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A billionaire American technology investor left a graduating class of students in Atlanta, Georgia, in sock on Sunday after announcing in his speech to them that he will pay off all of their student loans. Robert F Smith, one of America's most prominent black philanthropists, was giving an address a

Glasgow-based investment syndicate Kelvin Capital has moved into its tenth year of business by completing its biggest investment year yet. A total of £10.5 million was invested across nine businesses in its portfolio in 2018, made up by eight follow on investments and one new investment.

Scotland’s next generation of business leaders will benefit from entrepreneurial learning as Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Saltire Fellowship programme is delivered in Scotland for the first time by Strathclyde Business School.

A TikToker is being sued by the manufacturer of the children's toys she uses to tell soap opera-style stories involving sex and drugs. More than 2.5 million people follow @sylvaniandrama on TikTok, where Thea Von Engelbrechten posts short stories illustrated with Sylvanian Families felt figurines.

The oldest inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments is to be auctioned in New York today. The 1,500-year-old tablet, being auctioned by Sotheby's, is expected to net between $1 million and $2 million in a single-lot sale this afternoon.

The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the row over the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) choosing to keep fines levied against KPMG over the cheating of Silentnight pensioners.

Betsy Williamson, founder and managing director of Core-Asset Consulting, details the steps businesses can take to close the talent gap. The global economy is currently experiencing massive change. Staffing crises are affecting sectors from haulage, to food service and healthcare.

UK and Ireland investor BGF has expanded its central Scotland team with the appointment of investors John Devine and Chris Nixon. The pair will join a team of five experienced investors working across both BGF’s Edinburgh and Belfast offices as the firm continues to look for opportunities to i

Consumer price inflation rose slightly more than expected to 0.6% in December from a three-month low of 0.3% in November, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Scottish entrepreneur Alison Grieve has struck two major deals to grow sales of her revolutionary tablet computer product. Curry’s is now selling her ergonomically-designed G-Hold tablet holders, while she has also signed a distribution deal with Arthr, a company specialising in products and i

Steven McKay, head of employee benefits at chartered financial planners Mearns & Company, discusses the coronavirus pandemic and employee benefits. At Mearns & Company, we understand the disruption that the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused to everyone’s daily lives. 

LendingCrowd has recruited four new senior business development managers to help fund the ambitions of more small and medium-sized businesses. The Edinburgh-based company, and the only Fintech lending platform headquartered in Scotland, has hired Chris Mitchell, Anthony Allen, Fraser McKay and Keith

A former administrator of Rangers has begun a £2 million damages action against Police Scotland, alleging it unlawfully investigated his activities at the club. David Grier, 57, claims detective failed to follow legal procedures when they arrested him in 2014 in connection with

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging companies that are stockpiling goods and raw materials ahead of Brexit to check that they remain fully insured.

Royal Bank of Scotland is to charge major financial institutions for cash it holds on their behalf for trading purposes, in a move which other banks seem sure to follow. The move follows the decision by the governor of the Bank of England on 4 August to cut interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 p