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The Scottish Premier Football League has finalised a £150 million deal with Sky Sports to broadcast more SPFL matches than ever before with the addition of Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) fixtures.

Mark Stewart, partner, corporate finance and head of energy, infrastructure and sustainability at Johnston Carmichael, discusses the importance of ESG reporting. Climate change and energy transition, shifting from a linear to a circular economy, rising inequality, balancing economic needs with those

Grant Thornton has released its Scotland Limited Report 2022 identifying the country’s Top 100 private limited companies and exploring what lies behind their position as the nation’s most dynamic and successful businesses. The Scotland Limited Report is compiled using the most recent pub

A.G. Barr, the maker of Irn-Bru, has reported a 22.8% rise in pre-tax profits to £25.3 million from £20.6m in its interim results ending 31 July 2022. The profits were on revenues of £157.9m, a 20% rise from the same period last year on a like-for-like basis. The company announced

New research published by KPMG has revealed how the rising cost of living has impacted household budgets so far this year, and the steps consumers are taking to manage rising prices. In early September, KPMG surveyed 3000 UK consumers of varying household incomes, finding that essential household co

The reduction of the limit for sequestration proceedings at the end of this week could lead to a wave of smaller businesses in Scotland being made bankrupt, according to full-service legal firm Gilson Gray. On September 30th, the limit for pursuing sequestration will be lowered from £10,000 to

Today, Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor of the Exchequer revealed his fiscal plans in his emergency 'Mini Budget' aimed at boosting the economy to reach his 2.5% growth target. Mr Kwarteng's announced tax cuts and reforms, "the biggest package in generations", were met with mixed reactions.

Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new managers to its team, supporting the organisation’s continued growth and wider ambition to build an impact economy. John Cornwall and Annie Howie have been hired as investment managers, while Selassi Spence

With debt rising across many sectors of the community due to unprecedented energy and fuel increases, how to deal and manage it will be key for those who find themselves struggling to cope. Restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory offers advice.

Royal Bank of Scotland is offering £175 to new and existing customers switching their main current account to the bank and increasing the interest rate on their Digital Regular Saver account to 5%.

Dr Rashmi Mantri, founder of Glasgow-based but globally operating Supermaths and British Youth International College (BYITC), participates in our Just a Minute feature. Name

Kilwinning-based Shuttle Buses has become employee-owned, giving all 70 employees a stake in the business as the current managing director plans for his eventual retirement.

A new survey of accounting professionals has shown that the accountancy industry will undergo a major digital transformation. The survey by Moss, a fintech specialising in finance management of SMEs, showed that more than half of respondents (57%) predict that accountancy will become completely clou

The Cash Action Group and LINK have announced that 13 new banking hubs will be created in UK, of which four are planned for Scottish communities, providing vital cash and banking services where they are needed most.

Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators at Livingston-based contractor NRS UK (Noel Regan & Sons) after the firm succumbed to spiralling supply chain costs and fixed price contract issues. The company provides construction,