector for business rate support. The firm agrees with UKHospitality (UKH) Scotland that a lack of business rates support for Scottish hospitality is unfairly hindering the sector in comparison to E

The Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest freight hub, has delivered an abundant ‘tattie’ season with 65,000 tonnes of seed potato exported around the globe from Grangemouth. The busy container terminal grew annual volumes with 150,000 containers moving through the port in 2022.