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The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has announced that Jane Clark-Hutchison has been elected as its new President. An existing member of the chamber board, Clark-Hutchison has over 25 years’ experience in financial services, currently as Head of Client Relationships, Workplace Distribution at Sc

The owner, CEO and Chair of Heart of Midlothian Football Club has been chosen to receive the esteemed Edinburgh Award. In recognition of her business success and community work, and for services to sport in Edinburgh, Ann Budge will be presented with an engraved Loving Cup from the Lord Provost late

While labour market trends in Scotland continued to improve in June, there were signs that hiring conditions were cooling as permanent placements growth eased and temp billings declined for the first time in 18 months, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

New research from Close Brothers reveals that nearly half (46 per cent) UK workers aged 55 and over do not feel prepared for their retirement. 

The Edinburgh office market remains in a healthy state following Q2 2019, with 176,549 sq ft of take-up - just 9,210 sq ft short of the previous quarter’s figure, according to CBRE research. Meanwhile, annual take up at the end of Q2 2019 is up c. 2 per cent on the previous 12 months

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has called on Conservative party leader candidate Boris Johnson to limit his ambition to strongly raise the higher-rate income tax threshold, and warned that there are huge cost implications for various other spending commitments he has made. The propo

Some of Glasgow’s derelict railway arches could soon be transformed for commercial use under plans drawn up by Network Rail. Designed by IDP Architects, the proposals would see 16 spaces underneath the City Union line in the Laurieston/Gorbals area renovated to welcome a variety of b

Scottish law firm Brodies LLP has reported record turnover of £76.86 million for the financial year to 30 April 2019. This represents growth of 12 per cent, up from £68.59m the previous year. Profits before partner distributions also increased, up 14 per cent to £37.40m from &

Shepherd and Wedderburn has achieved record financial results in its 250th year, with revenue and profits rising four per cent and 3.6 per cent respectively in the year to 30 April 2019. Revenues for the year totalled £55.7 million, up from £53.5 million in 2017/18, and profits befo

Start-up businesses in the Outer Hebrides could receive a welcome injection of capital thanks to a new joint initiative launched by Business Gateway Outer Hebrides and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The Outer Hebrides Young Entrepreneur Start-Up Scheme (OHYESS) will provide grants of up to

Scotland was among the top-performing parts of the UK during June, as activity growth was reinstated following a slight drop in May, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. Supporting the upturn were greater inflows of new business, however there were some signs of underlying fragility w

The average price of a property within 1/4 mile of a Waitrose store is £469,933 – or 107 per cent above the national average, it has been revealed.

Housing land values showed small signs of growth in the first quarter of 2019, with the Midlands and Scotland continuing to outperform London and wider South East, according to latest analysis fromSavills residential development land index. UK greenfield and urban land both saw small increases

The Institute of Directors Scotland has announced today that Malcolm Cannon has been appointed as national director Scotland. He will assume the role in September 2019.

More than eight in ten CFOs (83 per cent) say they expect the long-term business environment to deteriorate as a result of the UK leaving the EU, according to Deloitte’s latest Q2 CFO Survey. This is the highest reading since the referendum in June 2016.   Meanwhile, the percent